In Bucharest, there are unique views over the city and the bad parking jobs are kind of fun to watch, but it was the food scene that left us wanting more. We chowed down on homestyle comfort food, meaty dishes, and melt in your mouth desserts, wishing we could stay longer. If you’re heading this way, here […]
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Bad Parking Jobs in Bucharest
If you want to be like a local in Bucharest, you can learn to eat like one. Or drive like one. When it comes to parking in Bucharest, there are no boundaries. It’s an absurd and chaotically amusing car show. Kind of like watching the anarchy of cars loop around the arc de triomphe in Paris. In Bucharest, every stretch […]
Views of Bucharest
Some destinations are just not on the tourist radar for people. The guidebooks don’t talk about them and it rarely makes it onto people’s to-travel list. I think it’s one of the reasons that pulled me to visit Romania. I always had a curiosity for this country even though I knew little about it. The only exposure to Romania I ever had was […]
Urban Decay and Alternative Bucharest
Most university kids head to the clubs or pick up a sport when they’re not studying. Robert started weaving through old abandoned buildings and crumbling structures. Urban exploration he calls it. The underground culture and alternative corners. Forget aesthetic architecture, picturesque lookouts, and grandiose squares the guidebooks lead you to. The grungy, decaying, and deteriorating part of a city, the […]