Day 2 - Bucharest

 

This morning we got up pretty early. Jet-lag had me awake at around 6am this morning and the girls and Dave were not to soon after.

After a nice homemade breakfast and coffee at the hostel it was time for some real sightseeing.  we took the Metro up to the northern part of the city.  Bucharest is split into Sectors (kind of like the Hunger Games!) and so we ventured up into Sector 1 to Park Harastrau.

I'll say it again...because its worth mentioning...but the Parks here are amazing.  Harastrau was stunning with hardly anyone in it midday during the week.  There are awesome playgrounds and beautiful gardens and sculptures and little paths and then there are swans and peacocks in many of the ones we came across.  This one even had an amazing adventure park that you could harness yourself into and climb and balance your way across this crazy obstacle course.

We walked  north to the Village Museum which had been recommended to us.  This open air museum depicts traditional Romanian life such as authentic peasant homes and farms. We carried on from there up and around the top side of the park and then back down through the centre.  It is such a big park that this honestly takes us quite awhile and we've worked up an appetite for lunch.

Oh...and its hot by the way! Jet-lag is also still an issue, so we are pretty exhausted after this little episode and its time for lunch. We take the Metro back to the old town and find a place to grab lunch.

We can't do much more after this, so we head back to the hostel with a stop at the playground and a quick popsicle on the way and then its nap time! Its great to get out of the afternoon sun and then venture out when its cooler in the evenings.  This means late night for the girls, but there really isn't another way to do this while staying sane so they are adjusting to their new late night routine.

Dave got a great recommendation for dinner and we head into the more high rent area near the Opera House and have an amazing dinner of Romanian fare at La Mama. We had amazing cabbage rolls, and the men tried Palinka which is a traditional plum brandy that will honestly grow hair on just about anyone's chest...yowza! The meal was incredible and so reasonable.  We can't get over how affordable everything is.

Avery falls asleep at dinner and we end up having to carry her home a long way...thank goodness for  lots of strong arms.

We are heading out of the city tomorrow, so its back for sleep.