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Unfortunately Bucharest does not have a travel and discount pass, like most of the other capitals in Europe has. And neither does not have a universal public transport ticket. So, for every mean of transport (listed below) you should get a valid ticket or a pass for longer time periods.
METRO (Subway)
This is the fastest way to get from one distant point to another in Bucharest. The city is pretty large - as in not easy to walk from quarter to quarter - and crowded when talking about roads and cars. The subway network is covering pretty much of the central area and lines to the exits. It is nor the biggest or the smallest subway network in Europe, but it is reliable and certainly looking and smelling nicer than the Parisian one.
Prices:
- 2 rides ticket: 20.000 LEI (2 RON) - that's about 0,56 EURO
- 10 rides ticket: 65.000 LEI (6,5 RON) - that's about 1,82 EUR - best one for 2-3 days trip in Bucharest .. smallest cost/trip
- 1 month pass: 200.000 LEI (20 RON) - that's about 5,6 EUR
- 1 day pass: 30.000 LEI (3 RON) - that's about 0,84 EUR - use this one if you want to make more than five trips during a day
Tickets can be found in every subway station, at cashiers (no automatic vending). Leave a Comment
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Be prepared for piles of snow in winter, and very low temperatures! But don't let that prevent you from going out, exploring the city and enjoying the winter! THe example of this is here - Helen (*hailun*) at the park near Triumph gate. You should see us wrapped up, like snow beasts as our mutual friend Vlada (*enroute*) would say! Leave a Comment
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It's important to get a recent guidebook as things seem to be changing rather rapidly in Romania. I would recommend getting the Rough Guide and/or Lonely Planet, they seem to handle Central & Eastern European countries with more depth than Fodor's or Frommer's.
The best online resource I found was In Your Pocket and you can also pick up an updated copy once you get to Bucharest. This information seemed to be the most reliable as it is updated more frequently than the guidebooks.
I read a couple of interesting books before I left on the trip, one on the Ceausescu's and one on Vlad Tepes and his ties to vampire lore. Leave a Comment
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Seems to me at least a bad taste or waste of money, and at most a sign of hidden inferiority complex.
A few years ago Cluj Napoca was "the city of flags", because of its nationalistic mayor Gh. Funar. As if it had a "flag factory", the mayor made every public building to wear as many flags as possible, street benches to be painted in red-yellow-blue, even some houses in the old centre to be renovated in the same colours.
Now that Cluj has changed his megalomaniac mayor (one might add with a stupid one:-), it was time for Bucharest to catch up. Basescu¡'s election as president meant dozens of large flags to be installed on the boulevard heading for the presidential palace of Cotroceni.
Nowadays, some churches, especially in Bucharest, do not only have crosses on their top, but the Romanian flag at their entrance, sometimes even accompanied by the EU one, as if the way to god is paved by nation-states citizenship. Leave a Comment
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Having experienced some pretty bad toilets in parts of Eastern Europe/Russia, I have to say I was surprised at how often we found really clean free toilets, at restaurants, museums, gas stations, on trains. I did not have to resort to using the McDonald's toilet even once on this trip, I think that is the first time ever :-) And they were always stocked with toilet paper! Leave a Comment
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Romania's capital, the nation's centre of cultural and economic life, was founded more than 500 years ago and is a natural starting point for visits to the country. During the 1930's its tree-lined boulevards and "fin de siecle" architecture gave it the nickname "Little Paris". There is even an Arc de Triomphe on the impressive Soseaua Kisseleff which is longer than the Champs Elysees and has ranges of trees which flower beautifully in the spring.
Despite the massive reconstruction of the 1980s, Bucharest remains a Garden City, leafy and pleasant, with cafes open on sidewalks in the summer, and with boats on its lakes and rivers. Finding your way is easy in Bucharest. The underground network offers a standard fare and covers most of the city. Major boulevards run North-South from the Arcul de Triumf (Triumphal Arch) down to the Centrul Civic (Civic Center), crossed by others going East-West. Calea Victoriei - a continuation of Soseaua Kisseleff - is the place where the city's inhabitants prefer taking strolls on summer evenings and where you will find majestic public buildings like the National History Museum and the main Post Office, whereas close to its Southern end there is the lovely Parcul Cismigiu (Cismigiu Park). Bulevardul (Boulevard) Magheru is parallel to Calea Victoriei and it hosts tourist and airline offices, cinemas and hotels. You will be intrigued by the city's eclectic mixture of architecture, from Curtea Veche, the remains of Prince Vlad Tepes 15th century palace - he was the city's founder as well as the inspiration for "Dracula", - to Orthodox Churches, Second Empire mansions, the stolid Stalinist architecture of the communist years and the colossal 6,000 room Parliament House, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon. Leave a Comment
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Bucharest has more than 30 interesting museums; some of them are described in the "Things to do" section.
Art Collections Museum
111 Calea Victoriei
Cotroceni Museum
1 Geniului Blvd.
Note : Visits only by appointment !
George Enescu Museum
141 Calea Victoriei
Grigore Antipa Museum of Natural History
1 Sos. Kiseleff
History and Art Museum of Bucharest
2 Bratianu Blvd
Village Museum
28-30 Sos. Kiseleff
Minovici Museum of Ancient Western Art
3 Dr. Minovici St.
Museum of the Romanian Peasant
3 Sos. Kiseleff
Museum of Romanian Literature
51 Dacia Blvd.
National Military Museum
125-127 Mircea Vulcanescu St.,
National Museum of Art
49-53 Calea Victoriei
National Museum of History
12 Calea Victoriei
Storck Museum
16 Vasile Alecsandri St.
Theodor Aman Museum
8 C.A. Rosetti St.
Theodor Palady Museum
22 Spatarului St.
Zambaccian Museum
1 Muzeul Zambaccian St.
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There are many theaters in Bucharest; great actors offer an unforgettable night for Romanian-speakers at :
National Theater I.L. Caragiale
2 Nicolae Balcescu Blvd.
Nottara Theater
20 Magheru Blvd.
Bulandra Theater
1 Schitu Magureanu Blvd.
Comedy Theater (Teatrul de Comedie)
2 Sf. Dumitru St.
Teatrul de Revista Constantin Tanase
33-35 Calea Victoriei
Ion Creanga Theater
15 Pictor Verona St.
Monday Theater at Green Hours
120 Calea Victoriei
Musical Comedy National Theater Ion Dacian
2 Nicolae Balcescu Blvd.
Odeon Theater
40-42 Calea Victoriei
Tandarica Theater
24 Eremia Grigorescu St.
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One of the best libraries in town for traverels' interests. Dozens of books in English about Romanian and Bucharest history, picture albums, including art ones. A reasobale variety of travel guides, both for Romania and other countries can be found, notably Lonely Planet, Rough Guides and Michelin.
Located on Magheru blv., near Intercontinental hotel, same side.
Old books for sale in here too. I found many interesting ones in the old books section over time. Leave a Comment
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In the suburbs and little villages you find these small shops where they sell fruit, veg meat etc.
This is where you would go to get your fresh produce if you are self-catering Leave a Comment
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11 - 13 Elizeu St, Bucharest - Golden Tulip Times
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55 Traian St, Bucharest - Marriott Jw Bucharest Grand Hotel
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Bulevardul Mircea Voda, 21 Sector 3, Bucharest - Bucharest Comfort Suites (16 Nicolae Balcescu Blvd Bucharest 70122)
Birmingham Road (formerly Ward Arms), Bucharest - Armonia
112 Mosilor Avenue District 2, Bucharest - Hotel Diplomat
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22 Nicolae Balcescu Bulevard Sector 1, Bucharest - Residence
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