took a flight from Vienna (3hrs)
Duration was definitely very short!
transit & ticket :
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The airport is convenient - there are 24hrs to and from the airport to the city.
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Safe for women ok
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Beware of stray dogs. i just found one but one nice one.
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They also have the "card" system - can be recharged
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You can only buy a 'return'. (7lei return)
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The cost for the card is 1.60; so you pay a total of 8.60lei
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One way is 3.5lei. so if you do not use the remaining 3.5lei in travel in the city, it can safely be used for return to the airport (confirmed at tourist info point). no expiration (at least in a week or 10 days). if longer, should find out
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Bus stop is at lower level than the arrival exit; there is a 24hrs small counter for the tickets
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Best to keep some change for the tickets
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Stop closest to center is Urini 2 (there is Urini1 and Urini2).
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It's the last stop
Location :
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Walk to atheena is 40mts (my speed) - this is from where the travelmaker tour to bran started
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Close by hotels: Hilton, InterContinental
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While walking from urini2 to intercontinental, there is a 24hr open subway
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More shops when you enter the university road
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The "indian gate" is a looong walk .. i did not go there on the way to and from the airport
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From the urini2 square, if you go left to the old town (walk crossing H & M, pull bear on your right ...)
stay : first hostel
Adrian Vrinceanu
m: +40720720720
a: 86, Marasesti Blvd, Sector 4
040256, Bucharest
w: firsthostel.ro e: adrian@firsthostel.ro
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More like a boys hostel to me
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Toilets are pretty but not really clean-clean
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Breakfast is included, but very basic -bread, jam, butter, salami, apple, mueseli-milk
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Room was nice. can not complain
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Slept dorm in a 4
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2nd and 3rd nights were disastrous with singing in the room
see :
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In bucharest dont know .. close to the atheenam area you can visit the sites
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There is an aquarium, but did not go
Day trips:
Viator, Travelmaker: 80EUR, 12hrs
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Castle Peles (h)
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Transylvania: Bran (draculas) castle
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Black church (Brasov) just arrived from the time we arrived.
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In winter the church closes 1600h
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Brasov: the center pretty with the christmas tree and the pretty lights
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From Brasov city center it's a 3hrs ride back to Bucharest
Would like to go to see you again Babel (Sphnix), maybe the road trip. trafansga .... & Constatina
Better time in summers
food:
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Ate at the 'storage ...' or something like 'gas station' .... something.
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Lunch pizzy .. nothing great
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Evening greek salad. like the olives in the salad, orange basil drink
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Nice atmosphere
costs
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No very expensive city
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Took 700 RON (150EUR); spent : 475 RON
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Spent 100eur - including stay (164RON; decent), food (60RON lavish), shopping (180RON)
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Transport: 8.60lei (airport return default ticket)
Memories:
Bucharest was killing time strolling on the long street.
there is an old lady selling hand knit socks .. i felt like buying one .. just to help her .. i was silent think while a car just screech on the footpath.
i remember vaguely i abused him being a spoiled roast
he calls the old lady and i see the lady showed him the socks ..
the guy then took some notes from his pocket and handed over to the lady .. and for a while he kept doing so on and off .. give - take out a few more notes - give - repeat
the person he was waiting for joined them and then he was back on the streets.
tears and giving him blessings.
it was pretty ..
i'm going to make lady .. hoping to make it her 'good day'
she thought and said
handed over the 10lei and went my way .. did not take the socks though later I was tempted to have one pair :)
further ahead find the same thing
.. before I was there
and then i followed suite .. :)
I hope I have some blessings .. to live longer and healthy ...
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