2007

Bucharest, Romania

Concrete scale and Ceaușescu-era atmosphere

Bucharest added grand boulevards, huge buildings, post-communist texture, and early confidence that this annual habit had a specific flavour.

Status

Completed

Starts

1 Oct 2007

Ends

4 Oct 2007

Destinations

Destination record

Bucharest Session
Bucharest, Romania
Long leg1 Oct 2007 to 4 Oct 2007
Concrete scale, palace-of-parliament energy, and a strong early dose of post-communist atmosphere.

The Palace of Parliament broods like a migraine. Stray dogs and tram sparks stitch the dusk while ciorbă steam fogs cracked windows in forever-renovating cafés.

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Official highlight

Bucharest helped define the visual language: big, odd, concrete, and very much not a beach holiday.

Lore markers

Bucharest Session
Concrete scale, palace-of-parliament energy, and a strong early dose of post-communist atmosphere.

Field notes

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