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Bucharest NYE??

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Hi All,

I am currently planning on 3nights away for New Year Celebrations with 5 of my mates (27yo males/flying from Scotland).

Potential destinations are Stockholm, Bucharest, Warsaw/Krakow and Istanbul. Any other recommendations would be appreciated

We like to party but also interested in sightseeing etc. I’m looking for pro’s and con’s regarding some of these destinations? For instance, price of beer, are pubs open on New Year’s Day, interesting things to do? etc

Any help would be much appreciated.

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Never been to Stockholm or Warsaw , just returned from Istanbul and i have to tell you that Bucharest is the place for a long NYE . Besides the prices for drinks ( Bucharest is the cheapest ) the atmosphere is great all night, hundreds of places to party, i know for sure that Istanbul is not that fun and the others are expensive .

Also, there are places to visit and i can tell you that we have some Scottish bars and most of the tourists here are from Uk and Ireland .

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if you want cheap then Bucharest is the place for you (Prague is also excellent but not as cheap) - Stockholm is v expensive, as for Istanbul, given that Islam is the main religion, I can not see that New Year would be such as big an event given that they follow a different calendar, not staying that there wont be any celebrations, just thinking out loud about the majority faith in Turkey

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Thanks very much for the replies.

I am really keen on Bucharest for this trip. It looks a fantastic place!

Do you's know if the pubs would be open on the New Years Day? I'm guessing they would be.

Would there be many places/things open on New Years Day? Quite liked the idea of the boats in the park and Escape Rooms, hopefully this would be available to do around New Year.

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i am not sure about the whole tourist side of things, when I was there in may the hop on hop off bus was not operating yet and it seemed a bit hit and miss as to when things may or may not operate so I suggest that you get in touch with the things you are interested in to see if they are open

also remember to check out what the temps are going to be like

if you like pubs, then the largest pub in europe has either just opened or is opening soon, one of my Romanian friends was raving about this status :)

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1 and 2 of January are free days so banks , many stores , museums and many other things will be closed . During holidays public transport may be more rare .

There are usually free concerts in 1 or 2 of the main squares.

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pubs and restaurants in the old town will be open for sure .

Regarding the boats in the park.. i think you will find it dificult to navigate a boat on frozen water :) or no water at all :) Also, the hip hop off bus will not be operating, it goes only in the summer , in december you might get 1 m of snow.

After NY a lot of places will be open but not the ones run by the city hall , they will be in vacation .

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If you want to party Bucharest is the place to be, and also the cheapest. If you need a private tour please contact me I can make you some recommendations.

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Hey. Can you please help me about the best place to party after eating for a Bucharest nye?

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Hey. Can you please help me about the best place to party after eating for a Bucharest nye?

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Go to the open air party in Constitutiei square (in front of the Palace of Parliament) then go into the Old Town and find a club you like.

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