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We had an early, yet short flight to Bucharest. We could have taken the bus but interestingly it would have been a six hour trip because of all the stops. The flight was delayed for an hour, but this worked out great, and we landed just before noon to a snowed in city. The taxi drive from the airport into town took about 30 minutes, passing massive city parks lined with palatial mansions, embassies, and huge government buildings. The French Revival architecture is amazing.
We found our apartment building and enjoyed a self check in. For Bucharest, we rented a very large, three bedroom apartment in an older building. While the building itself could use a bit of updating, the apartment was nicely renovated with TWO new bathrooms and a great kitchen. Each of the bedrooms have a king bed and TV. We got to work quickly setting things up...the kids arrive in a few days.
The large dining room was empty with the table and chairs set u in the small kitchen...odd...and not suiting our needs, we disassembled the table and relocated it. A short five minute walk to the grocery store brought back several bags of supplies.
The next day we went shopping for a tree, decorations, and more food. For a whopping $9 USD we found a great four foot tall tree, decorations, ornaments, lights, and place mats. Gotta love the Romanian economy. The huge shopping mall just a ten minute walk away had everything, including a huge Carrefour Supermarket where we found the rest of our shopping list. Then we got the tree up and decorated the place.
Day three had us preparing a fruit relish, making croutons for the turkey stuffing, an apple crumble, and a red chili sauce for the enchiladas.
We found our apartment building and enjoyed a self check in. For Bucharest, we rented a very large, three bedroom apartment in an older building. While the building itself could use a bit of updating, the apartment was nicely renovated with TWO new bathrooms and a great kitchen. Each of the bedrooms have a king bed and TV. We got to work quickly setting things up...the kids arrive in a few days.
The next day we went shopping for a tree, decorations, and more food. For a whopping $9 USD we found a great four foot tall tree, decorations, ornaments, lights, and place mats. Gotta love the Romanian economy. The huge shopping mall just a ten minute walk away had everything, including a huge Carrefour Supermarket where we found the rest of our shopping list. Then we got the tree up and decorated the place.
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