Cismigiu

Bucharest’s parks; Bucharest with kids

by Craig Turp May 7, 2010 Bucharest

 Last summer we posted a rather detailed description of Bucharest’s best parks. To all intents and purposes, what we wrote then remains valid today: the best parks in the city are not the much celebrated Herastrau or Cismigiu, but instead the less celebrated (and less central) Tineretului and Titan. Most visitors never get so far [...]

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So what are the best five things about Bucharest?

by Craig Turp September 7, 2009 Bucharest

 We had a journalist (a real one, from a newspaper) in the office on Friday, asking, amongst other things, for our opinion on the new Tourist Information Centre at Gara de Nord (more on this soon). He also wanted to know what we thought were the five best and worst things about Bucharest. The worst [...]

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Bucharest now has two great parks, neither of which is Herastrau

by Craig Turp August 10, 2009 Bucharest

 If you follow us on Twitter, or ever browse an issue of Bucharest In Your Pocket, then you would have noticed that we have more than a passing interest in the state of Bucharest’s parks. Not merely because we want to bring people the most up-to-date info, but also because, as parents, a large slice [...]

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Cismigiu: The cleanest park in the world? No.

by Craig Turp June 15, 2009 Bucharest

 Got an angry email this morning from someone rabid that we dared mention in the latest issue of Bucharest In Your Pocket that Cismigiu has a litter problem: I assume you did not enjoy a recent early walking in Cismigiu where, at around 7am, a fleet of workers cleans the whole garden which is – [...]

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Government forgets what parks are for

by Craig Turp April 27, 2009 Bucharest

 Over the past week or two banners have gone up all over the city declaring Bucharest a greener and happier place. Capitala creste verde is the slogan, or such like. Romanian-speakers can read more about it here. So it’s all the more confusing that the city council last week decided to banish bikes and roller-skaters [...]

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Where in the World? Cismigiu

by Craig Turp September 8, 2008 Bucharest

 Quiz time people. Where do you think these photos were taken? Clue: it’s a children’s playground. It’s covered in litter, complete with benches so smothered in pigeon crap you can’t sit on them. It also has slides which end in a steep bumb that goes straight into concrete slabs. So, where is this wonderful place? [...]

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