Founded, legend has it, in the 14th century, Bucharest is in that part of Romania known as

Wallachia, one of the three historic principalities which make up the modern country (the
others are Moldavia and Transylvania).

Romania as a nation state is relatively new: while Moldavia and Wallachia have been united
as a single country since 1859, Romania took on its modern form only on December 1st,
1918, when the Romanians of Transylvania voted to join in the fun.
 BUCHAREST
CITY TOUR
http://bucharestcitytour.ratb.ro

The time table for the tourist bus line is daily from 10:00 to 22:00.
The last bus that leaves from Piata Presei Libere to Piata Unirii is at 21:00 and from Piata Unirii
to Piata Presei Libere at 21:25. The time between two buses is approximately 15 minutes.
The ride lasts approximately 50 minutes.
Prices:
Adults: 25 lei (Travel cards must be validated upon every boarding).
You can purchase your travel card on board of the buses.
Casa Poporului
Palace of the Parliament
Muzeul Satului
The Village Museum
Buildings with history
Gardens & Parks
Old Town
Crtureti Carousel

Crtureti Carusel, also called The Carousel of Light, is

a monumental XIX century edifice that was transformed
into a wonderful architectural jewel. It is located at the very
heart of Bucharest, on a long vibrant street, in an area with
coffee shops and pubs. Surrounded by the bohemian,
traditional and luxury clothing stores, this bookstore will
surely blend in with its innovative and elegant style.

The bookstore has 6 floors, where you can find over 10,000
books, 5,000 albums and DVDs. There is a bistro on the top
floor, a multimedia space in the basement and a gallery
dedicated to modern art on the first floor. This space will
also host numerous cultural events and concerts.
Address: 55 Lipscani street (Old Town)
 Romanian cuisine

Romanian food is hearty peasant-style fare and good

quality meats, including some offal, are the stars of he
show.

Try Sarmale cu Mamaliguta (pictured below), a dish for

weddings and celebrations. Cabbage or vine leaf rolls
filled with rice and (usually) pork, served with polenta, a
generous dollop of sour cream and a crispy green chili on
the side.

Quite a few different types of dishes are sometimes

included under a generic term; for example, the category
ciorb includes a wide range of soups with a
characteristic sour taste. These may be meat and
vegetable soups, tripe (ciorb de burt) and calf foot
soups, or fish soups, all of which are soured by lemon
juice, sauerkraut juice, vinegar, or traditionally bor.
 Romanian drinks

The category uic (plum Viinat is a

brandy) is a generic name for a Romanian homemade
strong alcoholic spirit in alcoholic beverage
Romania, while in other made from sour
countries, every flavour has a cherries, and since it
different name. is homemade, there
really is no "official"
recipe for it.
Romanian desserts

Deep fried cheese doughnuts Cozonac is a sweet bread, to Amandine is a Romanian

(papanasi) with fruit which milk, sugar, eggs, chocolate sponge cake filled
preserves and cream. butter and raisins are added. with chocolate or almond
cream.
Restaurants
Enjoy you trip to Bucharest!