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Oct 11, 2008
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In the city if Iasi, not far away from the center, you will find a massive building, looking exquisitely good (it was just restored): the Central University Library (BCU - in Romanian) . This...
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Iriss
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Oct 11, 2008
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The Museum on Union (Muzeul Unirii) in the city of Iasi is the former residence of the Romanian sovereign A.I. Cuza, very belowed by his people. Placed in the historical part of city Iasi, this...
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Iriss
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Oct 11, 2008
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The’ Select Hotel’ is placed is the historic centre of Iasi, in beautiful spotlights. This four star hotel is actually a mini-paradise for gamble lovers and also for the ones that love the...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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The ‘Stefan cel Mare’ Street (Stefan the Great) is the main artery of the city centre.
If you get there on weekends, you’ll find the main street closed in front of the town hall, in...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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The National Theatre Park is a large green area placed between the National theatre and the Metropolitan Cathedral (you can see the perspective below). Having loads of benches, you can easily hide...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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The presence of the philosophers (including Aristotle and Plato) and the presence of Astrology signs is certainly odd at a ex- metropolitan Cathedral (as it was until de 17 th century…yes, I was very curious in my research), of the conservative Orthodox religion. There is a special allure on...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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Built in the 17th Century, this little building stands proof of the strong Romanian culture, a single piece of ‘old’ surrounded by the busy streets and modern buildings in it’s proximity....
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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The city is moaning with people coming all over the country and world to heal their diseases, because of the miracles happened at Saint Parascheva’s relics. Every year you can see a line of people, literally a few kilometers long, waiting to touch the saint’s relics. There are also crowds of...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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Below you can see the image as seen on the mountain that shows the shape of the rocks that are known as the Bunny – resembling to some rabbit ears. As your raise your eyes on the street, from Durau, the tourist town at the mountain base, this shape is even more visible, like two little horns...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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The National Theatre in Iasi is also a building with a large history and a focal point in Romania’s history. Celebrating it’s 600th anniversary, the city is restoring it’s major buildings, one of them being the national theatre ( you can see that below). This building has been a stage for...
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Iriss
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Oct 10, 2008
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Well, this was the research I’ve made after I was impressed by the extraordinary painting on the outside, that shows a dozen of philosophers standing next to Orthodox saints – and even more strangely, the zodiac signs that appear next to saints.
I was also impressed, as a passionate...
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Iriss
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Oct 9, 2008
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If you like churches and any objectives connected to them, Iasi is maybe the best place in Romania for this attraction. This region is known for it’s several hundreds of churches, and also known for the people’s cult for god’s settlement. The Metropolitan Cathedral is the focal point of...
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Iriss
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Oct 9, 2008
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Well, the name of the attraction is given after the strange formations of rock in that place. In a harsh translation, Cusma Dorobantului refers to the old shape of a hat , a fur cap (Cusma) of the soldier (Dorobant). As you stroll on the path , passing the tourist objective, you will find the...
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Iriss
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Oct 9, 2008
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This church is rather worthy of a travel blog, being the oldest church in the region of Iasi in Romania. It was build in the 15th century, and is an example of extraordinary architectural mix of stone, bricks and terracotta. The painting on the inside is a masterpiece of three French painters -...
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Iriss
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Oct 9, 2008
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Cusma Dorobantului is a bunch of rocky formations that offer you an absolutely divine perspective over the whole mountain. You are actually on a cliff formation, on the edge of a precipice, having a large view over the nature. As you climb on the rock (especially to take photosss) , your...
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Iriss
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Oct 9, 2008
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Cusma Dorobantului is a place with interesting rocky concretions on the Ceahlau Mountain. Ceahlau is a mountain that stands apart from his other neighbors in the Oriental Carpathians because of its myths connected to Zalmoxis, the God of Dacians. Every inch of the old mountain rocks keeps the...
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Iriss
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Oct 8, 2008
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Piata Unirii (The Union Square) is a focal point in Iasi (Yassy) as told above, place of meeting for some of the 60 thousands students living here. There is an interesting monument in the square with sculptures that show the historical celebration of Romanian Union in 1859. Also there are loads...
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Iriss
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Oct 8, 2008
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