The Bookfest International Book Fair is taking place these days at Romexpo Exhibition Center. Already at its fifth edition the fair is a good occasion to stock up on books as most publishing houses offer discounts of 5% up to 20 %. Going on until the 13th of June. There’s also plenty of events to choose from. This edition has Spain as special guest.
Inscribed with the coat of arms of the city.
Who would have guessed that there’s a Michael Jackson memorial in Bucharest? (of all places 
) I had no idea before running into it in Herăstrău park three weeks ago.
For those unfamiliar with it, The Night of Museums is a cultural event organized together by multiple museums when all the participant institutions remain open late into the night and admittance is free. The idea behind the project is to introduce new people to cultural institutions. Articles I found on the web noted that on this year’s edition over 3000 museums in 39 countries remained open late Saturday night, May 15th. 12 museums took part in this year’s edition (the 6th) in Bucharest. As you can see from the photos, there were lines at the entrance, something that you never see otherwise. On the contrary, if you visit on a normal day you practically have the place to yourself. Most of the museums also had performance events, like plays, movies or music concerts. Today’s photos are from the National Art Museum, which presented a pantomime show called “The Statues” performed by Masca theatre company.
Have you ever sat on a zebra? If the answer is no then now’s your chance These cute zebra benches are awaiting sitters in the Victory Square subway station. The project is called Zebrula and is part of a group of ten installations that will decorate the station. The artist for Zebrula is Mara Patriche.
There’s a simple reason why this cinema has so many flags displayed above its entrance. The European Film Festival had just started in Bucharest. Movie goers are in for a treat: more than 50 European movies to choose from, all from the last two years.
More proof that Bucharest is really green these days: even the tramway rails are starting to grow.
If I were to choose I would say that Bucharest looks at its best in the spring. It’s sunny and warm but not hot enough to feel like the asphalt is melting. But above all I like spring here because it’s all green again: green trees, green grass (still ) and the city is full of flowers. I don’t usually photograph flowers but I couldn’t help taking a few shots of the tulips. The city is full of them and they look absolutely lovely.
