We arrived in Bucharest Saturday after the long flight across the Atlantic. Our hotel was lovely. We met our guide for this part of the trip to Transylvania. Today we took a tour of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It's population is 2.2 million. 80% of the population is Christian Orthodox.
Here are some photos from in and around the capital.
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| Parliament Building...2nd largest building in the world after US Pentagon |
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| Clinic funded by Olympic gymnast |
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| Former Communist Party Headquarters and roof from which |
Ceaușescu fled the country during the Revolution of 1989
Bucharest is a city of contrasts with buildings remaining from the Soviet area and newer construction. It is an education center with many universities and several lovely parks and green areas throughout.
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| Orthodox Church |
Romania was ruled by the Ottoman Turks for over 500 years , ending with independence in 1878.
After WWIi, Romania came under Communist rule which ended with the Revolution of 1989 and when the dictator Ceaușescu fled the capital. Today, Romanians remind us that they are a young country, working on the arduous task of creating a free society.
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