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Herastrau ParkHerastrau Park is my favourite place in Bucharest.
If you visit on a warm, sunny afternoon in the Summer, you really must try and catch a ferry here. It only costs about 2 Ron - and takes you all around the lake. If you are feeling more energetic, there is a fabulous walk you can take, which takes about 2-3 hours, and should be done in the day light, where you can walk all the way around the lake. The only dangerous park is where you need to walk along the train tracks across a bridge, to then restart the walk on the other side. I have known people however who actually love running this route and use to run two or three times around the lake.
As you wander around the park, you will see some very odd looking sculptures, which once had a great meaning to the city. However as you will discover in Romania, there are very few labels to tell you what anything means any more. However, there are also some classical statues. The weirdest set of statues are surprisingly modern. To celebrate Romania's entrace into the European Union, all the heads of the original countries were made looking up at a European Union flag. The picture below is of the Fantana Modura.
The nicest time to visit is in the evenings, when all the young people are out and about, whizzing along on their roller skates and having lots of fun. The old folk will be sitting on the benches chatting. There are lots of stalls, and bars in Herastrau Park. You can buy candy floss - though I would recommmend staying with the white candy floss rather than the pink, as the pink has stawberry flavourings in it. The walk in the rose gardens are nice. If you cross the lake, and walk towards the Children's island, where you can find huge inflatable slides for children, you will also find a wonderful big wheel, which will give you an excellent view over Bucharest.
This is another of my favourite places, which is found on the South side of Herastrau Park. Once or twice a year, you are allowed to climb to the top of the roof, and see the whole of Bucharest from the top. This is a fabulous experience, and one I really wish they would share more often. This arch was made between the two world wars, when Bucharest was known as the Little Paris of the East. The arch was originally built out of wood, so the victorious soldiers could march through it. If you rime your visit correctly, and visit the arch on the hour, then you will be greeted with a little musical show, where a new set of bells ring out pop songs and traditional tunes. It is well worth the visit. The pictures on this page are public domain pictures from Wikipedia
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