9th June - Bucharest Day 2

This was our second day in Bucharest and the final day of our vacation.  We will be stopping off in the UK to visit family though, so we're not quite heading home yet.

This morning we had intended to do the tour of Vlad the Impaler's tomb.  However, there are some French dignitaries in town and they had been offered an official visit - so the tomb was shut to the general public. This meant I did not have to follow the advice of my friend Bridie and avoid tall, dark strangers in opera cloaks.

Instead we were taken on a tour of the Ceausescu Mansion, including the famous gold bathroom:

The afternoon was free so Becky and I decided to walk around and explore some places by ourselves. This is Revolution Square and the former Communist Headquarters building from which Ceausescu gave his final speech.

 After this we visited the beautiful fountains in Unirii Square.  There is a dancing fountain show with sound and light on weekends, but sadly we'll be on our way back to the UK tomorrow, so we won't be able to see it.

After a quick stop in Old Town for some souvenir shopping we stopped for coffee.  I just love the branding of this place.

This evening we had our final dinner of the vacation at a lovely Italian restaurant.  Tomorrow morning we get the minibus to the airport.