After few days in Sibiu, the city with eyes, I took a train to București, the capital city.
Bucharest (București) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial center. Finding a 300-year-old church near a steel-and-glass tower that both sit next to a communist-style building is a common-sight in Bucharest. During my first visit to Bucharest during Dec-2015, I spent 5 days walking around the town, so second time when I came to Romania in August 2018, I spent more time in other Romanian cities and only two nights in the capital city.
Pictures below are from my first visit to the capital city during December 2015.
Welcome to Bucharest! A beautiful Manhole Cover with City’s Coat of Arms.The Kilometer Zero monument, located in central Bucharest, in front of Saint George’s Church, was created in 1938. The distances from Bucharest to other cities in Romania are measured from this monument.Stavropoleos monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns, founded in 1724 by a Greek monk, is a masterpiece of Brancovian style.Interior of Stavropoleos monastery, beautiful fresco paintings.Murals and frescoes; Interior of Stavropoleos monastery.Old Court Church, originally built in 1559, Considered the oldest preserved church in its original appearance in Bucharest. The Old Court Church was part of the Princely Court and served for Wallachian Princes coronation ceremonies for two hundred years. (Dec 2015)The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) watching over the ruins of Curtea Veche, the old Princely Court.Beautiful clock in Piața Unirii, one of the largest squares located in the center of the Bucharest city.The White Church (Biserica Alba) on Calea Victoriei.CEC Palace, Completed in 1900, CEC Palace hosts the headquarters of Romania’s oldest bank. (Dec – 2015)The Romanian Athenaeum, opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the main concert hall and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Artistic street lamp in the old town area.Parliament Palace (Palatul Parlamentului), formerly known as People’s House (Casa Poporului), is the world’s Heaviest Building and the world’s second largest administrative building after the U. S. Pentagon. It took 20,000 workers and 700 architects to build this massive structure that boasts 12 stories, 1100 rooms, a 350-ft. long lobby, eight underground levels, including an enormous nuclear bunker, and parking place for 2000 vehicles.A Shop selling Pottery from Horezu, in the Christmas Market. Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics is inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.Street Artists playing at one the underpass near the old town.Old Town of Bucharest, out side the tourist street.
Pictures below are from my visit to the capital city during August 2018.
Welcome back to Bucharest! Another design of beautiful Manhole Cover with City’s Coat of Arms.CEC Palace, Completed in 1900, CEC Palace hosts the headquarters of Romania’s oldest bank. (Aug, 2018).Old Court Church, originally built in 1559, Considered the oldest preserved church in its original appearance in Bucharest. (Aug 2018)The Capitoline Wolf is used in Romania as a symbol of the Latin origin of its inhabitants and in some major cities there are replicas of the original statue given as a gift from Italy at the beginning of the 20th century. More than 25 cities in Romania have the Capitoline Wolf statue on display.Colțea Hospital, dating from 1704, the oldest hospital in Bucharest.
I enjoyed walking around the old town of Bucharest. Pictures below are of the Old town taken during early morning before most of the business were open.
Street Graffiti in the old Town of Bucharest, out side the tourist street. (Aug 2018)
After couple of days in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, I took a train to Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.
In May 2017, 23 days before I was going to complete 50 years, grabbed an opportunity and took an early retirement.. Picked up a backpack and traveling ever since.. Love to travel around the world, experience different culture, local cuisine & drinks .. and take pictures.. so far been to 108 countries and still counting...
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