Carpathian mountains.



Population is around 2 million.

Bucharest is known as the Paris of the east, or Little Paris.

Tombs from the 1989 revolution.

Nicolae Balcescu boulevard.

Coltea hospital, since 1704.



Typical little Bucharesti square.

Constantin Brancoveanu, prince of Wallachia.

The new church of St. George.



wow...



What, is this Rome? hmm, heavy Italian influence.

Timpului square.



Thor's hammer.

Unirii square.

Big shopping mall.

This place is huge.

The whole town feels very monumental.



Nicolae Ceausescu's Palace of the parliament.

They claim this is the second largest building in the world (after the Pentagon).


The triumphal arch.

Kiseleff avenue.

Charles de Gaulle square.

Herastrau park.







Nice and clean subway.



Victory square.

Aviatorilor boulevard.

Time for a birds-eye view.







Sky Tower, the tallest building in Romania.



University square.



Recollection square.

The revival's memorial to 1989 revolution.

Revolution square.

Central university library.

King Carol I.

Romanian Athenaeum.

Dambovita river.

The Announciation church in Old Town.

Hanul Manuc, an old inn.



Curtea Veche ruins, the birthplace of Bucharest in 1459.

Home of prince Vlad III aka Vlad Dracula, son of Vlad II Dracul.

Vlad Tepes means Vlad the impaler.



Cozy place.

Vlad the impaler was nicknamed after his favorite execution method. He is estimated to have killed tens of thousands,
but is revered as a folk hero in Romania for protecting the homeland.
He is most likely the inspiration for the count(less) Dracula stories.


Old Town streets.





Lipscani street.

National bank.

Stavropoleos monastery church.





CEC palace.



There are plenty of shady entertainment venues.







Night views from Intercontinental.

The parliament.

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