Crowne Plaza Bucharest
1 Poligrafiei Street Bucharest, 71556, Romania
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Bucharest on the Run
My original plans had included 4 or 5 days in Romania, figuring to spend 2 or 3 in Bucharest and a couple on the coast. Knew I would not have time this trip to go to Transylvania. Then my Uzbekistan tour was changed and I lost all my time here except one day. Well, one day can show you a lot until the house problems (the house we are trying to buy …
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Heading for Bucharest
... and you thought I was mad!
This was the first opportunity for Dave and Brian to play their guitars in duet with an attentive audience of around 15 campers to sing along. I had a double Johnnie Walker and a good helping of pudding to bring my evening to a contented end.
Day 10 - Friday 15 April
My night’s sleep was OK but I still have to master the art of keeping warm. It seems silly to be thinking of going to bed fully ...
Wake up, it's 52 in the morning!
... miracles, especially for my neighbours when I'm in the shower.
Strangely, somehow they do not accept this way of art, at 04:00 in the morning.
After a quick throwing of some almost-clean and almost-assorted my troller is full so I put the lock on. This is only to mess with the airport handling staff, as they have to give an extra minute into breaking your luggage.
It looks like after your local beer and probably a dog, coffee is a man's ...
Museums
... final tour of the Parliament at 4 so I am on my own. Many photos later, I go to the National Museum which has an extensive collection of Romanian and European art. While they only have a few paintings from artists that I know, it was still an interesting collection.
Mark and I go to La Mama for dinner. The food is excellent and ...
Back in Bucharest
... morning to night instead of just after dark.
We also noticed that Romanians are the nicest people until the get behind the wheel of a car. It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It seems the entire nation is angry and aggressive behind the wheel (I am exaggerating but only slightly). It is standard practice to pass and honk and cut you off and leave you nowhere to go. Also, the intersections in Bucharest are the strangest part. Sometimes there is no clear ...



