| | | | | Romania. The wooden arch is the center point to |
| Once you’ve secured your Bucharest | | | | an avenue wider than the famed Champs |
| accommodation, the next question of course is: | | | | Elysées in Paris. Built of wood, to honor the |
| where to go, what to do? Whatever you do, | | | | Romanian soldiers who fought in World War One |
| seek out accommodation in Bucharest that is | | | | in 1922, the Arch was finished in granite in 1936. |
| central and near a metro station. This is a large | | | | The arch is a symbol of national pride to this day. |
| city of two million citizens and compared to many | | | | The Palace of Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului) is |
| European capitals is very spread out. There are | | | | the remaining legacy of Nicolae Ceausescu and |
| plenty of choices for short and long term | | | | the communist era in Romania. It is the second |
| accommodation in Bucharest in the city’s core | | | | largest administrative building in the world next to |
| that offer excellent access to the most intriguing | | | | the Pentagon in Washington. Twenty thousand |
| tourist attractions. | | | | people and over seven hundred architects |
| Revolution Square (Piata Revolutiei) became | | | | collaborated to construct it. With over eleven |
| famous the world over when television networks | | | | hundred rooms, the enormous palace was |
| aired Nicolae Ceausescu’s final moments as | | | | intended to be the headquarters for the ruling |
| communist leader of Romania on December 21, | | | | party. After Ceausescu’s fall it became the |
| 1989. Footage of the crowd assembling and | | | | parliamentary headquarters and a conference |
| turning against him has become the stuff of | | | | center. Visitors to Bucharest will be dazzled by |
| legend and one of the turning points in the fall of | | | | the immensity and prominence of this structure. |
| communism the world over. The National Art | | | | Each of these attractions is within the city’s |
| Museum is on the square, as is the Romanian | | | | core. The best and most affordable way to |
| Athenaeum and the historic Athenee Palace Hotel | | | | access them is probably by renting a downtown |
| as well as some more affordable long and short | | | | apartment and fanning out from there. There are |
| term accommodation in Bucharest. | | | | tons of cheap choices for short and long term |
| The Arch of Triumph (Arcul de Triumf) is a | | | | accommodation in Bucharest that are central and |
| testament to the French architectural influence in | | | | convenient. |