Heading over towards the northern part of Bucharest will lead you to one of the larger, most well known parks in Bucharest, Herastrau Park. Herastrau Park sits around Lake Herastrau which is nearly three-quarters of a square kilometer in area. This lake (which may not look as pretty below the surface) was originally marsh land prior to the Parks’ opening...

Bucharest Expat knows that Romania-Insider type travelers and expats are always on the lookout for affordable, worthwhile “things to do”. Recently a post was sent out on our facebook account to our 1,000 friends about how great a walk through this park is. So the votes are now in, people do love the way Cismigiu Park Bucharest (Parcul Cismigiu) has...

I remember about a year ago the “almost collision” that would have followed me the rest of my life.. in a horrible way. Yep, you guessed it… I almost hit a pedestrian. At the time, I swore to others and in my own mind, that he actually tried to hit me…. I must be crazy right? Well no.. apparently I was not crazy at all! This was the...