Lots of time in Bucharest? Don’t miss our day trips guide. Coined the ‘new Berlin’ – Bucharest is buzzing the party scene is powerful, yet the scars from the Soviet hold lie just under the surface. Little research had been done on things to do in Bucharest and the blogs I had read on Romania’s capital hadn’t whipped me into a frenzy. This article has links to products and services we love, which we may make commission from.īAM! Bucharest blew me over.