"Bukarest sieht man auch all die historischen Umbrüche an, all die Verletzungen, weswegen es Liebeserklärungen umso dringender nötig hat. Um in angemessene Stimmung zu kommen, geht man am besten zu Fuß. Andere Städte sind ja ohnehin schon zu Tode flaniert. Berlin, London, Barcelona. Allein deshalb, entgegen möglicher Empfehlungen von Einheimischen: Bukarest, Flaneurshauptstadt Europas."
— Bucharest

January 1, 1970

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Bucharest wears its checkered history on its sleeve, flaunts its scars. It deserves a declaration of love. The best way to get into the Bucharest mood is to take a walk. Other cities have been explored on foot to death. Berlin, London, Barcelona. For that reason alone, contrary to the locals' explicit recommendations, Bucharest merits the epithet "Europe's Flaneur Capital." — David Hugendick, Bukarest: Die Seufzerhauptstadt, Zeit, August 13, 2018 — David Hugendick, Bucharest: City of Sighs, Zeit