Iasi, what a crazy place, I loved it! They use GVB buses for public transport, no kidding. At first I thought I was hallucinating due to the sleep deprivation caused by the night train trip, but I wasn't. After the awesome wedding we had a whole day to spend in Iasi. Giving well-prepared tourists a bad name, we had absolutely no idea where to go and what to do. As a result we just started walking aimlessly and of course quickly found the main street leading to the palace (apparently). We were interested in something local for lunch, however there were definitely more churches on that street than places that served food, combined with somehow old atmosphere. After a sad but filling visit to pizza hut we decided to check the palace out. From unimpressed I quickly transformed to amazed! Behind the palace (actually in front of it!) there was another dimension, another world covered in green well-maintained grass. Young people, kids, dogs, a shopping mall, fancy restaurants, fountains, ponds, Bose speakers inserted in the grass, all overlooked by the majestic palace, standing above them almost like a guardian. To think that we almost missed that place! Before jumping to night train adventure part 2, we stopped for dinner at a Cuban/South American restaurant, called of course Buena Vista (thanks trip advisor). This place was literally in the middle of nowhere and they had menu cards only in Romanian and Spanish. But we were fine! Turns out not only do I understand Spanish on a restaurant level, but Romanian as well. After all, only the Danube stands between us and we share quite a vocabulary. And the food was amazing! Ah, what a trip! Iasi, July 2014
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