Where do we travel? Viking asked to plan the Easter holidays. France, Egypt, Thailand ... proposals were my destiny. Why not visit a bit crowded place where there are no tourists? He turned to ask the mustache.
The idea seemed interesting. The above countries are too seen in pictures, documentaries and all information falls into our hands, it would seem that we have already been there. All things considered, is more exciting to arrive at places while not unknown, then at least unappreciated. Eastern Europe emerges as a continental crown to verify the changes in former socialist countries, the incipient market economies, the nostalgia of a past deposed.
The idea seemed interesting. The above countries are too seen in pictures, documentaries and all information falls into our hands, it would seem that we have already been there. All things considered, is more exciting to arrive at places while not unknown, then at least unappreciated. Eastern Europe emerges as a continental crown to verify the changes in former socialist countries, the incipient market economies, the nostalgia of a past deposed.
Reviewing our list of trips, have visited Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Russia ... What if we fly to Bucharest?
The land of Dracula! Of the vampires! Ehhhh ... Ta det Lungt , Miguel! Viking-slows me to explain that Vlad Dracula, also known as the Impaler for his cruelty in the battles fought against the Ottomans during Middle Ages, it was a vampire, but a feudal lord remembered today in Romania as a national hero for defending the territory of the Turkish avalanches. Bram Stoker, Irish writer, he was inspired to create the character Count Dracula and the success of the novel, did the legend of the carnage when in fact he did Vlad Dracula was spilling. Romania
means land of the Romans and their language has Latin roots. Were the Roman legions commanded by Emperor Trajan defeated the Dacians who, their native inhabitants, to colonize the territory of Transylvania. Sometime later the emperor Aurelian gave the region under pressure from the Germans. History the Romanian territory has been manipulated by the triumphs and defeats of the warriors and armies which passed through it, including: Goths, Visigoths, Hungarians, Turks, Austrians and Russians. The boundaries of the principalities of Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia were constantly changing between battles won and diplomatic agreements. Not until the late eighteenth century Moldavia and Wallachia were united under the name of Romania under the reign of Prince Carol, the first king. Union with Transylvania and Bessarabia was achieved after the First World War.
Arc de Triomphe, 27 feet high, commemorating the victories of the Romanian army during the First World War. It was inspired by the protective arc Napoleon in Paris, neoclassical style.
building that combines past and present.
Hotel Banat, where we stayed.
Large coming to Bucharest.
Canal in Bucharest.
Gardens with spring flowers.
front of the Palace Plaza Real.
Royal Palace, now the Museum of Art.
edifcio that evokes the monumentality of socialist realism. 
Casa del Pueblo, the current Parliament. Its construction was ordered and supervised by Nicolae Ceausescu. This mass of rock is the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon. To carry out the work was demolished more than seven hundred thousand homes, twelve churches, three monasteries and two synagogues.
Romanian Plaza flaunting the symbols of capitalism.
Ateneo. 
National Library.
National Theatre. 
Patriarch's Residence.
Church and Patriarchal Palace.
Musicians in a typical Romanian restaurant.
Pavorreales
salsa dancing in Bucharest.
No! What is the cable? 
Car-kiosk in the old district of Bucharest.
Entering a public bath with sauna, massage and skin treatments.
Romania has a current population of nearly twenty million people. The country has borders with Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and the Black Sea. Carpathian the mountainous region that runs through it, dividing the main regions that comprise: Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia.
As a member of the European Union, Romania has practically taken the responsibility to feed the continent. 40% of land used for agricultural supplies. Most plants and vegetables that Europeans consume are produced in the ancient lands defended Vlad Dracula.
In Bucharest, the capital, home to more than two million people. It is a pompous city with wide avenues and grandiose buildings. Facades abound with classic styles, neoclassical and eclectic. It also shows the imprint of socialist architecture and now, with plans to pair with the Western countries have been inserted postmodern buildings in the city.
The Romanian currency is Leu (plural Lei). One euro is about 4 lei. For those who live in western Europe, food and transportation are very cheap. A taxi ride costs about 50 euro cents per kilometer. It really pays off sightseeing there. But this does not mean that food and transportation are cheaper for Romanians. The purchasing environment is one of the lowest in the continent, therefore, life is expensive for them. I have no statistics on jobs and unemployment but I saw unhappy faces, people who reach out to see if it falls on a coin, workers working from early morning street paving and cleaning walls. The city grows, is embellished with neon signs and McDonalds, while stray dogs roam the streets and parks, eating whatever is thrown or spare.
It may be a lag in the past, but I was struck by the security police and security personnel in almost all public buildings. Traffic or parking patrol and saw many cars as we said in Cuba, on every block "a committee."
It may be a lag in the past, but I was struck by the security police and security personnel in almost all public buildings. Traffic or parking patrol and saw many cars as we said in Cuba, on every block "a committee."
Leaving the center, we started seeing the patina of time, dilapidated buildings, the lack of paint from most buildings, plaster cakes occasionally fall by their weight, the delay in clearing the streets. Everyone is responsible for housing and only those with money can keep it.
Nevertheless, people are sociable and friendly. Up comedian. "Are you Italian?" Viking and I, surprised, we looked to see if we were recognized with the look of the Mediterranean. We shrugged. Perhaps we wore dark glasses ... have thought belonged to the Sicilian mafia? I loved
Romania. And the Romanians.
Nevertheless, people are sociable and friendly. Up comedian. "Are you Italian?" Viking and I, surprised, we looked to see if we were recognized with the look of the Mediterranean. We shrugged. Perhaps we wore dark glasses ... have thought belonged to the Sicilian mafia? I loved
Romania. And the Romanians.
