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My hotel can't seem to decide if they want to be old or new |
The room was much larger (and nicer) than I expected -- BONUS! |
This is only about 1/3 of the breakfast spread; so many choices... |
Antipa Museum of Natural History. I enjoyed an afternoon there |
I said NOBODY would guess this one; how did that little urchin know?? |
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Cercul Militar National |
The Parliament (People's) Palace; second largest administrative building in the world. Do you know what is the largest? |
Walked two miles in the rain and no makeup but I don't look any worse than usual. Took a tour with an English-speaking guide--very informative |
Ceausescu spared no expense in making this place and it shows everywhere. Apparently many lives were lost, too! |
The view from the top on this rainy day was probably more sinister than usual but you get a sense of what Ceausescu was going for |
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National Museum Of Romanian History |
What the hell is THIS??? |
I was impressed by the number of universities in Bucharest |
What city would be complete without an art museum? |
And of course there were LOTS of cathedrals |
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There were so many beautiful churches; here is one of my favorites |
The Odeon Theater. I wanted to see a show there; maybe next time |
An unidentified building; homework for the urchin (yes, you, Shannon!) |
Another unidentified building; more homework |
Palace of the Savings Bank -- even the banks are incredible |
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I was surprised by the canals, but I am not sure why |
Technically the whole town is old, but this part is called olde town |
Yes, I actually did have to teach a class; don't my students look great! They were renovating the building and this was the only room with heat |
They even gave me gifts (the bracelet is called martisor) probably because March is when they celebrate women. Or maybe they liked me |
This is a delicacy in Romania; it is called sarmale and is not as disgusting as it looks. I also tried mamaliga (several times) |