Because of the 1977 earthquake, Bucharest has undergone major changes, positive (construction and Metro Otopeni Airport Henri Coanda-present) but also negatives: gray apartment blocks and anonymous to everyone today are big scars in the urban structure of the city. In December 1989 the political upheavals of Eastern Europe fueled one of the most dramatic in Romania: the revolution caused the death of hundreds of men and of the late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena.

During the twenty years since the 1989 revolution Bucharest has undergone profound social changes, cultural and economic. The Romanian capital is presented to the tourist with a wide offer of restaurants, bars, hotels of all categories, discos and music clubs, nights but is also a place of the great concerts (like that of the singer Madonna in 2009), cultural events (the George Enescu festival) and a destination for international meetings of large corporations.

Bucharest offers its tourists various cues of interest and fun ... the people's frenzy, the grey tower blocks of the communist era (whose appearance is slowly changing as a result of extensive renovations and painting), historical buildings mingle with modern ones giving the visitor's eye a strange but interesting view of the urban landscape, the always crowded bars of the historic Lipscani area, the Orthodox churches and the ancient rituals of the priests and believers, luxury cars and the old Dacia (Romanian automobile brand), the evenings in music clubs with concerts of local bands, the austere Palace of the People (second largest in the world building) and ministries, but also the George Enescu Museum, the Palace of the CEC (Romanian savings bank) , Ateneul Roman (the Romanian George Enescu Philharmonic), the Royal Palace, the beautiful Village Museum (Muzeul Satului), typical restaurants Romanians with their strong flavours, ornaments and the music of the gypsy musicians, the lights and the colors of modern Bucharest with its great shopping malls, stores offering goods of all kinds and brands and more.

The days of the traveller will never be mundane...a sightseeing tour with an interval for coffee in a bistro or a central cafe, the warmth of the people, a meal at a local characteristic as the "Caru cu Bere (local historian in Bucharest recently renovated).
They cannot say bad things of Bucharest, but they cannot speak about it!

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