Bucharest, Romania

Lacul Morii, Bucuresti
















Lacul Morii, Bucuresti
















Lacul Morii, Bucuresti


In Search of Bucuresti
I decided to drive over to Lacul Morii this morning to check out this huge lake on the west side of Bucharest that connects to the river Dambovita. On the map, it appears as something significant in the landscape. I saw on the map that there is a pathway or road that goes all the way around the lake, so I thought this might be a good place to take Febe and find some sketches. It was grey and cold today, but I wanted to explore it anyway.
However, it wasnt as picturesque as I was hoping, but it was an adventure for sketching; we found a parking space, crossed the perilous tram lines and highway, and after avoiding or escaping the wild dogs guarding piles of junk, we managed to climb to the lakeside for a pristine view of sloping concrete walls and thousands of blocs-of-flats on the other side. The wind blowing across the vast lake added to the sense of loneliness in the place. There's a modernistic church at the edge of the lake, which from the road looks like a lone statue peering across the lake. Finally leaving the area, I decided to sketch the thing that connects this vast landscape feature to Bucuresti: the dam. What a huge mechanistic beast.
After standing by the lake with the wild dogs barking at us, and standing on the bridge with the giant vehicles and crane trucks blowing by us, and street people trying to get by, Febe was pretty happy to head back to the car. Maybe in 50 years, this place will be a beautiful lakeside park and a bikepath, for picnicers, frisbee, and runners.

Here's where we were: (source: http://www.apmnir.ro/map.php?lang=ro)