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April 3, 2011

Blossoms in a Bucharest Park

Today I strolled down the historic Victoriei Street in Bucharest in search of fruit trees in bloom. I walked quite a ways from the apartment I am staying in before I arrived at this small park. And there I found my blossom trees.



 Bucharest, 2011

Locals too were basking in the cool spring day, while bumble bees buzzed and the sun cast shadows. I was not the only one with my camera pointing at the pretty pale pink.


It is a little late for the Mărţişor, a traditional Romanian celebration of spring held on March 1 when men gift women small amulets tied to strings of red and white. Still I saw dozens of these marţ tied to flowers throughout the town. This one below with a little butterfly is a fancier - maybe more modern - version. 

 
Here is one final view of this charming park looking towards the back of the old royal palace, today the National Museum of Art.


28 comments:

  1. Gemma WisemanApril 3, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    Such beauty in each photo! Blossoms give such a wonderful sparkle in the air!

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  2. Sylvia KApril 3, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    Lovely, delicate spring colors, beautiful trees and sunshine and shadows!! Perfect! Love all of your photos, Francisca, as always! Hope your weekend is going well! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  3. cieldequimperApril 3, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    Oh what a lovely, beautiful, sunny, pink walk with this sweet tradition!

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  4. eileeninmdApril 3, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    Beautiful blossoming trees. I love the closeups. Have a great weekend!

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  5. Carolyn FordApril 3, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    What a beautiful city! It looks like a great "walking" city which I would really enjoy visiting. Lovely images, Francisca.

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  6. Scrappy GramsApril 3, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Exquisite close-up of lovely pink blossoms!

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  7. EG CameraGirlApril 3, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Oh! How lucky you are to be among blossoms! Thanks for sharing them. My heart is now singing. :))

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  8. KaoriApril 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    What a great find, Francisca! The blossoms are lovely! I really love spring :-D

    Hope you're enjoying your weekend there!

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  9. forgetmenotApril 3, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Beautiful blossoms, beautiful park. Mickie

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  10. JaneApril 3, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I love blossom, lovely shots:)

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  11. UnknownApril 3, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    beautiful and delicate blooms. the love the shot with the bench and the last photo is fabulous.

    Today's Flowers

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  12. Kai RuiApril 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    lovely pink blooms...i wanna go there in your place...visiting from Scenic Sunday...

    mine's here:
    http://lovingoutliving.blogspot.com/2011/04/popes-tower.html

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  13. jooApril 3, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    What a beautiful walk you had Francisca! It's always lovely to see blossom trees:)

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  14. BirdmanApril 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Neat tradition hanging there.

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  15. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Soon I will see the same beautiful sights here on Lolland ;-)

    Great shots!

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  16. fredamansApril 3, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Lovely place and lovely blossoms!

    http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2011/04/shadow-shot.html

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  17. LowellApril 4, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Wow, what beautiful photos...and that "museum" - fantastic structure with gorgeous surroundings!

    Look like apple blossoms...right?

    Thanks for your comments...it took me a minute to get your reference to "Anita," but I meditated and it all came back. Poor Anita whose god told her gay was bad and that she should be god's spokesperson...I think that eventually did her in. I don't know if she's still living...

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  18. jennyfrecklesApril 4, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    So glad you found blossoms too. They're pretty wherever they are - these are especially delicate and it's lovely to see the bee enjoying it.

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  19. Cezar and LéiaApril 4, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    These pictures are wonderful, oh I love Spring time so much!
    Amazing colours!
    Thanks for your always kind words and please forgive my absence, I was out for some days and in fact, I'm lazy for blogging, I think I need a vacation! LOL
    Hugs and a happy week ahead,
    Léia

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  20. Pat TillettApril 4, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    A great time of year to be out with a camera! Very nice photos!
    There aren't too many changes here during spring time. Mostly wildflowers...

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  21. LauraApril 4, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    love the bee on the blossom!

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  22. Hey HarrietApril 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Wow you captured so much beauty for this post! Those blossom trees are stunning! I hope you have a lovely week ahead :)

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  23. DinaApril 4, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Pretty.
    I remember hearing about the Martinitsa custom from the old Bulgarians in Israel.

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  24. VPApril 4, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    A lovely park, good weather, what is better than this? Ah, yes: blooming trees!

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  25. UnknownApril 6, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    It's so nice watching spring reaching everywhere!

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  26. UnknownApril 7, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Pretty. You've some very nice shots there.

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  27. ArijaApril 10, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    So wonderful to see your world springing into such lovely life.

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  28. p3chandanApril 10, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Such a romantic and perfect day to walk at the park under the lovely pink blooms! Beautiful place!

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