Day 5 August 7th

     We decided it was time to go to the capital of Romania, Bucharest. The streets were a change from the narrow cart roads of most cities in Romania and has earned the nickname of “Little Paris." The first thing we went to see is the Arc of Triumph that was initially built of wood in honor of Romanian soldier that fought in World War I. It stands about 85 feet and was designed by Petre Antonescu and was finished in 1936. The next tourist attraction we went to is the Royal Palace. This magnificant palace was erected between 1927 and 1937 with neoclassical style. At age 18 in the halls of this very palace King Mihai led a group of soldiers the pro-Nazi government and got on the Allies side. Then we went to see Albert Galleron's architecture of the Romanian Athenaeum with it's beautiful ceiling. This is the ceiling in the lobby and is decorated in gold leaf and curved balconies that cascade in a ringlet of a spiral staircase. Another day of walking in musuem and we get exhasted so we settled down at the Casa Capsa in an imperial suite and ate food service.