Originally Posted by WillTravel
I read somewhere that many Romanians speak French, and you might do better with French than English. Is that true? In Bucharest, how likely is it that train staff, waiters, etc. will speak sufficient English to manage transactions in English?
My wife is from Bucharest...think she spells it bucaresti.
The language spoken besides the native tongue
generally depends on how old the person is:
- over 60: Russian and French
- btwn 30 and 60: French, with English and German way behind
- under 30: English
7 days is waaaay to much time for this town, I agree with other folks to head north to Predeal/Brasov and even Poiana Brasov. I was in Brasov last year and was amazed to see how much improved the square around the Black Church is. You can easily take a day trip to Castle Bran if you are interested in seeing "Dracula's" Castle.
Other than that, I like seeing soccer (football) matches...but stay away from any derby matches between Steaua, Rapid, and Dinamo...crowd is nasty-bad.
On the other end of the cultural spectrum, my family loves to go to the Opera, which is at the Revolution Square if I remember correctly.