Before transferring to our ship in Giurgiu, Romania, we enjoyed a panoramic city tour of Bucharest, taking in such landmarks as the historic Revolution Square, site of the Nation Art Museum and Athenaeum Concert Hall. We stopped at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral to view the beautiful murals and icons within its vaulted sanctuary.
We took a guided tour of the colossal Palace of the Parliament, the second-largest building in the world (second only to the Pentagon). The former Communist leader of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu, commissioned 20,000 laborers to work for five years on its construction, working 24 hours a day in 8 hour shifts.
We had lunch at one of Bucharest’s beautiful lakes and then drove to Giurgiu where we boarded our ship.
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