Sunday is for rest, Sunday is perfect for nourishing the soul, Sunday is for art, for looking at art, art in different forms of expression.
Sunday is for walking and exploring. So this is for me now a walk through the city center, an exploration. That's because I was missing for almost a year from my city and now I want to rediscover it and remember my beautiful places.
The city where I live and who is now the main hero of this blog is called Bucharest and is the capital of Romania. Romania is a former communist country in Eastern Europe, now a member of the European Union. A country that is trying hard to get closer to the other countries much more developed economically, politically and socially.
Bucharest was a beautiful city. In the modern era, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the city developed according to the model of Paris. It was even called "Little Paris". Unfortunately, during the communist period, that is, between 1947 and 1989, it was largely destroyed.
Old buildings with a special architecture, even entire neighborhoods, were demolished in order to build housing blocks and administrative buildings of communist architectural influence. For this reason, the city is now an amalgam of old buildings that resemble those of Paris and Vienna and others, newer ones, reminiscent of Moscow or those of North Korea.
This is the city where I live, where today I will try to spend a beautiful and sublime Sunday! It all starts in Victoriei Square. Here, on the left side, you can see a building with columns, that of the Romanian Government.
This square is famous, at least in Romania, because almost all the protests against the action of the leaders of the country, against the politicians and the anti-democratic decisions of the parliament and the government are happening here. Notorious was the protest on August 10, 2018, in which I also participated, a protest that ended with an action in the force of the constabulary. Many participants, all civilized and peaceful people were injured. Some of my memories back then ...
I remember those events whenever I go through this square. I hope this doesn't happen again. But let's leave behind the unpleasant events and move on to this Sunday, this time pleasant.
In front of the government building is one of the most beautiful museums in Bucharest, the Romanian Peasant Museum.
A fair is organized in the courtyard of the museum, on the occasion of various holidays. Now is the fair of Santa Nicolae, a holiday when gifts are made and so it is a place where you can buy different handmade items. Traditional objects of the village and popular culture.
In the inner courtyard of the museum there is a small wooden church, hundreds of years old. It was brought from the north of the country. Beside and around this church are dozens of stalls with different objects made by hand.
I really like to see and buy such items. They are very decorative, very good to be gifted to your loved ones. Unfortunately, in the last years many foreign tourists visit and buy from these fairs and this has led to higher prices of objects. These have almost doubled lately.
In this place and many such fairs that are organized at the end of the week you can spend your free time in a very pleasant and instructive way. Also for children, who can always find something tasty to eat and see how different household items are made.
For me it was a few hours spent in a pleasant way, with my wife and a friend. But that wasn't all ... I went to the theater in the evening.
The National Theater
The largest and most important theater in Romania. The theater building was built in the 1980s and was restored a few years ago. The architecture of this building was inspired by the architecture of the traditional Romanian peasant houses. The theater is located in the University Square, one of the most famous places in the city.
Here was the beginning of the 1989 Romanian Revolution when the communist regime was abolished. Many people died in those events. I was there too, but not on the first day when most of the victims were. Every time I go through this place I am reminded of the year 1989 and of the events that changed our lives, of the Romanians. Some believe that it has been changed for the better, I think so, but there are many nostalgic people from the past.
The theater building, well lit, is very beautiful at night. It is seen from afar and attracts the spectators as the butterflies are attracted by a lighted bulb in the night.
To get to the theater we have to go through a passage that leads to the subway station. Scorsese's latest film is now on screens. The Irishman. I like how the passage looks now full of movie posters.
Approaching the theater reveals more details and the fact that there are many spectators tonight. This was also expected because the play I will be watching: The Hanging Forest is a modern adaptation of one of the most famous Romanian novels and the director, Radu Afrim, is highly appreciated.
The building is huge, it is the largest theater in Romania. The interior is impressive as well. Stairs, chandeliers, modern sculptures. It's nice inside!
Great Hall, this is the largest auditorium. There are a few smaller ones, theater is played in parallel. There are also halls for exhibitions, terraces and restaurants.
Great Hall! Over a thousand spectators. The room is beautifully decorated and has a very good visibility. This is the hall before the show begins. During the show it's forbidden to take pictures ...
The show was great, modern. Theater with video projections, lasers, music. It was a long show, almost five hours. In the end it applauded long minutes. I could photograph the moment.
The show is over. Outside I was happy to see the statuary group in front of the theater again. I like how it looks in the dim light from midnight.
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And because the winter holidays are near, the special lights and decorations for this event were lit. These were the closest.
So I spent a beautiful Sunday and for me sublime because I haven't done this in a year in Bucharest. I hope this presentation can help someone who arrives in Bucharest on a Sunday and doesn't know what to do.
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