We DIDN'T Expect This! 🇷🇴 First Impressions of Bucharest! Should you visit?

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  • Join us on a thrilling and unforgettable adventure as we explore the vibrant and historical city of Bucharest, Romania for the first time! 🇷🇴✈️ From the moment we landed at Bucharest airport, the city welcomed us with its unique blend of Soviet and traditional architecture, tantalizing cuisine, and the warm hospitality of its people.
    🌟 Highlights of the Day:
    Exploring the bustling Obor Market and trying the famous mici for the first time! 🌭
    Savoring exquisite Romanian wine and indulging in delicious street food 🍷🥖
    Comparing the charm of Bucharest and Paris and discovering the stunning Palace of Parliament 🏰
    Visiting the iconic Church of the "Stavropoleos" Monastery and the picturesque Cărturești Carusel 📚
    Enjoying a traditional Romanian feast at Hanu' lui Manuc and exploring the historical Curtea Veche Palace 🍖🏰
    🌍 Exploring Bucharest:
    Bucharest, often referred to as the "Paris of the East," is a city rich in culture, history, and architectural diversity. From the beautiful churches and the Macca-Vilacrosse Passage to the contrasting Soviet and traditional buildings, every corner of the city tells a story. We also answer the burning question: "Is Romania safe?" and share our experiences about the safety and hospitality of this wonderful country.
    🌿 Union Park & Bucharest Fountains:
    Don't miss our stroll through the serene Union Park and our visit to the enchanting Bucharest Fountains, where the city's energy and beauty are in full display!
    🍴 Romanian Cuisine:
    Romanian cuisine is a feast for the senses! Join us as we savor traditional dishes, try local delicacies at various malls, and end our day with a hearty dinner at Caru' cu Bere, one of Bucharest's most renowned restaurants.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:08 Bucharest airport
    00:47 Bucharest apartment tour
    05:04 Bucharest architecture
    05:27 First meal in Bucharest
    06:55 Obor Market
    07:35 Trying mici for the first time
    10:23 Trying Romanian wine
    12:08 Romanian adventure
    13:19 Trying Romanian street food
    14:22 Malls in Bucharest
    15:27 Palace of Parliament
    16:42 Bucharest vs Paris
    17:10 The Church of the "Stavropoleos" Monastery
    18:44 Cărturești Carusel
    20:18 Hanu' lui Manuc - Romanian food
    23:00 Curtea Veche Palace
    24:51 Macca-Vilacrosse Passage
    25:39 beautiful churches in Bucharest
    26:03 Soviet architecture vs traditional
    27:12 Bucharest Fountains
    27:26 Union Park
    28:03 is Romania safe?
    30:24 Dinner at Caru' cu Bere
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Komentáře • 402

  • @anderoros
    @anderoros Před 5 měsíci +110

    I'm Irish, yi6u definitely not the only foreign tourists, Romania gets over 11 million visitors each year. I personally think it is the best country in Europe by far. Great food, amazing places to see, great welcoming people. I think the West is very unfair with Romania. I will always go there in the summer and winter. Enjoy guys

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 5 měsíci +15

      Romania is great, we can’t wait to visit again soon!

    • @nataliadumitru3833
      @nataliadumitru3833 Před 4 měsíci +15

      I think Romania has a bad reputation because of some people that are not really representative for this country. We are a proud, patriotic people. We love our country, our christian legacy, and we had and will die for our country.

    • @danarhire2691
      @danarhire2691 Před 4 měsíci +8

      As a Romanian, i wanna say thank you for being one of the people who really enjoy and share positive thoughts about Romania's beautiful places and people!
      People like you are always welcome in our country!

    • @d2dda229
      @d2dda229 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Ba, sincer sa fiu, ai dreptate

    • @JosephMuir-ic2nw
      @JosephMuir-ic2nw Před 2 měsíci +3

      I lived in Braila on the Danube years ago, it was brilliant and I love the city and Bucharest as well, I went up the mountains to visit some famous monasteries, truly beautiful. I love Romania and everything to do with it, its safe and I never felt out of place. The other thing is a lot of the population speaks English, although I did try to speak Romanian, one of my favourite countries in the world

  • @alexc8920
    @alexc8920 Před 7 měsíci +80

    Also, Romania is very safe, actually one of the safest countries in EU.

  • @nenadstojkovic8514
    @nenadstojkovic8514 Před 6 měsíci +67

    Rumunia is amazing country and beautiful, greetings from Serbia

  • @DeannaSt
    @DeannaSt Před 8 měsíci +52

    I think this is like my 4th comment here but I have to 😂😂😂
    Being Romanian means that I can explain things that other people don’t understand about my country.
    31:50 Caru’ cu Bere is not a restaurant, it wasn’t built to be a restaurant and will never be a restaurant really, its name translated makes it clear: “The Beer Cart-wagon” .
    Caru’ cu Bere was built on purpose to be a beer- house and that’s what it was, it is and will be forever, food being secondary to the drinks actually, the food is pub-food, nothing more and not much to chose from, like in a pub or beer-house anywhere.
    People are supposed to go there to drink beer, but the booking is necessary not for the posh food, it’s necessary because every tourist and every other Romanian who lives abroad and re-visits Bucharest for a reason or another, feels like they have to go there and in order to avoid frustration and a ginormous queue at the door (as few years ago used to be, when 80-150 people were queueing there just for the architectural design inside all the time) they opted for reservations/booking to decongest the sidewalk in front .
    Only the comments of tourists and visitors, vloggers included turned it into a restaurant because Romanians know pretty well that Caru’ cu Bere is a beer-house/posh pub, not at all posh eatery.
    People go there for the architecture, for the atmosphere and those who know well Romanian history go there because all the great Romanian writers and poets and some famous politicians used to gather in that place about 100 years ago and in between the two WW.

  • @DeannaSt
    @DeannaSt Před 8 měsíci +37

    Romanians don’t ever have mici and beer for breakfast, the mici are a snack or a meal in itself (depending on how many you order but after 11 or 12 o’clock when the morning is over); mici for Romanians are the equivalent to a burger in US.
    I don’t know if Americans have burgers with beer for breakfast but Romanians don’t, unless they are coming home from an all night party where they drank a lot and on the way home no other food outlet is open but a mici stand.
    The regular Romanian breakfast usually consists of an omelette or fried or poached eggs with bread and tomatoes or assorted salad, and some platter of cheeses and salami and/or ham or both, or French toast ( very popular with a cup of tea) or bread and butter with jam or honey or sweet biscuits with jam & butter and all of the above accompanied by a mug of milk, cocoa or tea or black or white coffee.
    At least one of these hot beverages are a must for breakfast.

    • @DeannaSt
      @DeannaSt Před 8 měsíci +10

      PS In a produce market you will always see people drinking beer at 9-10 o’clock in the morning because those people selling/working in the markets are waking up at 3-4am to start the day and set up the stands and bring in their produce and get ready to open at 6-7 in the morning, so by 9-10am they already had breakfast a long while ago because they started the day already 5-6 hours before that and they had a rushed breakfast 4-5 hours prior to that beer, for them 9 or 10 in the morning it’s sort of like lunchtime.

    • @cheechforprez
      @cheechforprez Před 7 měsíci

      Yes it's a football type food. I'm coming back again on Sunday, CSA for the win against Rapid on Wednesday 🙏

    • @DeannaSt
      @DeannaSt Před 7 měsíci

      @@cheechforprez Nah, it used to exist loooong before football penetrated Eastern Europe, some centuries prior to the football craze 😀

    • @cheechforprez
      @cheechforprez Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@DeannaSt I didn't say it hadn't. It's just not a traditional breakfast food

  • @ioondascalu6278
    @ioondascalu6278 Před 6 měsíci +10

    Romania 🇹🇩❤️😍🥰!!! Hello from Republic of Moldova 🇲🇩 🍷🍇🙂😉!!!

    • @teodorais4621
      @teodorais4621 Před 4 měsíci

      Moldova is not a republic ...is a part of Romania !"..but people there are russian brainwashed

  • @alexevo8016
    @alexevo8016 Před 7 měsíci +32

    Hello, guys! Romanian here! 26:10 70' soviet aliens building is actually "The Tehnoimport" tower block who was built in the first half of the 20th century, in 1935 by the architects Harry Stern, Rudolf Frenkel, Marcel Locar. From a volumetric point of view, the cylindrical tower, the vertical accent of the corner construction, which generates a dynamic architecture, can be observed. Architectural style: modernism.
    The block is part of a modernization and rehabilitation plan.

  • @constantinvalentina2183
    @constantinvalentina2183 Před 8 měsíci +76

    Wow, just wow. You definitely have a very detailed view of Bucharest. You paid a lot of attention to the buildings and all the things around you.I love to see how foreigners see our country. It feels as if I was visiting the places with them .

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 7 měsíci +3

      Glad you enjoyed it! We love to travel to wonderful places like this 🫶🏻

    • @REDX_FOR_NAZII
      @REDX_FOR_NAZII Před 7 měsíci +1

      Romania baby (bine băă)

    • @ai-no3ib
      @ai-no3ib Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@vernonandmaryanaI guess you’re easily impressed. That city is awful, dirty, old buildings are left in ruins, it smells like piss everywhere. When I went to Bucharest as a romanian, my feet stuck to the pavement from the filth, Even the air was sticky!

    • @_Lavinia_777
      @_Lavinia_777 Před 7 měsíci +6

      ​@ai-no3ib Why the hell u are so negative person?
      Just because u visited only one time and u was in that area sector 1??🤷‍♀️
      I'm from Bucharest and definitely is not true.
      I travel as well and trust me ,our country it's very clean in compare for example with few countries.
      And obvious what did I see in the video ,I saw churches so many in this video and the second one ..too many
      Basically they were focused just to visit churches. Are also another things intersting to visit in Bucharest, we have also beautiful parks for example.Quite disappointed.
      But also I'm agreed with many things also about graffiti.

    • @ai-no3ib
      @ai-no3ib Před 7 měsíci

      @@_Lavinia_777 ce naiba our country? 🤣🤣🤣ești tot o engleza prin colțul gurii, taci naibii! Bucureștiul este de 💩!

  • @cn9114
    @cn9114 Před 8 měsíci +67

    Hello. I am wondering who advice you to have mici for breakfast? Mici is usually a heavy food, not for breakfast ....the airport is wild? I think you can use the word busy to describe it... and the comparison of the traffic in Bucharest with SE Asia, not fair at all.... and yes, Bucharest is more cleaner and safer than Paris.

    • @progamingofficialpenguin2601
      @progamingofficialpenguin2601 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Mai curat in niciun caz,dar mai sigur da.

    • @severmiu9097
      @severmiu9097 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Omul a spus ce a simțit. Dacă lui i se pare "crazy", asta nu ne împiedică să ni se pară doar "busy"

    • @lucianboar3489
      @lucianboar3489 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Tell that to my friends that had mici at 7 am at Dealu Negru this summer :))

    • @claudiu-iuliandeluca129
      @claudiu-iuliandeluca129 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​​@@progamingofficialpenguin2601mai curat in nici un caz?😂😂😂 pe strada defileaza ratatouille(sau cum il cheama) cu tot neamul fara nici un pic de jena😂😂😂 cica mai curat, nu..ai iesit din grota unde stai in ultimele 2 decenii?😂😂

    • @progamingofficialpenguin2601
      @progamingofficialpenguin2601 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@claudiu-iuliandeluca129 din contră,plec in fiecare an in vacanta in străinătate,chiar de 3 ori pe an si petrec cam o luna in aproape toate destinatiile,am fost anu trecut in Paris si chiar in Marsilia pe care toata lumea o critica,chiar si compatriotii,singura problema pe care am remarcat o era multitudinea de mujadini in schimb la curatenie da era mult mai curat ca București,eu nu am spus ca e mai curat ca toata țara,m am referit strict la București si mai exact zonele centrale caci suburbii si cartiere rau famate are orice capitala.

  • @catalinpetrescu8488
    @catalinpetrescu8488 Před 7 měsíci +34

    1. We usually translate gogoși as donuts, even though they didn't seem like.
    2. The catacombs that you've seen, covered with glass are the remains of an old inn. They demolished it in 19th century to replace it with the building of the Central Bank
    3. at 25:40 you entered the Russian Church :)
    4. at 26:13 in the order you mentioned: The Central Bank building (Banca Națională a României), the former HQ building of the Chamber for Commerce and Industry (yes, it does look bad, but they will start restoration works on it soon), the Adriatica building. Most blocks in the downtown are not soviet, rather they were built in the interwar period (you'll recognize them by the wilder shapes they have and the bigger size of the apartments - like the one you stayed in). They are a significantly duller indeed, but the communist blocks are more square-y/rectangular and boxy.
    Glad you liked it, though. Hope you'll come again soon! ^_^

  • @vernonandmaryana
    @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +46

    This day we ended up walking 18k steps, just in the old city area alone. We already can't wait to visit again and see more of the country side and meet the people there. If this city wasn't on your radar, it definitely should be added.

    • @suzannelardeux9018
      @suzannelardeux9018 Před 5 měsíci

      Yeah yeah I think after all those comments you got you feel bad and you are trying to be nice. 👎👎

    • @kil_zoldyckedits1859
      @kil_zoldyckedits1859 Před měsícem

      you guys didn't tell the hotel price at the end of the video T_T

    • @CosminConstantin
      @CosminConstantin Před 9 dny

      The countryside and mountains are even a gzillion times nicer

  • @1969crocodil
    @1969crocodil Před 6 měsíci +9

    Hi!
    I am a Romanian living in Nashville, Tennessee.
    I really appreciate your comments about the city of my childhood.
    Your pronunciation of the word "gogosi" is very good. Thanks a lot!

  • @coolmojito
    @coolmojito Před 5 měsíci +6

    The elevator is not broken, it has a pressure plate to activate it (safety feature for small kids). As proof that it was a good idea, my friends toddler did get yeeted by a newer elevator without pressure plate :D

  • @claudiupaun4282
    @claudiupaun4282 Před 7 měsíci +17

    Late to the party, but yeah. Generally, Romanian cities are much cleaner than Paris / Rome / Naples and other western cities. Traffic, while still chaotic, is better than in Italy. And this might be a shock to a lot of people (as it was to me), people are generally more civilized here when it comes to common sense (like letting people who are in the metro get out before you trying to get in) vs Italy

  • @vicu_negru
    @vicu_negru Před 8 měsíci +84

    Romania is actually the hidden gem of EU...
    we do have it all, it is the place where we still have grandparents with outhouse in the back of the yard, but watching CZcams one of the fastest internet in the world, it is the country where the old gets mixed up with the new...
    there are a lot of things to say about Romania, but the best way to sum it up is: "Romania, it`s not what you think man!"

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +17

      I think that's the best way to say it. It goes under the radar for a lot of people. I think most still think of it as something post Soviet collapse. We really loved our visit, some of the friendliest people in Europe.

    • @renatosureal
      @renatosureal Před 8 měsíci +2

      Vodafone in ROmania is not the same as Vodafone in GErmany 🙄🙄 Aprt from that ... Bucharest is an *architectural cacophony* city whose communist buildings DESERVE to be demolished and rebuilt. BTW ... the WHOLE country should follow.

    • @vicu_negru
      @vicu_negru Před 8 měsíci

      @@renatosureal1. What the fuck does Vodafone has to do with anything?
      2. Let me guess, you are either a romanian that left (in that case I really do hope you won't come back) or you are someone who came to see the ugly part. So where are you from?

    • @alifc1082
      @alifc1082 Před 7 měsíci +7

      ​​​@@vernonandmaryanapost Soviet colaps? There have been three decades, also Romania was not Soviet, just in the sfere of influence 'cause the US said not to fight them as they were in alliance... Remember? Liberating countries from nazi, but not from communists😉 just to find today that.. Was terrible to be ex comunist, but e nazi, or fascist.. Just fine

    • @ai-no3ib
      @ai-no3ib Před 7 měsíci

      România e in paragina, Bucureștiul e un oraș imputit și neîngrijit, nu te mai lauda ca nu ai cu ce!

  • @costeliordan4203
    @costeliordan4203 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Walking on a tram trak at 10:30 AM after having beer and wine?
    Definitely you two were Romanians in a previous life :).

  • @burebista-nq4hh
    @burebista-nq4hh Před 8 měsíci +29

    fun fact Romania is top 12 in whole world at wine production

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +8

      We had no idea, this was our first time ever trying it. We also brought a few bottles with us. Next visit we would love to visit a winery.

    • @vicu_negru
      @vicu_negru Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@vernonandmaryana i can help you visit the first independent winery in Romania to open after communism. Serve Ceptura.

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@vicu_negru awesome! Thank you! Adding that for our next trip.

    • @rises889
      @rises889 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I m sure they compete with no problems with the French wines...no joke. Should try the Moldavian Wines also, are very good. I would say top 5 in the world quality like

  • @raduconstantin9015
    @raduconstantin9015 Před 7 měsíci +19

    Traffic laws and rules of the road are very stringent in Romania.
    Driving school is a serious process which takes around 3 months before you can take the road test with an actual police officer.
    Nothing at all like south-east Asia. Maybe you had that impression in Bucharest because taxi drivers in general break traffic laws just to "hack" traffic, but mostly in the rest of the country people follow the rules of the road.

    • @The_Catnip
      @The_Catnip Před 7 měsíci +1

      You take the driving test with police officers? Wow! Sounds a good but tough.
      Does it help to prevent accidents on roads and take driving seriously?

    • @aro8570
      @aro8570 Před 7 měsíci

      Sorry they are not taking it seriously. Driving around with max 20 km per hour in driving lessons. While the rest of traffic is driving 50/60/70. They may learn to drive according to some rules, but they totally missed the traffic insight. I wondered often about this way of lessons and exams. (My wife is from Bucharest and we live now in Western Europe). The first thing I did when she was here was to send her to driving school. 😊
      But that's my opinion about the driving lessons.

  • @andreicristian3932
    @andreicristian3932 Před 7 měsíci +12

    The building at 26:10 is art Deco, and possibly many things that you considered communist were, in fact, art Deco, a french style developed in the 1930 where the main focus was utility, instead of visuals.

  • @renatosureal
    @renatosureal Před 8 měsíci +13

    👏👏👏👏👏👏 Good REVIEW. I'm a Brazilian lost in Romania experiencing the same as portraited 🫣😉😉😅😅

  • @qwertyqwerty-zi6dr
    @qwertyqwerty-zi6dr Před 8 měsíci +31

    14:05 I have no idea how you ended up walking on the tram line, you had to walk on the right side where those people were walking, probably everyone who saw you was wondering what were you doing there:)) Have fun in Romania!

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +7

      Haha we’re not sure how we got there, the road was huge and tricky to find a crossing across. Romania was wonderful, can’t wait to go back!

    • @Just1kOoL
      @Just1kOoL Před 8 měsíci +1

      ngl, I was wondering about that as well

    • @adyviper2007
      @adyviper2007 Před 8 měsíci +8

      maybe the wine and the beer are responsible :))))) @@vernonandmaryana

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@adyviper2007 👀👀👀👀 hahaha

    • @suzannelardeux9018
      @suzannelardeux9018 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@vernonandmaryana I insist read a lot before you visit a country so you won't offend people with your comments. 0ne more time being a good CZcamsr is not only to buy a camera and get a ✈️

  • @emanuels4961
    @emanuels4961 Před 7 měsíci +7

    bro in Romania we don't drink early, it's just always too late for us

  • @shockandawe7274
    @shockandawe7274 Před 8 měsíci +7

    You missed the home-made grape juice thinking it's wine at 10:10. It's not alcoholic and very tasty. It's usually a drink for children around the time wine is made.

  • @scorpyloon2182
    @scorpyloon2182 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Thank you for sharing your experience in Romania! I am planning to visit the country soon as well!

    • @iulianalex9690
      @iulianalex9690 Před 6 měsíci +2

      You are welcome to visit Romania at any time. 7 days are ok, for a cultural adventure but not on the run. You can visit Bucharest, two hours by train from Bucharest you have the Sinaia mountain resort with the Peles Palace.

    • @scorpyloon2182
      @scorpyloon2182 Před 6 měsíci

      Just came back last week from the trip actually! Stayed in Romania for 12 days! It was fantastic@@iulianalex9690

  • @Ivan-Ben
    @Ivan-Ben Před 7 měsíci +7

    I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to my beautiful country Romania

  • @DeannaSt
    @DeannaSt Před 8 měsíci +7

    The artesian water fountains don’t function between October and May because that’s late autumn, winter and early spring when the pipes and the water might freeze, the fountains function between May and October because those are the warm months.

  • @Darkmagician923
    @Darkmagician923 Před 6 měsíci +3

    A very honest and on point review. "Even the cats are nice" got me, not all of them are! (i do pet them a lot).

  • @etbadaboum
    @etbadaboum Před 2 měsíci +2

    I really like your honest and smart takes! Thanks for the video.

  • @clarakam3858
    @clarakam3858 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Wellcome to România❤. So nice to have you❤. I hope you will enjoy your stay❤

  • @entity22
    @entity22 Před 8 měsíci +25

    I've lived in Bucharest my entire life and Caru' cu bere has been slacking in the food department ever since it became really big with tourists and such(not that it wasn't a popular spot before but I mean ever since tourism has picked up a bit more in Bucharest) so don't feel bad about not liking it much, the building is beautiful and all but the food isn't spectacular and I think the other similar place nearby, Hanu' lui Manuc, is better(they do have great papanasi for example) though even that one isn't the best you can find. Other than that, I hope you did get out of the old town area more, there's some nicer neighborhoods with old streets all around Victoriei avenue and in the area between Victoriei Square and Herastrau(Regele Mihai now) park, for example, or Cotroceni neighborhood. Old town was pretty much left in ruin by the communists and used to be a total mess til maybe 10-12 years ago or so. Oh and if you happen to go to the mountains to see the castles, there's a lot of beautiful places just outside the main touristy areas, like the mountain villages just a few km from Bran(Pestera, Magura) that are very picturesque, more so on a nice autumn day, there's the Transylvanian villages, if you have a car, and so on

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +16

      We went to a few other lesser known places in Bucharest and the food was 10/10. The building was nice, worth the visit but like you said, the food was so so. We only had 3 day to visit, so we will becoming back in the spring to see the mountains and more of the rural areas. Romania has soooooo much to see and explore. Plus the people are some of the kindest in Europe.

    • @razvanteleanu4302
      @razvanteleanu4302 Před 8 měsíci +3

      I can't agree more

    • @suzannelardeux9018
      @suzannelardeux9018 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@vernonandmaryana please don't come back.

  • @shockandawe7274
    @shockandawe7274 Před 8 měsíci +5

    At 23:40 - there we light candles for our dead or for our living, there are separate areas.
    For example if I want to pray for well upon you, I will light a candle in the living (Vii) area for you.
    If I were to pray for the soul of one of my ancestors, I would light a candle in the dead (Morti) area for them.

  • @lsthemerciless6534
    @lsthemerciless6534 Před 5 měsíci +2

    That was some top notch city tour. Really helpful; thanks! :D

  • @anandaargonosocruztravelvl9633
    @anandaargonosocruztravelvl9633 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Haven't been to Bucharest so i really enjoyed watching your video . Thanks for showing us around 👍😍🥰💕

  • @shockandawe7274
    @shockandawe7274 Před 8 měsíci +7

    You could have taken almost any public transport and you would've gotten there faster and way cheaper. Rush hours are a headache and everyone is rushing all the time in big cities.

  • @user-kh3qm7gh6v
    @user-kh3qm7gh6v Před 7 měsíci +5

    hey thanks guys you are very natural and cool to watch! enjoy your travels and come back to visit more of the country!

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thank you! We can’t wait to return and explore the other cities and countryside.

  • @clarakam3858
    @clarakam3858 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Make a perfect fork ,mix polenta with the cabage rolls , eat them both in your fork ❤

  • @catamish9338
    @catamish9338 Před 8 dny

    Great video and commentary. Thank you!

  • @virgiliustancu9293
    @virgiliustancu9293 Před 8 měsíci +9

    23:35 Those places are for honoring the dead and good luck for the living.
    You can light a candle and place it in honor of someone who has died (Morti-"the dead") or you can light a candle for the luck of a person who is living (Vii-"the living").
    People light candles for their families (for family members who have died and those who are alive)
    Almost every Orthodox church has such a place.

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +2

      I’ve never seen them outside. Usually I see them inside on the sides by the front.

    • @alexandrupatru2892
      @alexandrupatru2892 Před 8 měsíci

      @@vernonandmaryana Now, imagine living in a country that proclaims to be 99% religious, 80% or so being Christian Ortodox from a family that isn't religious at all, but respects people's traditions. I was waiting for someone with My mother outside a church. She wanted to light a candle for her dead, cause, when in Rome... Now, the previous comment told you that VII means LIVING and MORȚI means DEAD. Mom was confused as to where and asked a lady if SEVEN is free to light a candle. That woman was lighting struck. She articulated very loud: "Living! It's the living, lady, not seven!" :) Come back soon, enjoyed your video!

    • @ai-no3ib
      @ai-no3ib Před 7 měsíci

      @@alexandrupatru2892ce vorbesti acolo? Nu-ți are nimeni treaba dacă nu crezi in dzeu, eu sunt agnostica și nu îmi da nimeni in cap. Unde te crezi, in Afghanistan?

    • @alexandrupatru2892
      @alexandrupatru2892 Před 7 měsíci

      @@ai-no3ib Ce nu e clar? E greu să înțelegi ce am scris sau ce te-a făcut să sari așa? Ești OK?

    • @ai-no3ib
      @ai-no3ib Před 7 měsíci

      @@alexandrupatru2892 eu sunt Ok, tu cu barba aia nu pari Ok! Maica-ta e proasta, nu știe sa citească, unde a crescut de nu stie unde se aprind lumânările? Are besini in cap sau are besini și e și proasta? Nu vedea ca scrie vii și morți de la besinile din cap ca sigur știa cum sta treaba dar a vrut sa facă pe desteapta! Văd ca și tu ai moștenit-o

  • @regelecarpatilor4203
    @regelecarpatilor4203 Před 6 měsíci +5

    The building at 26:15 definitely isn't a "communist" building. It's a modernist building built in the 1930s. Bucharest is probably one of the cities with the largest amount of art deco and modernist buildings in Europe and you will find them anywhere around the city. They may look like soviet blocks to the ones that do not know any architecture at all mostly because they have decaying facades and are not taken care of but art deco and modernist definitely hasn't got anything to do with brutalist architecture.

  • @amsalespush
    @amsalespush Před 4 měsíci

    Really great documentary, thanks. You showed many facets of the city and a lot of useful info.

  • @moneyisenergy
    @moneyisenergy Před 8 měsíci +2

    Very nice video. Congrats.

  • @GreatCityAttractions
    @GreatCityAttractions Před 7 měsíci +4

    Lovely vlog guys - well done.

  • @constantingherghinoiu4541
    @constantingherghinoiu4541 Před 3 měsíci +1

    God job guys! I liked your presentation. Thank you!

  • @Ro_Eterno
    @Ro_Eterno Před 8 měsíci +8

    Thank you for your video in România you have very many beautiful places,i made a list of some places which you can visit: a very beautiful place is Therme Bucharest it is the largest and modern complex of thermal baths in Europe,Library Cărturești and also în Bucharest you have the Palace of Parlament the haviest and expensive buldin administrative in the world,Roman Athenaeum and you should really go to Salina Turda in Cluj it is amazing, Castelul de lut in Sibiu (which looks like a fairy tale), the Palace of Culture in Iași, Trasfăgărășean and Transalpina are two of the most spectacular mountain roads in the world, Vidraru Dam, Mud Volcanoes in Buzău, Danube Boilers, Egreta Complex in Brezeasca, Danube Delta in Tulcea(It is in the UNESCO heritage), Sphinx in the Bucegi Mountains, Cheile Bicazului.😊

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Wow! Thank you so much! Romania has so much to offer! Truly underrated country 🇷🇴

  • @AbundanceMelody
    @AbundanceMelody Před 7 měsíci

    Great video - thanks

  • @darkrose5230
    @darkrose5230 Před 7 měsíci +3

    If this was filmed saturday, then, yes, it was a day for weddings. Usualy, the weddings are planned in week-end, when people can attend them without taking a free day from work.

  • @TCtravelVLOGS
    @TCtravelVLOGS Před 12 dny

    Great vlog ❤

  • @cata_s2020
    @cata_s2020 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Welcome to Romania 🇷🇴 enjoy the food the people and the places you will visit!!

  • @aro8570
    @aro8570 Před 7 měsíci +3

    About eating in Bucharest, there are a lot of restaurants. But do not take those high ratted one's like Carul and Hanul. The food is not that special and atmosphere often to crowded. Just search a bit just outside the center, and you find good or maybe better restaurants with better prices. And the public transport in B is not bad and cheap. Even Taxi is affordable.
    In general I feel safe in B. I've been visiting the town for over 20 year's and never happened something.
    Except a little scratch on the car in parking.

  • @ionutd7865
    @ionutd7865 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Romania is beautiful and safe country

  • @m.synthriders7553
    @m.synthriders7553 Před 3 měsíci

    Vernon, you're a perfect mix between Craig Finn and Adam Scott. Thank you both for the video !

  • @mariojsworld
    @mariojsworld Před 7 měsíci +2

    Great views from Bucharest.

  • @mariuspuiu9555
    @mariuspuiu9555 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Welcome to Romania. Enjoy your stay!

  • @florentinabotas6886
    @florentinabotas6886 Před 2 měsíci

    Super!

  • @ucenic1
    @ucenic1 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I spent a fair amount of time in Bucharest. The only time I got pick-pocketed was on a tramvai like at 11:00 at night. I think as long as you don’t go hang out later in the night (like anywhere else in the world), you should be fine.

  • @Evilfish82
    @Evilfish82 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Those elevators man. They scare me. Also it amuses me to hear americans talking about safety in Romania. Bucharest is one of the safest cities in Europe. I mean you could go around in the dark of the night and nobody will bother you, unlike in the US capital or other big cities. The only unsafe thing about Bucharest is the driving. We Romanians get possessed by the devil when we get in the driver's seat.

  • @wokestudio
    @wokestudio Před 7 měsíci +11

    15:04 that mall is actually one of the smallest ones from Bucharest, we have other HUGE malls and even prettier like: ParkLake, Baneasa and AFI

    • @nimeni86
      @nimeni86 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Exact molurile fi fitele conteaza la romani, nu ca tara asta e curul europei.

  • @ioncoroama9783
    @ioncoroama9783 Před 2 měsíci

    Super

  • @nataliadumitru3833
    @nataliadumitru3833 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You guys are so sweet and so brave! I also love that you went to verry romanian places that are really not for tourists. PIATA OBOR is really not for tourists. It is the place where all the artisans people go to buy the materials for their passions. or bisnesses. or whatever. it is also the place where you can have the best MICI in bucharest. We romanians are also verrry ortodox christians. From there all of the churches. And from there, You Have to be verry respectfull with our belives.

  • @Cocodrillo18
    @Cocodrillo18 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Take a train trip from bucharest to timisoara , beautiful landscapes and the part with the danube river, grgeous

  • @johnstanicic6246
    @johnstanicic6246 Před měsícem

    Great video, thanks for that, John - Cleveland Ohio USA

  • @ConstantinFlorinCiontu
    @ConstantinFlorinCiontu Před měsícem

    the church is called Saint Anthony the Great, and the face of the icon on that fence is Saint Anthony the Great, nearby is the Voivodeship Palace of Vlad Țepeș.

  • @vladnicu3655
    @vladnicu3655 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Regarding security, It's usual that people that live on the country side to feel a bit unsafety when they travel to Bucharest. I recommend you to travel to Brasov or Timisoara, or maybe the country side(Sighisoara, Viscri, Maramures, Bucovina). Good luck

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Thank you!

    • @unickgodess
      @unickgodess Před 5 měsíci

      Be serious Bucharest is very safety I am living here since '99 and I walk at every hour night and day and is very safety specially night being a woman is very important for me to walk night no fear.

    • @vladnicu3655
      @vladnicu3655 Před 5 měsíci

      @@unickgodessyeah sure, in Ferentari? I wasn't feeling safe even during the day

    • @unickgodess
      @unickgodess Před 5 měsíci

      @@vladnicu3655 Ferentari e doar un cartier nu intreaga capitala! Ferentari nu reprezinta capitala! Eu am fost de multe ori in Ferentari in zona de case si nu am patit nimic nu m-a tacat nimeni niciodata,pe bune ca aveti si voi un fix cu Ferentari.In fiecare oras e o zona rau famata dar nu poti reduce un oras doar la acea zona.Vin strainii sa laude capitala si incepeti voi sa aruncati cu noroi denigrand,cel mai urat lucru e sa iti denigrezi tara in fata strainilor mai ales cand ei gasesc lucruri frumoase aici.Ei nici macar nu au fost in Ferentari ca sa avertizezi ca nu e un loc sigur.

    • @vladnicu3655
      @vladnicu3655 Před 5 měsíci

      @@unickgodess bineinteles ca nu ma refeream la intrega capitala

  • @georgeciobanu5686
    @georgeciobanu5686 Před 5 měsíci

    Nice video

  • @RomaniaSteve
    @RomaniaSteve Před 6 měsíci +5

    Great video. I felt like you back in 2017 on my first visit to the country. And I was so surprised at how safe it was and still is. We try to visit every year because its become our home away from home. You really should visit transylvania! Its just breathtaking. oh and the food... we found that nearly everywhere has the most delicious food. Love Mici and Sarmale! Papanasi is the best dessert ever! Oh and you need to visit the bakery called LUCA!

  • @TheLordul20
    @TheLordul20 Před 8 měsíci +1

    the bar gave you visinata shots... it is cherry that waz smash and fermented with sugar for 1 week or 2 and then they add pure alchool! you can find in marketplace that seel 1L alchool!

  • @nataliadumitru3833
    @nataliadumitru3833 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The bookshop that you visited, Carturesti, serves tea and you can pick any book of the shelf and read it at the table. no charges.

  • @shockandawe7274
    @shockandawe7274 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Subbed and looking forward to your next videos. Stay away from tourist-traps and you'll be fine.
    If you are still in Bucharest you should see the Botanic Garden.

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci

      We’re living in north Italy, so it’s a short flight to visit again.

  • @filipcolumbeanu4845
    @filipcolumbeanu4845 Před 5 měsíci +1

    26:10 - To the naked eye it might appear soviet-style. However, that round tower was originally called the Adriatica Tower, renamed Technoimport Tower during communism.
    It dates from 1935, a full 10 years before the soviet-backed Communist Party took power. Its architects were Harry Stern, Rudolf Frenkel, Marcel Locar (again, no soviet presence here).
    It is a fine example of modernist architecture (late Art Deco). Unfortunately it is a Class A seismic risk building, meaning it might fall at the first serious quake. Yes, along with the people in it.

  • @fitnessbarrel
    @fitnessbarrel Před 6 měsíci

    Very nice 👍

  • @latze74
    @latze74 Před 8 měsíci +8

    I like your style! Honest and - thus - refreshing.
    Welcome to my country!

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Thank you! 😃 we loved our visit and can’t wait to come back to see more, especially the countryside.

    • @suzannelardeux9018
      @suzannelardeux9018 Před 6 měsíci

      they sound like youtubers of 4 th category. They need to read more about each country they visit. Its not only to buy a camera and take a plane.Educate yourself a little more. I give you a 👎

  • @MarianaIonelAlban
    @MarianaIonelAlban Před 4 měsíci +1

    after traveling all over the world I can definitely say Bucharest is much cleaner and safer than many other big cities and people are much nicer and kinder.❤

  • @andreistoica12
    @andreistoica12 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Nice video, guys, I'm a local and I share most opinions about the city with you 👌🏻 however, Veranda is the smallest mall in the city haha

  • @333baphomet
    @333baphomet Před 12 dny

    the Vilacrosse passage is also known as "The Valley of the Kings" aka pharaohs. most of the bars there are oriental themed and have hookas.

  • @shockandawe7274
    @shockandawe7274 Před 8 měsíci +5

    By the way, welcome to Romania.

  • @lauraphysicsspeer5029
    @lauraphysicsspeer5029 Před 7 měsíci

    Yes, the cats in Greece are fun to photograph as well!

  • @frankrothe828
    @frankrothe828 Před 6 měsíci +2

    You did not told the apartments price how you promised at the beginning……..Rest of the video was fine. I would like to have seen the food of middle-quality at the end. And you are right. In Romania, i‘m feeling safe everytime

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 6 měsíci +1

      The apartment for city center, was $64 a night a believe, for a capital city this was a great price. There’s one more video we did about Romania up, we will be coming back this spring to see more of the countryside 😄

  • @purdeaeugen1629
    @purdeaeugen1629 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Another beautiful city is Oradea

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci

      Thank you! Any more tips?

    • @Cocodrillo18
      @Cocodrillo18 Před 7 měsíci

      Should try all the western part, oradea, arad, timișoara
      Brașov , in the mountains,
      Constanta at the black sea,
      Sighișoara for medieval history

    • @MP-ck6nx
      @MP-ck6nx Před 7 měsíci +1

      ​@@vernonandmaryanaTransfăgărășan & Transalpina mountain roads.
      Brașov, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Timișoara...these are just some of the main cities that have lots to see and do.
      This year's European Capital of Culture is Timișoara.

  • @user-it2fo6tt7d
    @user-it2fo6tt7d Před 11 dny

    ❤ for Romania Timisoara 🇹🇩👌👍 God bless you.

  • @sandina8581
    @sandina8581 Před 7 měsíci

    Make a review about Cluj too, pretty please!

  • @razvanteleanu4302
    @razvanteleanu4302 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Welcome guys! At Caru' cu bere the food is notoriously bad, you pay for the atmosphere. Read the tips, because romanians are very friendly.

  • @Dr_V
    @Dr_V Před 3 měsíci

    12:00 "must" isn't home made wine, it's fresh grape juice (not fermented, just refrigerated), offered in wine stores as an alternative for kids and people who don't want to drink alcohol.
    And you're right about "Carul cu bere" (lit. The beer cart), it's more of a tourist trap than a genuine traditional restaurant.

  • @georgianapopescu1333
    @georgianapopescu1333 Před 7 měsíci +1

    About the weddings: the vast majority of weddings in Romania take place on Saturdays

  • @danac2899
    @danac2899 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Guys it is a social faux pas to drink before noon. People don't drink alcohol before that time besides alcoholics and people working at night or construction workers. Also Romanians would never have mici for breakfast and beer, that is more lunch/ dinner. Traditionally 30-40 years ago people would go to beer gardens after work and have mici and beer. We don't eat them often at home more in beer gardens/street food places.

  • @shockandawe7274
    @shockandawe7274 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Just so you know, that's not vodka, it's liquor made of different fruits. Plum is for guys, the sweeter ones like blackberry and sour cherry are for the ladies.
    These type of drinks are appetizers and you have them before your meal.

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 8 měsíci +4

      We found out later, got a bottle to take home also.

  • @dansergiu6744
    @dansergiu6744 Před 7 měsíci

    If you still here or coming back to Bucharest go eat in the "old kitchen" restaurant it's on trip advisor also it's very hidden soo go by foot if you can and walk slow

  • @dragonheart2298
    @dragonheart2298 Před 3 měsíci

    Romania is 10th largest producer of wine WORLDWIDE.

  • @CLAUDIU88888888
    @CLAUDIU88888888 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Hey, if you are planning on visiting around Brasov too and you'd like to have a chat.. I'm local and would be happy to show you around :)

  • @hedonalex842
    @hedonalex842 Před 8 měsíci +2

    THe home made stuff from min 12 was actually "must" , which is kinda freshly squeezed grape juice.

  • @razvanniculescu5053
    @razvanniculescu5053 Před 7 měsíci

    Making a reservation for two at Carul cu bere its like making a reservation at Off the Waggon in NYC .

  • @bellacottobella8284
    @bellacottobella8284 Před 3 měsíci

    Romania is very safe , most probably the safest in Europe!

  • @Ctav242
    @Ctav242 Před 2 měsíci

    You should've visited Therm and Central mall!

  • @valimatei9
    @valimatei9 Před měsícem

    Romanians say "wine after beer is a pleasure , but beer after wine is a torment" it rhymes in romanian ! But wine at 10 am ! Great!

  • @jaxzor
    @jaxzor Před 6 měsíci +1

    Bucharest was called the Little Paris the period between world wars (French architects and engineers were brought in to build the city) then the communists took over, destroyed what was nice and replaced everything with concrete blocks...

  • @bibicu19a
    @bibicu19a Před 7 měsíci +1

    9:24 This is the best drink that goes well with Mici, i'm glad you have not missed it!

  • @crisgradcrisgrad5688
    @crisgradcrisgrad5688 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Min 26 is Bauhaus style from the years 20 of XX century

  • @neculalin
    @neculalin Před 5 měsíci +1

    Nice video! I guess you forgot to tell us the price for the apartament at the end of the video.

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Yes, it was $63 a night from what I remember. Great city, we can’t wait to come back soon to see the countryside and other towns.

  • @sokunthealim8593
    @sokunthealim8593 Před 4 měsíci

    I hope I will have a chance to visit Romania 🇷🇴

  • @raymondreddington9788
    @raymondreddington9788 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Im going there in June Solo traveller for 1 week, did you guys stay at airbnb ? what do guys recommend? not too expensive tho xD

    • @vernonandmaryana
      @vernonandmaryana  Před 5 měsíci

      We used booking. We found an apartment right in the city center. Airbnb has some crazy prices and fees. Local apartments on booking were great price. They have an excellent train system so if you want to stay a little outside the city center you can save money on that. Our place a night was a little over $60

    • @raymondreddington9788
      @raymondreddington9788 Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you so much@@vernonandmaryana

  • @zorglub20770
    @zorglub20770 Před 7 měsíci

    FYI the food you ate at the end of the video is THE meal to order at the restaurant you found "overhyped".