BUCARESTE A Cidades dos CONTRASTES | Capital da Romênia 🇷🇴

BUCARESTE A Cidades dos CONTRASTES | Capital da Romênia 🇷🇴

What to expect from a city that was inspired partly by Paris and partly by North Korea? We arrived in Bucharest and couldn’t be more confused and impressed with this city In today’s video, we’re going to explore the city of contrasts and try to understand what happened here

And we couldn’t start today’s video in a different place This one behind me is the Parliament of Bucharest, which is the symbol of the city. And it is the second largest administrative building in the world, second only to the Pentagon. Furthermore, it is the heaviest building in the world, weighing 4 million tons.

It is very heavy! And we can’t talk about the parliament without mentioning a bit of its history. It was built during the communist era here in Romania, which was a very heavy time And what happened is that the then president Nicolae Ceaușescu toured the communist countries of Asia

He visited China and North Korea And it was there in North Korea that he saw the power and influence of President Kim Il-sung There, the people showed a worship that Ceaușescu had never seen before And he was enchanted and inspired And he wanted that cult of personality for himself too

He basically rebuilt the entire city About two-thirds of the city was rebuilt during this time. So this region here where the parliament is located, it was basically demolished. All the houses and people who lived here, which was about 40 thousand people, were relocated to tiny apartments far from this area.

And Ceaușescu took advantage of an earthquake that happened at the time, but from what we understood in research about here, this was the least affected region, the safest from earthquakes. So he kind of took advantage of that to demolish the houses here.

And one proof of his inspiration from North Korea is this building they have there, which… Looks a bit like it, doesn’t it? And besides that, to build this gigantic building, Romania had to take several loans because, as Doug mentioned, they had to remodel this whole area. of the city.

So it was an outrageously expensive undertaking. And to keep it running nowadays, it is outrageously expensive as well. a good part of it is not used, so it was more of a “I want it to be gigantic even though I don’t

Need all of this”, so even though it is one of the symbols of Bucharest, for sure. divides many opinions. And as we had mentioned, besides the parliament, this whole region was remodeled at the time. And despite having built numerous residential buildings around here,

They were not intended for the population that was displaced from this region. The people who were placed to live here were important members of the Communist Party. so in the end, it was the population that benefited from this and we didn’t mention it, but this is Alameda da União

It was inspired by Champs-Élysées, so here we already have a bit of Paris, the city and also in terms of size comparison, it wanted to be a little bigger than Champs-Élysées so it is a little wider and one kilometer longer than Champs-Élysées

So it comes a little bit of the grandeur mania, wanting to be a little bigger and better than Champs-Élysées. But it’s a super beautiful avenue. And especially now, during Christmas time, at night it becomes very beautiful. Because they light up the trees and they become super bright.

And another name for these apartments here. It is also known as the Concrete Curtain. Because not the entire city was remodeled, so this whole part of Alameda da União was remodeled, but behind it, all the old houses and buildings of the city still remain.

And here in the middle of Praça da União, there is a gigantic fountain that is all covered and without water. Because we are almost in winter, but in the summer, there is even a light and water show there at the fountain.

Which happens on weekends, so it’s really beautiful, we’ve already seen some videos And telling a little more about our impressions here so far in Bucharest compared mainly to the other cities we have already visited here in Romania totally different Yes Bucharest is a large metropolis it is the largest city in Romania

It is full of wide avenues, in short the metro, everything works very well and it makes a lot of sense this difference because in the past they were completely separate regions where we were was Transylvania so there, yes, mountains, forests, that’s where we were, the castles

And here was the region of Wallachia, so it makes sense to have all this difference it was a completely different region and one of the things we found incredible, I still don’t fully understand, but The thing is, in order to remodel the city, many buildings were destroyed, including churches.

But there came a point when the population started telling Ceausescu, “Hey, please stop destroying the city’s churches.” They came up with the idea of moving the buildings from where they were. And this church behind us is one of the examples. she used to be here on the corner

So where this huge apartment building was built, just like the ones we talked about they dug the buildings, placed like a rail and moved them this one here was then moved a little from the corner to further inside the neighborhood so it wouldn’t be destroyed I found it incredible.

We even saw a building where they wanted to build a road in the middle of the building. So what they did was the same thing. They just cut the building in half and separated them, it’s absurd. Several people inside this divided building did not leave the building.

While it was being cut and moved let’s cross the concrete curtain and after crossing this part, there are no more buildings with the same style so everything becomes shorter, much more from that time period that’s why people say it’s a concrete curtain

And another layer to the city of contrasts are the buildings that are practically falling apart here in the old city region. They were also a reflection of the communist era.

Most of the properties were transferred to the government’s name, and when the regime fell, some families went to court to reclaim their property, but not all of them. Furthermore, restoring one of these super historic buildings is very expensive because you have to maintain the facade. It’s not that simple.

So, here on a busy commercial street, you end up with incredibly beautiful buildings. but there are also others that are literally falling apart. So what happens is that people are actually waiting for these buildings sometimes to collapse, to fall, because it is much cheaper to build a new one on top of

Than to renovate the old one and keep the same appearance. And it is also worth remembering that this region, not this region, Romania as a whole, it suffered a lot during the Second World War because it changed sides, so it started supporting

Germany, then it switched to the Allied side, so it was lucky to be bombed by both sides so many buildings here were really affected by that time of the Second World War and when we say it’s a city of contrasts, it really is a contrast

Because right behind there is where we were showing the super run-down building And right here we already have other beautiful buildings, architecture inspired by Paris, very well maintained. On the same street, you can see several layers.

And here behind me, there’s a restaurant called Caru’ cu bere, and it’s one of the most traditional restaurants here in Bucharest. The literal translation is basically “beer wagon”. What happened is that here in the region of Valáquia, people used to drink a lot of wine and spirits,

But then they started bringing beer from Transylvania here and there was a beer wagon here that became very successful, very successful, until it turned into a restaurant that it is today. And here at the end, you can even see a woman holding a glass, as if she were

Toasting everyone passing by on the street. Remembering a little more about the beer tradition. We don’t drink beer, but can we eat? You can. They say the food there is good. Let’s try it. And we ordered a dish that is traditional from Bucovina, which is a region here in Romania.

It comes with pork, sausage, cabbage, and polenta, which is very traditional here. We love polenta. Let’s try this polenta. The cabbage is quite sour, very good. That’s something we eat almost every day here in Romania. Polenta! Wow, it’s very seasoned with various herbs. Very tasty.

Polenta and cabbage are some of the foods that are everywhere here, right? Great combination. Polenta, cabbage, and meat. And this is something that we are noticing a lot here in Eastern Europe. I think all the culinary dishes we have tried here, they have a lot of meat, they are quite heavy.

Usually this sour cabbage goes well with them. Generally, it makes it very tasty, we have been eating a lot of it. And one interesting thing here is that almost every place we eat this, they serve it with a side of sour cabbage.

You will have pork meat, pork sausage, mixed pork meat, because the Turks did not eat pork. Part of the tribute that Wallachia paid to the Turks, to the Ottoman Empire, were meats, were cold cuts, cows, animals, well, anything but pigs.

And it turned out that pork meat became very famous here because it is used in almost every dish, which was something they ate a lot here in the region at that time and still do today. And one of the things we already regretted is that inside it was very beautiful and warm.

Wow, incredibly beautiful. We ended up sitting outside because the lighting was better for filming, but we regretted it because inside it was very beautiful. Yes, it’s worth it. And the food was very good, the total bill was… 85 LEI.

It’s a more expensive restaurant, I think, compared to all the restaurants we’ve eaten at here or in any other city. We thought the prices were more affordable, so… Usually soups cost around 15 to 25 lei, here it was around 30. So it’s a more touristy and traditional restaurant.

So it’s normally going to be more expensive, but the food there was really good. Really good. And following the street from where we were at the restaurant there’s another building that’s super Paris-inspired. The architect was inspired by the Petit Palais. Wow, it’s gigantic and it’s wonderful.

And speaking more about this French influence part that came before the communist period. A lot happened during the monarchy era here, even though the ruler wasn’t French, it wasn’t related to France, but there was a great modernization during that time, that’s when they built these beautiful places inspired by Paris.

And the person Bia is talking about is King Carol I, whom we showed. His palace, which is the Peleș Castle, there in Sinaia. Incredible as well, yes. Very beautiful as well, if you haven’t watched the video, we’ll leave it here in the description.

And right in front of the bank that Bia mentioned, we have the Museum of Romanian History it’s also a huge building, same style, French architecture, full of details. Anyway, it’s a super big and beautiful building. Even more so after seeing these contrasts that exist here in the Old Town.

And from where we were on Alameda da União, it seems like different cities, but it’s all… separated from one block to another, everything changes. It’s been very interesting to stroll around Bucharest. Each place is really different from the other Big cities that we know usually follow a pattern

But here we see that everything is mixed up and how it connects with history is very interesting And one of the most beautiful streets we have here is this one that goes down, called Macca-Vilacrosse It’s very interesting because there was a hotel they wanted to demolish and build a street

But what they said to do is “no, build the street in the middle of the hotel and that’s it” So inside here it’s all closed, really beautiful Several decorations, there are several restaurants inside here It’s very beautiful And we arrived here at the Revolution Square

And right ahead is the building where the headquarters of the Communist Party used to be. And it was on that balcony right there in front that Nicolae Ceaușescu who was the last president of the communist regime, gave his last speech. And the revolt that happened on the day of this last speech

That marked the fall of the regime here in Romania. When I was escaping from control here, the security guards took him, got a helicopter that landed up here and took him away, but after a while he was found. and he was judged and executed on Christmas night.

And here in front of the building, there is a memorial for the victims who were lost during the communist regime. It is a monument that divides the population here quite a bit, it is known as the impaled potato. The impaled potato because it looks like a potato on a skewer.

And the great revolt of the population against it is that it cost a lot of money about 2 million dollars, so it has already been vandalized several times, anyway but it is a monument to remember the victims of communism here in the country

And one thing here in Bucharest is that there are many incredible buildings so we were there in front of the palace and we hadn’t seen this but there’s another one here that is huge, we don’t even know what it is It’s either an opera house or a theater

It looks like an opera house This is incredible here in Bucharest, so you really have many amazing buildings close to each other, you go from one that are historic they served for some greater purpose, anyway It’s a really amazing city.

We have noticed that a lot in the cities here in Europe, but I think here in Bucharest we have felt this exchange a lot, where you’re walking on a normal street and suddenly there’s a huge, important historical building. Well mixed too, right?

I think I defined Bucharest as the only one overall, because it’s not similar to anything we’ve seen, right? Yes, actually it’s a mix of everything we’ve seen. A mix of everything we’ve seen. What gives her a different look. Yes.

And now we’re going to a region a little further away from here in the Old City, where the Triumphal Arch is located, which we want to see. And it’s not the one in France. And it’s not the one from France, they have one here too.

Now we’re going to take the subway, it costs 3 LEI for each one, and let’s go to the Arc de Triomphe. and both the bus and the subway here you can use your credit or debit card to pay we have been using the Wise card a lot, as always

Just press, give the tap there and go through. Let’s see, it works with the clock too. Done! It’s very practical, you don’t need to buy a card, you don’t need to recharge, you just go and pass. In general, we have found Romania to be very automated in this sense.

Buses accept credit cards directly, you don’t need to worry about buying paper. You can buy it, but as a precaution, like we did in Cluj. You can even trace the route in real time, track if the subway or bus is coming. So it has been very good to use public transportation here.

But also, if you want to buy the tickets or even the card, all train or subway stations have machines where you can buy them. And here you can pay with cash or card. And it’s not for nothing that Bucharest was called the “Paris of the East,” there’s even an Arc de Triomphe here.

And the arch here was built at the end of World War I to commemorate Romania’s victory and also the coronation of King Ferdinand, his face is even on it. Here’s the queen by his side. It is also worth remembering why World War I was important for Romania.

As we have mentioned in other videos, it was also the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. And after World War I, Romania annexed Transylvania into its territory. These were three large separate regions: Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania. So it was during this time that everything came together

Including yesterday we were here, not here exactly, on this avenue where the celebration of Union Day took place, which is on December 1st which was precisely the day when Transylvania joined Romania and they became one big country. Right here in front of the Arc de Triomphe, we have Herăstrău Park? Herăstrău

Herăstrău, a different name but it is one of the largest parks, I think this is the biggest park in Bucharest and it looks really beautiful, especially now that it’s autumn, with the leaves falling. and a curiosity that I just discovered is that this avenue here in the park is called Michael Jackson Avenue

He even gave a speech… true even Ceaușescu, when he built the Parliament Palace He wanted that huge balcony to give a speech, but he ended up dying before finishing the construction. But it was Michael Jackson who gave a speech there.

When Michael Jackson went to the balcony and said he was happy to be here. He said, “I’m happy to be here in Budapest.” And not in Bucharest, he confused the two capitals. It’s easy, it’s confusing, isn’t it? I get confused sometimes too, but… Yeah, Bucharest, Budapest, Slovakia, Slovenia Yeah

And we were passing by and I saw this here, look What’s it called, Gogosica? I think that’s the name, it’s written there. But we tried one of those at the Sibiu Christmas fair, and it was really good. This one is in the shape of a donut.

This one here is in the shape of a donut, I think it’s like a fried donut dough. The guy is making it right now, the mixer is behind and the oil is on the side. We ordered it with a white chocolate topping, there are several options.

Last time we started with the kiwi one, which was surprisingly good. Now let’s see how this one is, from here. It looks crispy. Crunchy. I ordered white chocolate because Bia likes it. I’m not a big fan, but it’s quite tasty. And this tray with six donuts costs 10 LEI.

The dough is crunchy and fresh. It’s a light and airy dough, so it’s not very heavy. Very good. Look at the size of this lake. I knew there was a lake, but I thought it was, like… I don’t know, small. On the map, it didn’t seem so big, right? Wow, it’s huge!

The colors are also very beautiful. So that’s it for today’s video. Bucharest has definitely made it onto the list of the most unique cities we have ever visited. The amount we learned about here and how much we explored the city was incredible.

And we hope we have passed this vision on to you and hope you have enjoyed Bucharest as much as we are. But that’s it, if you liked the video, don’t forget to like it, and subscribe down below. And that’s it, bye! Say bye… Bye, guys!

And it’s an irrelevant fact, here we have the parliament and in front of it the Coca-Cola truck. Contrasts more about this in the Christmas fair video. Hey guys, having fun. Let your voice out, let’s go in the palm of your hand… And here also talking a little about the contrasts…

So let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go boys. Let’s go!

Já estamos no terceiro mês da nossa viagem pela Romênia e acabamos de chegar em Bucareste, a capital. Que cidade incrível! A arquitetura é de tirar o fôlego e a história então, nem se fala.

Nós ficamos um mês por aqui e foi demais. Agora, queremos contar pra vocês um pouco sobre essa cidade!

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🎬 Capítulos:

00:00 Comunismo e o Palácio do Parlamento
02:35 Alameda da União
04:44 Incrível engenharia de mover prédios
05:38 Por trás da Cortina de Concreto
07:23 Almoço no Tradicional Caru cu bere
09:59 Arquitetura inspirada em Paris
11:57 Praça da Revolução
14:13 Transporte Público em Bucareste
15:56 Arco do Triunfo
17:07 Parque Herăstru

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