First Time in ROMANIA! 🇷🇴 (not what we expected) - Bucharest Vlog

Welcome to Romania everybody! Yeah we're super excited to be here for a bunch of reasons. Number one being this is our first time actually in Eastern Europe. Number two it's been on my bucket list of countries for like ever. And number three it's fall here so it's just like extra beautiful. Today we're exploring Bucharest, the beautiful capital of Romania and giving our first impressions. And we're gonna start with coffee. Let's do it. Coffee. Somebody's a little grumpy because he didn't get his coffee yet. I'm tired. Let's get coffee. It'll be better. That's so good. It's creamy. It's coffee. We're gonna get some food. We're pumped to be here. The fall vibes are awesome. Rika's been freaking out all morning about it so I'm pumped too because she's happy. There it is. He's back. Let's go. Let's go to the supermarket maybe and get food. Do they have sandwiches? Mm-hmm. If only the ingredients were in English so I knew exactly what was in it. Good Google. Google blends it. Chickens, snillet, pickled, cucumbers, and mayonnaise. That's a huge apple. Oh my gosh. It's like as big as Rika's head. Breakfast of Romanian champions. Hello. I'm gonna eat some breakfast. Yay. Is it good? I can't open it. This apple is insane. It's good. Really? Uh-huh. Good. While we eat, we thought it'd be fun to zoom out and let ChachiPT teach us a little bit about Romania. Located in Eastern Europe and bordered by Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and the Black Sea, Romania's history is a long one. Originating from the ancient kingdom of Dacia, Romania was later absorbed by the Roman Empire and today it is the only country in Eastern Europe with a Romance language, Romanian. 86% of residents are part of the Romanian Orthodox Church according to the 2011 census and after a period of monarchy and then communist rule, it transitioned to democracy in 1989. It emerges today as a nation known for its folklore, resilience, and stunning landscapes and just recently on March 31st, 2024, Romania actually joined the Schengen area. This means no more passport stamps or internal border checks allowing for easier travel in Romania for EU residents and visitors alike. This is the 30th country Rika and I are traveling to on our journey to 50 and we have two full weeks here. Make sure to click subscribe to not miss any of this awesome series but for now, it's back to Bucharest. What church is that? Biserica Zlatari. Oh boy, these Romanian pronunciations are gonna be tough. Looks super pretty. There's a lot of like mini churches around this city it seems. This being one of them. Really pretty. I like the like Romanian style. Like old-timey, you know, medieval. That's the word I'm thinking of. Medieval architecture. We passed the National Museum of Romanian History and it is massive. I've been missing European architecture and just like the whole Europe vibe so I'm so excited to be here. I can't say that enough. The Palace of Deposits and Consignments. It's a bank. Leave it to Europe to have a bank be looking like this. It's insane. Bucharest's architecture is already putting on a show. And fall things because it is so close to Halloween and I'm loving it because that's my favorite holiday. Look, we can sit in a globe. Oh, is that for like the cold? I think so. Like a greenhouse? We're walking around looking at the windows and right here they have a bunch of like kids clothing. It looks like very traditional like Romanian style dresses. I mean obviously we're in the city and it's way more modernized now but I feel like this is what like back in the old times and more like older generations used to wear in Romania. Probably during festivals and stuff. Yeah. Check that out. Should I buy one and just like walk around Bucharest today? You look like a total tourist. I mean we already kind of do. Yeah, true. So obviously this building's under construction but I think it's hilarious that they have the tarp like with what the building looks like. Yeah, or what they used to or something. These guys right here kind of look like Mickey Mouse a little bit. You see that? It's the Romanian Mickey Mouse. Mickey and Minnie. Maybe. This is it. Bucharest has a lot of different alleyways and passageways that have different vibes. One of them being the Maca Villacross Passage which we're going to right now because it's right behind us. The tarp construction areas seem like a common theme. Seems like they don't want to sacrifice the beauty of the city when they're fixing it. Yep. That's pretty crazy. This is super cool. It's like we're inside but we're also outside. People just be chilling. Yeah, it's so artsy-fartsy. It's got lights. I love lights. This is absolutely crazy. Check that out. There's like globes and the ceiling's insane and there's a whole bunch of chairs here. Yeah, you can eat at a restaurant too or a cafe. What a great idea. Passageways. This is the first time I feel like we've seen something like this. I would have to agree. What a cool vibe. It feels like we're inside of a cathedral but also an alleyway but also like a bunch of cafes. Have you seen that like every table has their own blanket? That's amazing for the cold weather. I love that. And they have the heat lamps like they're ready for the cold here. Have you ever seen an alleyway with stained glass ceilings? That right there is the Maca Villacross. If you're in Bucharest, highly recommend stopping. That was an awesome stop. It was pretty cool. You know you're in Old Town when the streets start turning into cobblestone pathways. True. So fun just walking around the streets. It's crazy looking at these buildings. Even just apartment buildings have these awesome like sculptures in between windows. It's just something so beautiful casually in the city. Hey kitty. Meow. Hey. She is taking a nap on the biggest pile of leaves. It's Halloween time, we're in Romania and there's a black cat. That's just so many crazy things. Come over here dude. You know we're talking about you, don't you? You are a big pigeon. We are at Sismidiu Park, which is actually the oldest park in all of Bucharest and well-loved by many people here. Dang, that's cool. How'd you learn that? Well, thank goodness I have data to figure it out on Google. Which brings us to the sponsor of this video, our new favorite eSIM provider, Saily. And eSIM provides you internet connection from wherever you travel and saves you money on roaming fees from your data providers at home. 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Scan that QR code over there to get 15% off your first Saily eSIM plan and stay connected while traveling. Now back to exploring Bucharest. Turn. Come on. Okay, backwards. No, that doesn't work. This is really hard. This is so peaceful. I love this. We have never done this before and we've been to many parts where you can like do this. Pedal boat. Yeah. And I'm loving it right now. The fall vibes are so real. Let me tell you, like colors on the trees, cool crisp air, sun shining. It is very hard to see though. I want to get some cool footage for reels. Okay. Hey, check out our Instagram. Rika's always busting her butt to get daily Instagram, so follow us over there. Yeah. Why are we going this way? I'm trying. It's harder than, here, I'll let you, here, Rika's gonna give her, give a steer. How are you doing this so well? It's not that hard. Hey, that's not what I want to hear. I love you. I'm just messing with you. Oh, we got some oncoming traffic here. Hey guys, you're in the wrong lane. Look at all the grass on that fountain. That's super cool. It's like moss. Look at all the different trees that are surrounding us too. Okay. We're getting dangerously close to the fountain here. No, we're fine. I'm under, I got it under control. Big fans of the paddle boats. We're going to have to do this again sometime. Definitely. And it's only seven euros, which is about seven USD. And I think it was 30 LEI. So those are all of the currency. Yeah, LEI. We kind of thought they were used euros here, but they have their own. It's so funny being a tourist because everyone just stares at you when you do like stuff like this. But yeah, we're totally, it's like we're on stage because everyone on the outside on the bench is staring at us. Yeah. Hey, but we're putting on a show. Okay, let's try to make our way back to the parking. How good's your parking skills? We'll see. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, you too. That was very fun. Nice. So glad we did that. Look at this. There's an old scale. Jeez, I'm zero kilograms. I've lost weight. And there's a cute little clock behind me. We have another one of Bucharest's amazing passageways, and this one is all umbrellas. I feel like this is the third or fourth umbrella street Rika and I have seen. And as touristy, as kitschy as it is, they never really fail to disappoint just because they're so colorful. These guys with a cool camera just is like, hold on, hold on, hold on. We took a photo of you. Not the best photo, but that's okay. Famous people of the city. I'm like, actually, it's actually pretty cool. Yeah, it's so cool. It's like a little photoshopped into like a newspaper. Don't you miss kicking the leaves? Yeah. It's great. Why underwrite fall? Don't like the cold, but I like this fall, like right at the end of summer, you know, and it's still warm enough. Order in a cup of love, feel it rising up and above. You will always keep my heart and soul strong. Plant your seeds and watch them grow. The light will always know where to go. You will always keep my heart and soul strong. This is Izvor Park, another fall vibes, very beautiful park. I feel like this one has even more trees than Sisinju. Yeah, I think that's right. Let's keep going. The leaves here are crazy. The palace is closed today. We'll go there on the food tour. I guess so. We're trying to decide if we should go to Romanian or Mexican. There's a Mexican restaurant like right next to here. I don't think this is Romanian either. We're going to get totally bashed in the comments for this, aren't we? Honestly, bring it on guys. We can, we can take it. I'm honestly excited to read all that. Oh, you got Mexican food in Romania. Half a world away. I can't wait. I really don't know why that's what I've done. Oh, already. Okay. Thank you very much. Let's eat some food. Where's our food? There it is. Yum. Let's go. Oh man. That's a huge burrito. Wow. They covered it in tomato, cilantro, sour cream, sour cream. Yeah. And chips and guac. Guys, this Airbnb is so cozy and it's super cheap. It's only 30 bucks a night. We'll put some overlay here. There's a nice bathroom. There's a kitchen, huge bed. It has this old school vibe. There's a balcony. 30 bucks a night for all this. This is crazy. And it's like two seconds from Bucharest Old Town, which is nice too. Yeah. Chips and guac are really good. Okay. Burrito in Romania. We got the veggie mega burrito. It is one kilogram, which is two and a half pounds. It's huge. And it was only like 10 bucks, 11 bucks. It was 11 USD. Yeah. It's not a big thing though. Really delicious. A lot of flavors. Really hearty. Delicious. Good morning, everybody. We slept absolutely amazing in our cute little Romanian Airbnb. Click right here to subscribe. We got a ton of Romanian videos coming out soon, including our next one. We're going to Dracula's Castle for Halloween. 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