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Youth Park
(Parcul Tineretului)
A couple of blocks east of Carol I Park along Calea Şerban Vodă
(near metro Tineretului) is the bigger Youth Park, where various sporting events and open-
air concerts take place in the Sports & Culture Palace. It's been thoroughly renovated and
there's lots of space and playground equipment for younger children to run and play.
PARK
CEMETERY
Martyr-Heroes of the December 1989 Revolution Cemetery
(Cimitirul Eroii Martiri ai Revoluţei din Decembrie 1989; Calea Şerban Vodă; noon-
sunset)
Going west from the southern end of Carol I Park (near metro Eroii Revoluţiei),
the road curves past this cemetery, where many of the 1000 victims of the 1989 revolution
are buried.
Bellu Cemetery
(Cimitirul Bellu; 021-636 3571;
www.bellu.ro
; Calea Şerban Vodă 249; 8am-5pm)
Bellu Cemetery is the city's most prestigious burial ground and houses the tombs of many
notable Romanian writers. A map inside the gate points out locations. Many Romanians
pay their respects to national poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-89) and comic playwright and
humorist Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), who are only separated by a bloke named Trai-
an Savulescu; go to Figura 9 (to the right after you enter).
CEMETERY
BUCHAREST FOR CHILDREN
Bucharest is not an extremely child-friendly destination, particularly if you're travelling with younger children.
Distances between sights are vast and getting around involves a lot of legwork and tedious climbing up and down
metro stairs.
Children of any age will appreciate the sheer vastness of the Palace of Parliament (
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) building. The
most popular museums with younger visitors are likely to be the National Village Museum (
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)
and the
Natural History Museum (
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)
. The Geology Museum (
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)
will appeal to older kids, especially
those with a geek streak. Many kids will get a kick out of the plane hangar at the National Military Museum (
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), with parachute displays, a host of planes and all sorts of tanks outside.
The city's parks, particularly Cişmigiu Garden (
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)
, Herăstrău Park (
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)
and Youth Park (
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), have set up play areas for kids and have lakes where you can rent paddle or row boats.
City Mall (
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)
and Bucureşti Mall (
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)
have supervised play areas for children.
