First Impressions of Bucharest, Romania! 🇷🇴

AMAZING BUCHAREST, ROMANIA!
After a few days in the capital city of Romania, we gathered a few points that destroyed our past perceptions of Romania, which could be somewhat ignorant...Dracula, gypsies, dangerous country, etc...
This country has a a lot to offer, and we are having a blast in Bucharest so far. On this vlog, we walked through Bucharest from Victory Square all the way to Bucharest Old Town to show you the daily life of the locals and the vibes of the city. Check out our Romania travel vlog!
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Stay tuned for more Romania travel vlog, Romania travel guide, Bucharest first impressions, and many more as we explore Romanian cities such as Brasov, Transylvania, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, and Bran. We cannot wait to explore Romanian culture and traditions, meet the locals, and try Romanian food!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
1:00 - What we thought of Romania before we came here
2:52 - They say this is the best way to see Bucharest
6:54 - Graffiti / Street Art everywhere
10:28 - Ivana's favorite part of Bucharest
12:42 - UNEDITED clip of Bucharest Old Town
20:20 - Brief history of Bucharest
22:55 - Expectation vs reality: Bucharest
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[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching! We are loving Romania so far🇹🇩 Let us know what you would like us to film and cover in Romania! Something you are curious of? Places you want us to visit? Food you want us to try? Would love your input👍🤗 ✨ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe🙏 Thank you! In case you missed our last vlog (First day in Bucharest): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuvZXyLlq2BiNU ✨ Follow us on Instagram (@jetlagwarriors) for behind the scenes and daily stories. ✨ If you like our videos, consider making a one-time donation on paypal to help us continue make more meaningful contents: paypal.me/pools/c/8rJ1qCci1Q ✨ Join this channel membership to get access to perks: kzbin.info/door/1soWWg79S9TUdSjzAHHftwjoin

[@Tudor356]

Therme Bucuresti night is very cool 😍👌

[@eminentacenusie2711]

TARGOVISTE the legendary old capital of Wallachia , one hour by train from Bucharest .

[@ajeebfoodhunter]

Miss both of u so much

[@sabeehfarooqi]

@Vivek Kumar they already did 2 years back

[@musmarius8910]

Bucharest nott wass villages...🤣🤣.You can check on KZbin Bucharest in 1930 ..Byee

[@dandaniel3488]

What you tourists do is by far the best lobby for our country. Thank you on behalf of the Romanians.

[@huynhmao9514]

Been there in 2017 and love it. Romania is beautiful country with lot of beautiful palaces and castle. Romania is under rated. I would love to go back to Romania someday. Most Romanian didn't realize how beautiful their country. Thanks for sharing and happy travel guys.

[@cristinamaria1181]

This is true. I began to discover the beauty of Romania, my country, through the eyes of my Italian boyfriend. It is sad that Romanians also depreciate their own country.

[@tinotino9698]

@@cristinamaria1181 ai uitat de ce ai plecat!?? And there's your answer...

[@cristinamaria1181]

@@tinotino9698 nu am plecat :)

[@cristinamaria1181]

Și de unde știi tu de ce as fi plecat? Poate as fi plecat din motive intelectuale, job etc. În orice caz, dacă ești asa curios, locuiesc aici cu familia mea. Iar să știi că mulți romani care pleacă își iubesc tara în schimb mulți care rămân aici o depreciază. Și pe lângă migrația pentru munca necalificata mai exista și migrația creierelor, " brain drain", oamenii aceștia pot pleca pentru specializări doar câțiva ani și multi se întorc. :)

[@dorapopovici9101]

@@cristinamaria1181 Romanians don’t depreciate their country, they always say it’s beautiful, too bad it’s inhabited…

[@flawless7680]

Romania is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet. From it’s gorgeous old town cities, to its countryside to its varieties of food choices. I’m blessed to be Romanian it truly is a gem.

[@GrumpyGamer11]

Wow, nu ma asteptam sa gasesc un Roman care isi lauda si isi iubeste tara. Majoritatea scarbelor vorbesc doar de partile negative si isi injura propria tara, ca niste caini.

[@mariamihaelaiamandi9159]

@@GrumpyGamer11 , Nu e adevărat . Toți cetățenii își iubesc țara, chiar dacă rămân în ea și o critică sau dacă pleacă și fac instinctiv , comparație, (cu amărăciune), intre ceea ce au lăsat in urmă și ceea ce găsesc acolo, în Occident, unde ajung. Și nu sunt nici unii, nici alții vinovați ci numai cei care, din obedienta sau egoism, prea puțin le pasă de ei si ... se întâmplă ceea ce stim cu toții. Și isi amintesc de ei doar periodic in lunile electorale. În rest le servesc celor din țară "pâine și circ la televiziuni care îi învață cum să gândească , sa nu-și piardă "masa de manevră". Cei din afară sunt mai curajoși si deja au alt mod de a vedea lucrurile. De aceea diaspora contează atât de mult. Gratie ei există si o modificare de percepție a străinilor despre România care intrigați vor să vadă si sa se convingă de adevăr , exact cum procedează autorii acestui video. Oare cine , care dintre românii plecați ar fi vrut sa se dezrădăcineze și să nu poată trăi "occidental" în țara lui ? S-ar fi putut face mai mult in 32 , aproape 33 de ani după revoluție. Dar cu cine ? Cu cei care "trăgeau" țara înspre ...estul rusesc ?!

[@passioncla]

​@@GrumpyGamer11, romanii care isi critica tara, nu o fac pentru ca isi dispretuiesc tara, ci pe cei care o conduc, dar si pe cei care ar putea sa faca mult mai mult, dar n-o fac din nepasare. Cand ai atatea resurse, cand faci parte dintr-o Uniune Europeana, care iti ofera atatea oportunitati de dezvoltare, iar tu alegi sa nu accesezi banii care ti se ofera doar pt ca nu pot fi furati, cum numesti asta? Majoritatea politicienor cu interese au avut tot timpul viziuni si practici comuniste, de aceea multi dintre noi criticam si ajungem sa dispretuim prostia si nepasarea... Nu ai cum sa progresezi daca vorbesti doar de bine despre tara ta, dar in realitate lucrurile sa fie fix pe dos. Iti dau un exemplu, gara de nord, zona garii de nord. Infrastructura lasata balta zeci de ani, sabotajul la cei care incearca sa faca ceva bun in tara asta. Sunt atatea lucruri care nu functioneaza in Romania incat mi-ar trebui sa stau ore intregi sa le enumar. Asa ca avem nevoie de critica constructiva, domnule.

[@filipino437]

Romania is a beautiful country and it's one of my dream countries to visit when i turn 20 (now I'm 17, turning 18 next year), i have a lot of romanian friends that i met in an online game called Growtopia, they are really friendly and i practice my romanian with them everyday... I hope i can visit Romania 🇷🇴 someday, love from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@GrumpyGamer11]

Hey, thanks for the kind words. People like you are always welcome here.

[@DD-qn8nj]

i visited Palawan before the pandemic bud, you already have heaven right there, in Philippines

[@elenavoicu8150]

😍👍♥️

[@filipino437]

@@elenavoicu8150 salut, ce faci?

[@kathyburn]

I can agree more with you! I visited Romania one week ago and I also tought the same. And then when we arrived and see all that... Fantastic country!

[@cristinaionica3399]

Thanks 😘❤❤❤

[@ColderPls]

Nah

[@KB9eve]

Thanks. Glad that you liked it

[@TudorX99]

as a romanian living in US, id never go back srsly

[@ralucamaria5523]

@@TudorX99 🙂 nicio problemă...stai acolo...

[@aviationfansalbania2332]

Romania is wonderful place !

[@JetLagWarriors]

Agree :) :D

[@rotaruvladimir3265]

And albanians are the best people, my best friend is albanian. Cheers.

[@IrfanFarooqui1]

Evening life looks very attractive here, so many people enjoying their time out.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yes! The Old Town is such a party :). Great place! Stay tuned for a late night party vlog :)

[@andydbr2969]

It really is. I enjoy very much going out with my friends in the old town on weekend evenings

[@dand7763]

i know the expectations of foreigners regarding Romania are low , but when they come here to see with their own eyes... always they make surprised faces Romania is member European Union since 2007 (just 14 years ago , that means Romania is almost a "teenager" in democracy in comparison with Western Europe) ,and NATO member since 2004 of course the country develop fast in every year , step by step , brick upon brick ... Romania looks better now than the year 2000 , and will be better in the future... than in present.... over 10 , or 20 years Romania still learning...i hope the country will implement the best things coming from West , not necessarily all ...

[@JetLagWarriors]

yessss!!! We love Romania!!!❤️🇹🇩 Friendly people, Amazing architectures, deicious food. No complaints😊

[@dand7763]

@@JetLagWarriors communism fall in 1989 here , Romania looked in 1989 like how it is North Korea today , 31 years ago... in that time ,foreigners were very few here , just those from other communist countries were allowed to visit Romania back then

[@vadergrd]

also Romania being the poorest somewhat it also means it develops the fastest :)). also MJ story is real , great MJ show , i was there in 1996 ( second concert!)

[@dand7763]

@@vadergrd That from 1992 was his best performance on stage ,according to specialists in music (MJ , Dangerous Tour, Bucharest 1992)

[@carcotasu081]

@@vadergrd It's not the poorest. Not of Europe, not of the EU. It recently surpassed even Croatia

[@carmenrosman5640]

Can you stop saying about gypsies? Romanians are not gypsies, romanians are romanians! Gypsies don t come from Romania, they are not ethnic romanians. They come from India, Pakistan.

[@eddiemitza2544]

23:25 Hahah, if a gypsy lady would come up to you and try to curse you or something, she wouldn't say it in Romanian, they have their own language.

[@joycetan4684]

You are Absolutely Correct! We encountered a gypsy lady carrying a "baby" wrapped up in a white towel while in an uncrowded bus on our way to the Vatican City, Rome. Not Bucharest though. When the bus swerved sharply at the corner, she some how deliberately landed on our male colleague and uttered a foreign language which we thought it sounded like from a gypsy coz she looked like one! When the bus stopped, she alighted like a flash of lightning and we saw her dumping the "baby" in the garbage!😲😱 We told our male colleague probably it was her strategy to pick-pocket him. True enough, his Cash was gone!!⚡😵🤦🏻🤷🏻‍♀️ 23:45 No offence But we saw quite a number of gypsies roaming in Rome especially in the buses and trains! Perhaps, they've moved there instead! 🤔💰💰

[@cristinamaria1181]

I live near the Old Town. Thanks for this video guys! this feeling is so pleasant, when you see that your country is appreciated.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Have anyone been to or is from Romania?🇹🇩 What was your first impression or what do you think about your own country?🤔

[@IrfanFarooqui1]

First impression is Nadia Comaneci

[@andreicarbans4501]

I have a comment, but its not about romania! At minute 3:05 0.70 Lei is actually about 20 cents or a quarter! And about romania: For me, as a romanian, I can say that romanian People really dont think very pozitive of Romania! Its either The corruption, we dont have highways, hospitals, good education sistem etc..., but when you really go deep trough romania, you'll see how good The People are and how beautiful The landscapes are! So if u plan to stay in romania, I really suggest for you to rent a car and go in a roadtrip!

[@vladvideography]

glad to hear you guys changed your opinion about Romania.

[@Gabi_2211]

I was at the MJ concert im 92 and yes we love him!

[@iceblu4713]

Damn...EU really mocked the hell out of us with their gypsies thing. Bruh...Romania is such a beautiful country..I feel SOO happy to live in Bucharest. SOOO beautiful mountains and mountain valleys. You, the tourists who visit Romania, are the only saviors of us because you are the only ones who can actually make another impression of this country for the future tourists.

[@adrianignat84]

Well... I'm impressed all the time people say "We like/love Romania" Yes, as elsewhere around the world, we have positives and negatives things.

[@dr.perfectsmile4175]

Everyone does, the problem is most of Romanians like many others in the world don’t have enough money/time to travel and believe what’s on TV 😆

[@iulian5906]

Forget about the capital…. You guys need to visit the mountains from Romania

[@roslinasaidin3956]

Love the old city; beautiful architecture! The nightlife reminds me of Spain. Thank you Steve for the info on Bucharest, brief but concise (as usual). Enjoy your stay guys!!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed this video :D

[@peaceforall1291]

Romania is definitely safer than NY, LA, Portland, St Louis, and many other cities in the USA

[@jasoblack9468]

@@peaceforall1291 it is because its undeveloped and kinda on every level behind like 100 years

[@doidoizero6339]

@@jasoblack9468 :) you'd be surprised to see the contrary

[@mariamihaelaiamandi9159]

Roslina Saidin • Too bad not everyone knows that Bucharest has been called Little Paris since the interwar period.

[@davidlow7568]

I have been to Romania a few times.Been in Bucharest twice.I have been to Iasi and it's a lovely city in the eastern part of Romania.Why don't you try to go visit Iasi and maybe you and Ivana would love this Cultural City too.Bacau is a beautiful city too.Mamaia is the beach to be in the summertime but very crowded with the Romanians spending their holidays there by the Black Sea.Anyway love your video in Old Town Bucuresti!

[@falxus9962]

Is very crowded , with romanians spending their holiday!???!!Man!!! Wtf is that!? Is normal for a romanian to spend his holiday in Mamaia !

[@Condretm]

Brașov is the most beautiful city in Romania. And the best people in the country. Next to it is Sibiu, lovely town but the prices are high for romanian standards. Cluj is the most modern town of ours with nice people and beautiful sites. Iași, Timișoara are cultural places, with old and new buildings. Maramureș zone is the most pitoresque, if you want to see villages that are neat and cosy, with the most loving people in the world. The nature is olso great, we have mountains, hills., Delta and sea. You need at least a month to see them all.

[@katoka7463]

Mamaia sucks. Overpriced, dirty, overcrowded.

[@seemenowudont7244]

@@mvh3374 Lol Cluj is 10 times better, less idiots from Rep of Moldova

[@nanovahidy5172]

I had the same preconceived idea of Romania as Ivana has but you people, especially Steve, seem to have carved out the pearl from an oyster that lay hidden. Now we know all about Romania because of you - you’ve practically put it on the map again!

[@dianegreig4627]

Great to see everyone enjoying themselves. We are getting there slowly here in Toronto. Some of the graffiti is beautiful. Talented people 👏. Keep safe, healthy and happy.

[@MM-zt9tf]

Visit Brasov and the whole Transilvania! You'll be AMAZED! 🥰

[@marcfaur]

The Romanian Orthodox Church is independent so to speak, but it has very close ties with the Greek Orthodox Church and no ties whatsoever with the Russian one.

[@reprezentareimobiliara22]

Another note. It is Christian Orthodox. So is a Christian religion. On another note: ORTHODOX means a stricter version of that specific religion.

[@marcfaur]

@@reprezentareimobiliara22 Yes, I meant Christian Orthedox. I wrote just "Orthodox Church" because that's how we call it in Romanian, "The Romanian Orthodox Church". And in this case it's not a stricter version, it's just more traditional.

[@Chris-rx8jg]

@@marcfaur it means original, the true church/faith. They are keeping the original chruch before the split.

[@a0flj0]

All Orthodox churches keep more or less close relations to each other. The Patriarch of Constantinople (that's his title, although the city is nowadays called Istanbul) is informally considered the head of an equally informal union of Orthodox churches worldwide. One on one, relations between Orthodox churches reflect the relations between the states they function in.

[@lulalaaaa]

It’s indeed disheartening to see people vandalised the buildings. So glad to see you both enjoying your drinks everywhere you go! Keep the spirit up :D

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yeah a bit disheartening to see the 'amateur' street art, but the professional stuff is like 😍

[@vadergrd]

it seem to look pretty good in general :D...

[@itsMe_TheHerpes]

well, i am glad at least someone sees the reality of the matter. it's a trap country, lol stay away. good to visit but make friends with the locals or move there ? NO WAY. this type of decisions may end up very bad, lol.

[@simi1391]

@@itsMe_TheHerpes 🤫🤫

[@irinaapostol3608]

@@itsMe_TheHerpes you really the Herpes I swear. :))

[@dragos_16]

Please, go to Iasi! To the "Palace of Culture" there you will see ALL THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF ROMANIA.

[@G1100L]

Beautiful looking city! Love all the architectural designs of the buildings. Dig right in guys!!!

[@sally88tan]

Super cool to see you guys gallivanting & enjoying the wonderful places in Romania whereas other countries still need to wear mask & closed etc….so blessed,life’s back to normal there👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻😆

[@Mihai-eg6ux]

Bucharest urban planning is a constant work in progress because every regime, the monarchy, the communists wanted to redesign the city but never got to finish and after 1990 it's been no planning whatsoverer. There are urban planning laws but anyone can tear down or build anything due to corruption. A lot of great architecture was lost that way and a lot more is in danger of being torn down and replaced by ugly office blocks or condos.

[@chaw294]

To be on the frank side, l have heard of Romania before but never bother to take note of this country. Well, l'm going to "travel" with you guys again to explore it. Bucharest is indeed amazing...love the architectural structure of the buildings there. Thanks for the walk around and a brief history of it. Looking forward for more vlogs soon.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Woo thanks for watching Chaw! We are excited to explore Bucharest in the coming weeks

[@chaw294]

@@JetLagWarriors my pleasure, Steve lvana. Happy exploring then.

[@weeeee8232]

@@chaw294 i am tagging along...😁

[@chaw294]

@@weeeee8232 great, let's go and enjoy too 😀😀

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for this wonderful video n thanks for sharing your first impressions of Bucharest, Romania. D city is really beautiful.

[@bTravelChannell]

💥 View BUCHAREST NIGHTLIFE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zmm4oYinataAfdE

[@hassanashwas6719]

From my experience all Romanians are very eccepting people and the dont judge you or force their ways on you. Much respect

[@JetLagWarriors]

So far, our experience is the same as yours! We are having a great time here in Romania

[@bujdososzekely]

Hassan Ashwas the 2000000 hungarian in Transylvania after romanian occupation in 1918 have different experience !!!

[@irisselene2325]

@@bujdososzekely More like after we got back what was ours until Hungarians came in

[@bujdososzekely]

@@irisselene2325 , the Hungarians take Transylvania back . kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWLVZIqtjbZjmrs

[@irisselene2325]

@@bujdososzekely The hungarians didn't even exist until the Huns arrived to Europe and then were overtaken by german tribes. And then the magyars started occupying more and more land... And then the austrohungarian empire? Romania was formed of 3 separate Kingdoms, Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia. And Hungarians and Austro-Hungarians occupied Transylvania for ages.

[@MrFirasa77]

Romanian Pizza is marvelous, my kids used to love Margherita and vegetarian.

[@GiancarloDiamond]

Best pizza makers here are Jerry’s pizza and Pizza Hut

[@octronul]

@@GiancarloDiamond If you want awesome pizza you should try Tudi's or Pizza Volare.

[@xxyy2597]

Pizza Luca is the best

[@jasoblack9468]

I disagree. Good pizza is all about the dough recipe. Only found 1 place with amazing pizza. It was an Italian restaurant

[@lindatang4955]

Looks cool the patio of the cafe. So much youngsters enjoying and chilling there

[@andreealungescu7819]

I’m Romanian and i can Tell you..a lot of us move outside Bucharest because of the crowded places and the noise and the traffic ..it’s just terrible, if you want beautiful architecture with ole cities that have been modernized you should visit Brasov,Sibiu,Sinaia,Iași , but just don’t miss Brasov 🥰

[@kimkennedy8636]

I love watching your videos. You're both so enthusiastic! Bucharest looks very nice...like any other major European (or even) American city.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thank you!!

[@MrFirasa77]

At last you guys reached there 🇷🇴. I have lived there with my family. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Awesome!! Thanks for watching :D

[@GiancarloDiamond]

I love British Pakistani girls nice toned skin love

[@sarahfoo4359]

The old town reminds me of some parts of London. Awww happy times! ☺️ Looking good Ivana! Super radiant in this video 🌟

[@JetLagWarriors]

Hee hee 😍😊

[@criztu]

yeah, the second king of Romania, Ferdinand was married to Marie of Edinburgh, and the Freemasonry in Romania was connected to the English Freemasonry, so 1870-1940 was a period of anglicisation

[@sarahfoo4359]

@@criztu wow! Thank you for this piece of history 😊

[@spicydraks]

"Gypsy castle land that loves MJ" I laughed I really appreciate that you are in Romania and are honestly really good ambassadors for the country because you are looking at it with fresh eyes, while most of us Romanians tend to be very pessimistic about even nice things about the country. As a side note, the correct term for gypsies is "Rom" or "Roma", or at least the term they prefer

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL! After our first few days in Bucharest, we knew nobody would be offended if we gave our honest (however ignorant) opinion on Romania before we came. Everybody was asking for it! So, we thought it would be a nice thing to add to the video :). So far, we are having a blast in Bucharest. Lots to see and do!

[@Zdamaneta]

That's nonsense, most gypsies in Romania don't even know what Rom/Roma/Romanies is, those names for gypsies were pushed by western NGOs in the late 90s and now foreigners confuse Romanian with Roma (the new pc term for gypsies)

[@spicydraks]

@@Zdamaneta If you actually talk to them then maybe you will understand. I wouldn't call them that if that wasn't what I heard them say they want to be called.

[@Zdamaneta]

@@spicydraksI call them tigani and that's how they call themselves in my neck of the woods. Maybe in Bucharest they are different.

[@Syllence]

@@Zdamaneta Your comment is so over the top disgusting and ignorant since "tigani" means literally slave; It's not very different from the n-word. The fact that so many people are uneducated about our own history and use it casually doesn't take away any of its weight. Here's some basic history you skipped before you jumped straight to spreading misinformation: There's no word for "tigan" in Romani language. The word *rom* means human/man/husband and it's been used by the Romani by centuries. You just still recite some long-debunked propaganda from the early 2000s with the "western NGOs". Every group has the right to call itself what it finds representative. (If Romani was the name given to some rich, white Western population then you would've done anything to get confused with them. Double standards much.) The word "țigan/tsyganskiy/çingene/cigány" was used as pagan and impure in the Byzantine Empire. By the time it got to Romania in the 14th century, it was used to describe slave exchange, and it had nothing to do with ethnicity. The few Romani who were managing to escape slavery, which rarely happened, were no longer called tigani. And your racist comment getting double digit likes shows what's wrong with this country and how much hate is alive and well in it. This holds it back from growing and catching up with the rest of the EU. This type of behavior really hurts our reputation. I hope those who liked your comment more than the OP comment also see this message.

[@raulmare2001]

Very few Romanians are speaking nice about their country ... they should be the best ambassadors but they are not, that's why probably Romania is under rated. In fact it's a cultural thing to complain about everything ... always complaining, always. Overall is not the best country in the World but is one of the best to have fun, parties, social life and food. Enjoy it!

[@empyrionin]

The entirety of Eastern Europe has the same problem with seeing themselves as inferior.

[@JetLagWarriors]

We will be in Bucharest for a while!! Let us know places to visit, cool or unique things to do, restaurants to try or a cultural experience! Thank you🙏

[@weeeee8232]

i would really love to know traditional things about romania... Thank you🙏

[@TC-kp2os]

Lime has group ride, so you don't need two phones.

[@oanaseverin90]

"Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum

[@dreleavitalie8283]

Lake SNAGOV. Where Vlad the IMpaler wAS killed. Plus Ceausescu Place. Biggest building in the world.

[@garymacdonald7165]

Walk around the parliment building and see the new cathedral!

[@michaels2480]

6:54 Yes, lots of graffiti. Vlad the Impaler (who you referenced earlier) would have cut off their little hands

[@francophile4082]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@callmelil]

Love the old town, such beautiful architecture 😌🙌

[@JetLagWarriors]

Amazing! And everyone having a good time around it, enjoying and drinking and talking. Just amazing

[@fanesorin8927]

@@JetLagWarriors Isn't it the same in Canada? :)

[@danielapopa3885]

I live in Bucharest and I wasn’ t in Old City since 2018 I think tonight i will go there and drink a bluebarries coktail like yours 😋😋😍 Thank you :)) Big like!

[@theultimatewanderer215]

Thanks warriors for showing Bucharest to the world. I love your vlogs guys , you are the best. I am following from Pakistan, and since then you have been amazing indeed. keep up the good work Steve and Ivana , love u .

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for this message!! We are hoping to be back in Pakistan in a few weeks! We really love that place. Just having some visa issues now but hopefully we can sort them out soon!! Thanks again

[@aa.r2588]

The pavement looks so different compared to south east asia countries. No open drainage system and no holes. Always admire that.

[@RaduRadonys]

What do you mean by open drainage system and holes? Isn't it dangerous to have such things in the pavement?

[@andreeutza22]

@@RaduRadonys da.. Am fost socata când am văzut asta în Malaezia. Pur și simplu sunt peste tot șanțuri adânci care nu sunt acoperite prin care trece apa de ploaie.. Și nu prea sunt trotuare pt pietoni..în schimb au străzile si autostrazile mult mai bune, hoteluri curate și mai ieftine, mâncarea stradala extraordinara

[@Vladprmprm]

Îi ador,cei mai buni vlogari,au zis doar adevarul despre Romania! Love you ragazzi! ❤❤❤🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴

[@brunaprocopi]

Where would you set roots? Love to see you enjoying yourselves…Romania looks awesome.👏👏👏

[@JetLagWarriors]

I think eventually, we will be raising our family back in Canada. But that might not be for 5 more years!

[@jasoblack9468]

I would never spend the rest of my life in Romania. Almost anywhere else would probably better

[@MagisterVeritas]

Hey, happy to have you here. Wish I had met you to go for a drink in Old Town and show you around

[@MrFirasa77]

Caru' cu bere is the most famous restaurant in old town

[@JetLagWarriors]

Woo we went there just yesterday! What a place :D

[@KosmoAlx]

And most expensive and not worthy

[@dorapopovici9101]

@@KosmoAlx Definetely not exclusive or expensive, that’s why it’s always crowded

[@iskandartaib]

The Bucharest traffic patterns sound very much like what you find in Boston. Sort of a random fishnet. I remember getting lost driving around, it was not fun. Paris also has an interesting street plan, you have plazas ("Place de xxxxx..") with streets radiating out and connecting to other plazas, and ironically it was totally planned that way in the mid 19th century and is relatively easy to navigate.

[@JetLagWarriors]

Yeah, I wonder if Bucharest is considered well planned out, or poorly planned out. It's certainly difficult for a foreigner, but maybe the locals have it figured out and it is quite useful and easy for them ? Dunno

[@vadergrd]

@@JetLagWarriors it no planning at all probably , just a succesion of historical conjuctures and influences!

[@cristinaionica3399]

Poorly planed out!

[@vico7628]

@@cristinaionica3399 the tradițional Bucharest was developed before WWII. It hasn’t been updated to the modern times

[@dennisbernic5856]

Usually, cities in Europe aren't so organized in street plans because they date long before America has been discovered so the urban need was different back then, whereas cities in North America were made from scratch .

[@SoWhatGuRiRu]

I’m glad you had a nice time in România! I was born and live in Bucharest and I can tell you that it is a city that has many beautiful places, but most importantly beautiful people! Of course, there are people that won’t always want your well being, so to speak, there are robbers and scammers still, but we have many things to offer! Unfortunately the government is busy with corruption and stealing the money from our taxes (that are very high) and they couldn’t care less about historical buildings or improving tourism in Romania, but the few of us who still care would want tourists to see Romania for what it truly is! I am Gypsy by the way, but I don’t steal or do bad things and I respect people. We do exist, there’s a lot of great gypsy people with big hearts that have nothing to do with people that do bad things! Thank you and hope you will come again!

[@MagisterVeritas]

Romanian who moved to Germany here. I miss Romania so much!!!

[@Alumis13]

Romanians have a saying for graffiti "numele prostilor pe toate gardurile" the name of idiots on all the fences and it's just vandalism as long as it has no meaning

[@ionicafardefrica]

honestly, I've been watching you guys for like 3 years, and this one video is one of the best, raw impressions, you ever did. I guess you're too experienced to allow trademark street music in your videos now, or too well versed too be this straight up about your impressions, but I really think this is one of the videos that hooked me

[@traveljewelsbyjanet5883]

Wonderful!!!! You will not believe it but I am looking into a trip to Albania and Montenegro thanks to you guys!

[@JetLagWarriors]

wohooo! This is so exciting!!! Enjoy your trip!😊

[@reginavolosen]

Hi, I am a Romanian and I live now in Texas, San Antonio. It was a pleasure to see again Romania . I am in America for more than 30 years . The Romanian food is very very good , extremely good, the sarmale , mamaliga , mici, very very good . Sometime I am cooking here in America , but for sarmale is taking time . Thank you and be blessed

[@Yasin_Affandi]

There r so many lovely cafes in d Bucharest old town.

[@BltchErica]

To sum up the graffiti situation, the reason everything is covered in graffiti is because there's a huge graffiti scene in Bucharest, rappers promote it, it's part of the extreme sport lifestyle, so every teenage boy thinks it's the coolest thing to do, and ruining beautiful things with your graffiti tag is considered cool and rebellious. Most guys do it at least once in their lives.

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Yeah very attractive street...nice place to chill indeed!!!

[@doinaursan1362]

Minute 2:34 hilarious, working in America for summer, they were surprised that we have internet and we know about Game of Thrones 😅

[@chiprolling441]

I’ll try then Albanian pizza because I always thought Romanian pizza is the best! By the way, the Italian pizza is light years distant from a good pizza!

[@zuraidazakaria7419]

The scooters,the graffiti/art work,the great architecture, the lively old town with a jumping night live...Bucharest is a city with characters for sure. So Ivana is secretly a Russian lol Beautiful women alert at 10.45 Steve 😀

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL! Great comment :)

[@Tudor356]

@@JetLagWarriors 😁

[@cs-ss7cl]

But graffiti in Romania, especially in Bucharest, are made in the sense of VANDALIZATION, which terribly amplifies the notion of misery. For us, the inhabitants of Bucharest, graffiti annoys us until the revolt.

[@irinamarcovici4689]

Salut dragilor, ne bucurăm de vizita voastră, mulțumim pentru recenzii și.....pentru percepția schimbată-n bine ! Sunt multe puncte de atracție, voi tocmai ați vizitat unul, minunat !

[@Mayan381]

Romania is like Pakistan ❤ that got me bro I knew you'd fallen in love with the Mountains! Just want you guys to know that after elections this year 2023 Pak is back on going to the best tourist destination & we're very excited to see you again❤

[@alexnastase7403]

In the old city, don't miss "Caru cu bere", the first brewery from Bucharest .

[@JetLagWarriors]

we have been there and made a vlog😊

[@Flbari]

If you want to try pizza try fomizza, as an Italian Romania is the country where i ate the best pizza out of Italy

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thanks for the suggestion!!

[@casianolariu1378]

E frumoasa România

[@theresewheeler1498]

Wow it’s nice .. enjoy and stay blessed

[@JetLagWarriors]

Thank you!

[@ioanaso233]

the second art galery you descover there, the little one belong actualy to one of the most famous romanian actor, Horatiu Malaele who also draw with both his hands. Just a fact for your details colection about Romania. I am happy that you enjoyed my city.

[@romycta]

Romanian,16 years living in Canada, Montreal. Like many other stereotypes, we are frequently associated with gypsies. Wich, indeed, is a part of the Romanian population(3-4%). Thanks to bring another light about Romania.

[@Kira110lol]

I might be late to the party but I have a few "corrections" to make. Or rather warnings. You are absolutely right about the good sides but rather missing the bad parts. I will start with the funniest one. The old town actually IS a tourist scam trap. It might not seem so to you because you're not exactly used to the prices and economy here BUT the Old Town has very, VERY high prices, especially because of the tourists. Like, everything you find in the old town can be even double the price than any other place. Another thing related to the first, it is not as safe as you make it sound. It is safe in big areas because they're big tourism attractions and we happen to protect those areas more, both by law and as citizens. Funny enough even the "dangerous people" avoid doing anything wrong in these places because they know it brings a lot of money. But don't wander around at night, straying off the main places, assuming you won't be mugged at knife point. (we don't really use guns over here). Last but not least, the crime rate is low because the only crime that's counted is the REPORTED crime. A lot of it isn't reported or it's simply swept under the rug or we simply deal with it on the spot.. It is more common for a Romanian to take matters into their own hands than call for law enforcement.. It has it's ups and downs but I guess that's how we are?

[@1TazDanny3]

Awesome to see that you guys are here and are having fun. Glad to see most views you have are pretty much the same as mine when i moved here. Enjoy the country, hope you ll visit the nature here as well and maybe some other cities :)

[@manikhan9299]

Hello, steve how ya doing mate, how's ivana.. I like her new hair colour.. Romania new place good luck =) love ur vlogs/editing 10/10 BTW steve u look more fresh and cool now!! Ur Fan from Lahore, *Pakistan*

[@JetLagWarriors]

This comment was so great. Thanks for watching friend :D

[@markmd9]

True, Romanian gypsy moved to richer European cities and Bucharest feel safer than many other capitals.

[@raducujohnson]

In Bucharest you can walk fron one part of the city to the other at night and you will be 100% safe.

[@romanianmike106]

Thank you so much for exploring Romania and reminding me of how beautiful this country is!!! You guys are really really awesome, funny, and have great energy and positive spirits!!! You might not notice but.... you guys are making a big difference in MY world! LOVE YOU GUYS FROM LAS VEGAS and I hope to see you in Vegas one day! PEACE AND BLESSINGS! - MIHAI

[@zarreenimran4860]

What I know about Romnia is Nadia Comaneci aformer gymnasit when I was akid I love to see her events

[@JetLagWarriors]

Wow, good one! The first perfect 10!

[@fabiandanesti1497]

@@JetLagWarriors U should listen to Romanian Rhapsody No.1 (George Enescu)

[@reginavolosen]

Yes , Nadia Comanici is here in America , I think in Oklahoma. The perfect score” 10”

[@ioanmaftei6587]

Bucharest is the little Paris !

[@slavakaza]

Literally every country's law: It's not allowed to ride the scooters on pedestrian sidewalks and it is not allowed for 2 people to ride them. JetLag Warriors: Hold my palinka!!

[@JetLagWarriors]

Oh no!! Really?? We saw a whole bunch of scooters, with 2 people on them, on the pedestrian walkway. We meant no harm!!!!!!!!! lol

[@slavakaza]

@@JetLagWarriors Yes, because it's unsafe as you saw when you tried. But even here in Germany - where people love to follow rules - many people are doing this to save money not renting a second scooter. There are a lot of accidents with those. Scooters are considered by legislation as bikes in most countries because it's dangerous for pedestrians to use them on sidewalks. But same here: Many people are disobeying this rule and many accidents happen. Take care!

[@eddiemitza2544]

You guys are just overthinking the graffiti stuff. It's all about the incompetence of the authorities when it comes to stopping people of vandalizing buildings.

[@lynia6587]

Hi Ivana and Steve 👋 my first impression were like Ivana just mentioned Dracula and the gypsies 😂 I thought maybe you could bump into one of them and get to know a bit of their culture 😅 Just love the old town really busy and happening life styles, there are so many cafes and restaurants really fantastic 👍🏻 amazing rows of heritage buildings but so sad that there’s vandalism everywhere and looks like really serious attitude and problem to the country 😢 thanks guys for today’s vlog and have a good rest 🥰😘

[@JetLagWarriors]

actually we have not seen many gypsies around…maybe in the countryside? We are really liking the vibes here… it’s like everyone is welcome. No judgement

[@iverson4764]

@@JetLagWarriors maybe în India 😉....that is their country

[@Velaxa]

@@JetLagWarriors You have probably seen. Gypsies are not necessarily wearing big hats or a big dresses. They can be normal/modern too, lol

[@heidyadriolo4746]

Its so cool to be there the live there is so relaxed and the night times i love IT to see the local people enyoi live i miss IT here in the Netherlands al de clubs are close 😩the bars are open and the restaurants to but i miss the clubs where you van dance

[@dedaconceptart5000]

Yes. It is very safe. Love it!

[@dandaniel3488]

Try to get to Turda to enter the salt mine, to cross the Transfagarasan, Transalpina, to visit Bucovina with its monasteries and I stop only here: and we'll talk after that

[@jian282]

Romania is a beautiful country with many rich people 🇷🇴🤑 that’s what I thought before getting to Romania, once I arrived.. oh wauww it really is!!!!

[@weeeee8232]

1st? anyhow, i clicked LIKE. 🥰

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Yay.

[@weeeee8232]

@@Yasin_Affandi 😂😂😂

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@weeeee8232 😀

[@JetLagWarriors]

LOL You did it!

[@weeeee8232]

@@JetLagWarriors 🤣🤣🤣 yay...

[@sorinrosca208]

The primary population in Romania are Romanians. There are isolated communities of gypsies that actually cause problems. But they are not native Romanians, they are nomads who settled with the flow of immigrants hundreds of years ago. The news spread that Romania is a country dominated by gypsies, because they cause problems everywhere they go. But every country in the EU has its gypsies, only that each country manages its internal problems differently, and unfortunately the laws protect gypsies in our country because they have the right to vote and everyone has something to gain. But for the most part Romania is super safe and beautiful at the same time. Too bad that some people give their opinion until they see it with their own eyes. Thank you, however, for showing the truth through what you do!

[@dhanyrafael]

You are so funny and nice ! Love you guys for coming to Romania... the medieval country. :) Hopefully you didn't have any incidents. :)

[@lilianac4728]

Oh nice video:) im living here for 7 years. Welcome to mountains too its rreally amazing. Welcome again !

[@seggemnagy]

Guys, just one little mistake, PALINKA is not a Romanian drink, but Hungarian

[@burteamanuela8738]

I don't remember having so much graffiti during the communist period and especially in the center of Bucharest. I hate bad taste graffiti and the mess they made on the walls of these buildings .........

[@CosmicCosmicus]

Thank you guys for this video🙏 Romanian salute you🙏🇷🇴🥇🌍

[@ioanairimescu6451]

fun fact:the graffiti is not made by the locals but by tourists since our laws suck and can get away easy doing this they just do it here ,it was a major news report about this when it started.basically they are cleaned and in less then a few days they do this again.

[@alexandruradu3939]

I saw you guys in "cristi si ralu" channel to that party... Nice to meet you... I add you to my list

[@JetLagWarriors]

Nice to meet you too Alexandru! Thanks for subscribing!

[@guilletiger]

Im travelling for 1 week in October... so excited already 🤩🤩🤩I have a question: I see no one uses mask any more, is there any Covid restrictions or is it everything chilled there?

[@JetLagWarriors]

Indoors, like grocery stores or in the subway, everyone wears them. But outdoors, no mask. Enjoy your trip!

[@alisaalisa2060]

Is super chill, you have to wear a mask only indoors.

[@jasoblack9468]

You will feel like being harrased about it. Yes there's a lot

[@inapetrisor2874]

Guys, go to spa Therme Bucharest!

[@514Adi]

Romania has made huge progress in the past 10-20 yrs. There are still lots of things to be desired but overall is beautiful and worth visiting. Like in most of countries from the former communist block the corruption and the lack of interest and planning from the authorities made all this progress to seem like pulling teeth and pushed the people to leave. 3.4 million Romanians left the country in the last 10 years; second highest emigration growth rate after Syria(as of the 2018 statistics) . As a Bucharest native can say the city is dirty and very polluted yet can't help loving it :) Liked you guys left the preconceived ideas aside and tried to see it as it is. Cheers from Montreal and... Bafta!! 😀

[@DodoExplorers]

Yes, palinca is dangerous at first, but after a few glasses it gets better

[@JetLagWarriors]

ahhh we gotta learn the Romanian way!

[@preciousstone6878]

Didn’t know Bucharest is a big city. Nice architecture ! Very busy eating place....lively, so normal, no mask. How nice to be out walking freely. Interesting but l am kinda more kampong ....LOL , l should like the village and countryside.

[@JetLagWarriors]

yeaaa, I think someone mentioned that Bucharest was the third largest city in Europe at one point. Haha, you know Ivana is a city girl but Steve is more kampong😂

[@RaduRadonys]

@@JetLagWarriors Actually even today Bucharest is the 4th city in the EU (after Berlin, Madrid and Rome, but bigger than Paris and Vienna, for instance): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_European_Union_by_population_within_city_limits