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BUCHAREST
“In Your Pocket:
A cheeky, well-
written series of guidebooks
.”
The New York Times
June
-
July 2011
Do Not Pass Go!
We take a trip around the
Bucharest Monopoly
board
Old Town/Lipscani
In Your Pocket
A
14-page special
on
Bucharest’s
Old Town
N°71 - 12.00 lei
bucharest.inyourpocket.com
Contents
5
ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES
Contents
Basics
8
Everything you wanted to know about Bucharest
and Romania, but were afraid to ask
Arrival & Transport
12
Navigating Bucharest
Culture & Events
16
The opera season is well underway again
Bucharest Monopoly
24
A trip around the Bucharest Monopoly board
Where to Stay
32
From palaces of gold to flea pits
Go straight to page 24, do not pass go, do not collect
$200 salary, and take a trip with
Bucharest In Your
Pocket
all the way around the
Bucharest Monopoly
board.
Restaurants
44
Where to eat, and where to get food poisoning
Cafes
60
So many, we’ve given them their own chapter
Nightlife
62
Clubs, bars, pubs and the like
Sightseeing
What to see
70
Where to spend your days
Old Town
74
The heart and soul of the city
Shopping, Directory & Children
88
Everything from
malls
and
souvenirs
to
pharmacies
and
dentists
and
private schools
Maps & Street Register
Northern Bucharest
94
Flowers, playgrounds and free bicylce hire: believe it or not,
but Bucharest’s parks are now one of the city’s biggest
attractions. Go on,
Rediscover Bucharest’s Parks
, on
pages 22-23.
Central & Southern Bucharest
96
Street Register & Hotel Map Index
98
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June - July 2011
Foreword
6
Maybe it’s just the fact that we’ve been living in
Bucharest for so long we’ve grown accustomed
to its vagaries and peccadilloes, but if you ask
us, the city has never looked better. On a warm
summer’s evening sitting on a
Lipscani or city
centre
terrace,
spriţ
in hand (made with local wine,
of course), there are few places we would rather be.
For all its bad press - and it still gets slated more
than praised in the international media - Bucharest
is a modern, vibrant city we are happy to live in, all
the more so given the fact that we get to tell visitors
all about the place too.
This issue, as part of our mission to get you
to
Rediscover Bucharest
, we have dedicated a
major feature to bringing some of the lesser known
parts of the city to your attention, by way of a
throrough tour of the
Bucharest Monopoly
board.
For some time we have recommended taking
home a copy of the Bucharest edition as a unique
souvenir, so we thought it was about time to took
a fresh look at the stories behind the street names
on the board. You can read all about it on pages
24 -27.
We also this issue take an in depth look at
Bucharest’s parks
: rapidly becoming one of
the city’s best features, thanks to the fantastic
playgrounds and recreational facilities for kids of all
ages they offer. You will find the feature on pages
22-23.
Whatever you do with your time in Bucharest,
enjoy the city. Bucharest - more than most cities -
really is what you make of it.
The World In Your Pocket
Northern
Ireland
Ireland
Estonia
Russia
Latvia
Lithuania
Belarus
Netherlands
Poland
Germany
Ukraine
Czech
Republic
Austria
Switzerland
Romania
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Kosovo
FYR Macedonia
Albania
Greece
In Your Pocket
has broken much new ground of
late, publishing new guides in the
Netherlands
(
Tilburg
, with
Amsterdam
to follow very soon), in
Austria
(
Vienna
), in
Croatia
(
Šibenik
), in
Swit-
zerland
(
Zurich
) and in
Belarus
(
Minsk
). This
year will also se e th e first n on -European
Pockets
rolled out in
South Africa
and
Mozambique
.
We also continue to roll out
iPhone apps
to all
our cities. We will be launching even more
In Your
Pocket
guides as apps throughout this year: to
find out which cities we will be covering, and to
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Editorial
Editor
Craig Turp
Researcher
Raluca Tanasa
Photography
© Craig Turp/IYP
Romania Srl unless otherwise stated.
Cover photo
View over Bucharest
towards IMGB ©
Dreamstime
.
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BasiCs
BasiCs
BasiCs
8
9
So where am I exactly?
Bucharest
, capital of Romania. Situated in that part of
the world which will - to those of a certain age - always
be known as Eastern Europe, it would be more accurate
to describe Bucharest’s geographical location as south-
eastern Europe.
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 Transyl-
vania). 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.
The official population of Bucharest is just over two
million people, but as many migrants from the rest of
the country do not bother to register as citizens of the
capital, the true number is thought to be closer to three
million.
Bucharest is close to the Danube (just 69 kilometres to
the south), which serves as the border between Romania
and Bulgaria. The main crossing point is at
Giurgiu
,
linked by a bridge with
Ruse
, the Bulgarian town on the
other side of the river, whose pleasant centre is well
worth a day trip if you are at a loose end. Alas you will
need a car, as train services between Bucharest and
Ruse (and the rest of Bulgaria) are poor.
Bucharest is around 240 kilometres from
Constanta
and the Black Sea coast, but as the A2 motorway only
goes as far as Cernavoda, even the maddest of drivers
fail to do the trip in much under three hours. Like most
trains in Romania, the Bucharest - Constanta service is
slow and it takes four and a half hours.
To the north of Bucharest is
Ploiesti
- the centre of
Romania’s oil industry, and beyond that the
Carpathian
Mountains
, a two hour drive away.
A Word From the Mayor
politics, problems and history. Don’t be surprised if they ask you
very direct questions. In all cases, be diplomatic in response.
Left Luggage
There are left luggage facilities at
Gara de Nord
, but no
luggage lockers. You will find the left luggage counter
opposite the Wasteels of fice, a shor t walk from the
platforms. The charge is cursory: 4 lei per small bag per
24 hours, 7 lei for a bigger bag. Note that the office keeps
irregular hours (with staff taking breaks seemingly willy-nilly),
so always make sure there will be someone on hand to give
you back your bag when you want to pick it up.
There is no left luggage facility at either Otopeni or
Baneasa airport.
Crime & Safety
If you keep your nose clean, then we have always found to be
Bucharest a safer place than many - indeed if not all - other
cities in Europe. There is almost no violent crime. However,
if you go looking for trouble by visiting rough areas, such as
Ferentari or Salaj, then the chances are you will find plenty.
Petty crime on the other hand is a major problem.
Pickpockets are ubiquitous on public transport (especially
the routes to and from the
Gara de Nord
), in crowded bars
and pubs and even in restaurants. Then of course there are
the city’s stray dogs to worry about.
Etiquette
In their own homes, Romanians are by and large fabulous
hosts. So much so that making friends and getting yourself
invited should be top of your list of things to do while in
the country! You had better be hungry, because the food
never stops coming, on and on, dish after dish. You must
bring something: flowers, chocolates or a bottle of good
whisky.
You will probably be offered local brandy,
ţuica
. It will grow
on you. Most Romanians love to chat about their country, its
I am one of the over two million
inhabitants of Bucharest. This
is where I was born, and where
I grew up. I know both the bright
and dark sides of every nook
and cranny. I have learned
the history of each stone, and
experienced romance while
wandering in Herastrau Park
or admiring the city by night.
I have traveled a lot, but I have always come back
home with infinite joy in order to discover my Bucharest
over and over again. I am sure that there would have been
no better place in Romania to build my medical career,
with all the professional and academic opportunities
that a capital city like Bucharest can offer. Yet I under-
stood that for everything you get in this life you have to
give something back. That is why now, as the Mayor of
Bucharest, I commit myself to giving the people of this
city a place to live in, not just a place to dwell in.
Bu c h arest is Romania’s m ost i mp or tan t cul tu ral, e c on o -
mic, financial and political centre. It generates more than 20
per cent of the country’s GDP and is inhabited by more than
10 per cent of the Romanian population. All major financial,
political and executive institutions are based here.
As one of 27 European capital, Bucharest is eager
to share its cultural heritage with the community and
the whole world. I therefore invite you to explore this
wonderful city, to discover its mystery and take its pulse:
Bucharest is always ready to surprise and impress its
guests with its eternal and motley poetry.
Sorin Oprescu, Mayor of Bucharest
When Things Go Wrong
In an emergency call
112
. You do not need to use the city
code, whether calling from a landline or a mobile. You wll
b e aske d wh i c h s er vi c e you re q ui re (
Politia/
Police,
Ambu-
lanta/
Ambulance or
Pompierii/
Firemen). Emergency call
centre operators should speak English or French but in our
experience they do not always do so. At least make sure you
know the name of the street you are calling from.
If you get into trouble with the Police, demand to call
your embassy. There is a list on pages 91 and 93. The
city‘s
main police station
is the brand new building at
(B-4) Str. Lascar Cartagiu 22, tel. (+4) 021
212 56 84.
The best
Casualty Unit
(Emergency Room) in the
city is at
Spitalul de Urgente
, (C-3) Calea Floreasca 8,
next to Dinamo Stadium. More details in the
Health
box
on page 11. There is a list of
Pharmacies
on page 93,
and an English speaking
Dentist
on page 91.
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