Bucharest – Saturday 13th October

Rain forecast again for this weekend so a day in the city with football and rugby in the evening.
This morning’s trip was to the Sutu Palace on Piata Universitate that houses the Bucharest Municipal Museum. The foyer and one of the upstairs rooms currently house a modern “art” exhibition, all the works were the sort of things that would brighten any room (even in complete darkness) but add nothing positive to the atmosphere and quickly leave you with a headache. The museum proper is quite small and houses some interesting artifacts found in the Bucharest area from the Stone Age onwards. There are some very well preserved axe heads. Also of particular interest are the early “charters” of the city, including one for Vlad Tepes. There is also an interesting collection of early photographs of the City.
From here I took a long walk via Piata Unirii to the Bucharest Mall. This is a large converted communist era “warehouse” and is really quite difficult to navigate as it sprawls over a large area. There was a lot of retracing of steps to get round the whole thing although interestingly the stores did include a Debenhams and a M&S – so I was able to buy some new socks!
I just managed to beat the rain home for a very late lunch before watching some football before heading out in the evening to watch the Saes beat the French and make it to the Rugby World Cup Final - at least I now know I won't be neutral next weekend!