Bucharest photos - why you should only take them with a disposable camera!

Bucharest photos are easy to find on the Internet, but much harder to take yourself.

The big problem in Bucharest I for a completely trouble free existence in Bucharest, you must not look out of place. As you can guess, the typical Romanan does not carry a camera around with him in Bucharest, unless he has recently mugged some stupid tourist and is now selling his stuff at one of the many traffic light junctions. If you are lucky, you may even be able to buy your own stuff back at a knock down price! This means no cameras. As soon as you take out your camera - and I would recommend a cheap disposable camera from your local pharmacy or supermarket so it s not stolen en route, you will attract attention. There will be the direct beggars with a gammy leg, the old person (always a soft spot for me) and the common 'lost tourist' who lets his accomplice in the shadows do the dirty work.

All around Bucharest there are no-photo signs such as when you pass the runways near the airports, some bridges and abandoned looking military posts. With the advent of detailed Google maps now freely online, surely these signs are outdated. However they are rigourously enforced in the airports - especially if you try to photo a friend coming out of customs in arrivals. I do suspect los is to do with sheer boredom of the security guards - at last a job to do!

However away from security forces and thieves and there are endless things to photo. If you wander around the parks early morning or evening (and are not attacked by the packs of wild dogs), you will love the light and picturesque views around you. The parks after snow or in autumn are particularly magnificent.

The homes and buildings which survived communism are full of architectural surprises, again worth photographing. These buildings play hide and seek with tourists and developers, hence the reason they survived. My own home was built for rail managers and looks great from the outside. It was really pokey inside until I modernised it.

Please share your Bucharest photos here so that you can inspire others to also come and visit this truly fabulous city. Most websites and guide books really do this city down and I am keen for its other side to also be seen such as the turtles in the river in the center of Bucharest to the stunning colours in the park.

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