Days 17-19 Bucharest
Bucharest. At the bottom of the list for locations on this trip. We had two days too many and the weather was shit. There wasn't much to do or see. To be fair, after a while, much of the buildings start looking the same from place to place, so it's unfortunate that this was near the end if the trip. It really had to blow me out of the water.
Even though we had three days, we didn't have much opportunity to venture out for Romanian food. It was mostly due to us trying to save.
When we arrived, I grabbed a can of beans and sausage. My thriftiness was completed with a leftover bun from the train ride.
Penne arrabiata for dinner. We were out and needed something quick, and I meeded it to be less than $10. 17 leis = $6!
It was street meat for lunch the next day. My lunch meals had to be under $5, so sit down was off the menu. We hit a shoarma stand. The menu was in Romanian, so I just picked the item that was the cheapest. 12 leis, $4. I believe it was lamb. Lamb, lettuce, garlic sauce, pickles, onions and french fries (inside the bun). I sat my butt on the curb and indulged. A mess was made and so was happiness.
My favourite dinner EXPERIENCE was in Bucharest. The moldavian stew with polenta tasted good, but it's what the restaurant provided aside from food is what made my day. The Caru 'cu Bere had cabaret dances performing in the lobby every so often. Waiters would continue to serve while the dancers entertained. Why isn't my life a musical yet?
The Caru 'cu Bere meal was my one "splurge", so the next two meals had to be from my own kitchen. Fried rice and potato thins. They're not normally a combo, but my taste buds said it was all good.
Not that I needed it, but I granted myself two pastries. I was supposed to save the second for the next morning before the Istanbul flight, but the pastry monster emerged.
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