It's been 550 years since Bucharest was first mentioned in print and to celebrate, the city has pulled out all the stops. Happy "Birthday" Bucharest!
Saturday's festivities started with a stroll through Herastrau park and a fashion show of traditional Romanian attire.
Amazing handwork! The material is a lightweight loose cotton weave, I believe . . . two years went into creating this blouse. Thousands of teeny tiny stitches counted over the fabric threads results in an asking price of 300 euro. I
must visit the moldavian region where they make this . . .
Next stop, the amusement park.
Live ammo! A round of BB-gun marksmanship at the arcade. (Yes, there is a warning written above the targets explaining that the gun should never be pointed at "persoana".)
Swan lake
First ride on the metro as we head downtown for more festivities.
Heading to the celebration in front of the HUGE (second largest building in the WORLD) Palace of the People.
Street closed for carriage rides!
In front of the Palace were lots of vendors selling traditional Romanian handicrafts.
Guess which doll I want (naturally, the most expensive one)
We purchased hand-carved spoons with kissing birds beneath an owl symbolizing love guided by wisdom.
This sweet bread, shaped like a large, hollow cylinder, is finished by rolling it in your choice of nuts and sugars. Yum-yum.
Time to go home!
Saturday's festivities started with a stroll through Herastrau park and a fashion show of traditional Romanian attire.
Amazing handwork! The material is a lightweight loose cotton weave, I believe . . . two years went into creating this blouse. Thousands of teeny tiny stitches counted over the fabric threads results in an asking price of 300 euro. I must visit the moldavian region where they make this . . .
Next stop, the amusement park.
Live ammo! A round of BB-gun marksmanship at the arcade. (Yes, there is a warning written above the targets explaining that the gun should never be pointed at "persoana".)
Swan lake
First ride on the metro as we head downtown for more festivities.
Heading to the celebration in front of the HUGE (second largest building in the WORLD) Palace of the People.
Street closed for carriage rides!
In front of the Palace were lots of vendors selling traditional Romanian handicrafts.
Guess which doll I want (naturally, the most expensive one)
We purchased hand-carved spoons with kissing birds beneath an owl symbolizing love guided by wisdom.
This sweet bread, shaped like a large, hollow cylinder, is finished by rolling it in your choice of nuts and sugars. Yum-yum.
Time to go home!
That is my kind of bread and so glad you have pictures of that rainbow on Ava's face- love it!
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