Sorry everyone, our sound cut off at 14:23 - 15:01. Ivana was saying how she was surprised by Iași because she thought it would be in the middle of nowhere. But in fact, it’s a very lively city with tons of happening around. Ivana loved the vibes of Iași.❤️🇹🇩
14:24 - 15:08 - the sound stoped to work, would be nice some text adding to it+ it could be really cool to leave romanians to add translation text to the video in Romanian I think you just open a new bully path ;)) Lași = cowards => So the confusion was hilarious for those who don't live in Iași. Don't worry we are mock just people which are full of themself/ arrogance like Cluj-Napoca/Bucharest
Indeed, the vibe of The City is unique. The big amount of universities makes the city a center of youth between september and june each year. In july and august the city is so quite. I am glad you visit my city, from your first video în România i wondered if you ll visit Iași. I hope you ll also visit the catholic cathedral and the bothanical garden wich is in Copou, a really nice Street for sunset walks. Take care of you and can t wait for your next video. 🥰
@montiswd1620 - In Iași City there is also a famous Electronics Faculty where Bill Gates uses to get the first 6 graduates each year. Actually, the 3rd language spoken at Microsoft Seattle is...Romanian, after English and Hindi. Iași is not a town since it has over 360,000 inhabitants which makes it 1/3 of Stockholm population or if in Sweden it would be the 3rd city after the capital and Göteborg.
I am from Focsani and I am so happy that you were there for a while. Focsani is actually a city with a rich history, it is the city of union between Moldova and Walachia. You were just near the border, which is in the park you visited and it is marked with a milestone.
Foarte frumos Iașiul! Capitala Moldovei, cu o însemnătate istorică și care a dat mari valori care au marcat istoria României! Salutări de la București!
You guys must visit the Technical University’s Library in Iasi, it’s considered one of the most beautiful in the world
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Hi, guys! I'm living in Iași and I am so proud and happy about your video. Thanks a lot for visiting Iași, for your kind words and impressions! I hope you had a nice time in Romania! 😍
The former capital of Moldavia since 1564, is 82th safest city on earth, very rich history, Stefan Cel Mare (Stephen The Great) is a well known ruler and an iconic character for Moldavia and Romania, he was the cousin of Vlad The Impaler (Dracula), he was a great ruler, from 42 battles he only lost 5 of them, he ruled Moldavia for 47 years.
@@JetLagWarriors if you ask the pro russian from Rep. of Moldova…it(cannot call he or she a person like that) will Tell you that this are romanian imperialist propaganda:-)))))))))))
@@JetLagWarriors Many of the medieval rulers of the three romanian provinces (especially between Walachia and Moldova but at times also the ones in Transylvania) were actually related :)
Duuuude, when I started watching your Romania series, I was wondering if you're going to visit my hometown! Iasi is amazing, lots of stuff to do and visit!
Fun fact: The Three Hierachs monastery initially, around 1600, was covered in gold on the ouside. Until the invanders turcs set it in fire, so they can steal the molten metal.
Before crossing the border to the Republic of Moldova make sure to spend 1-2 days in Bucovina which is known for its painted churches.. Stephan The Great is buried at Putna and Voronet is a must see!
@@JetLagWarriors Bucovina and Maramureș are beautiful, traditional and authentic and you will love the food. In Bucovina, make sure to check Dragomirna Monastery, its really special. Have fun.
Great video and beautiful first impressions about Iasi. Haven t been visiting there for ages, living in Paris ..and having grown up and studied in Bucharest. Nice to see my homecountry trough your eyes..Thank you and have a great time all over you visit 👍🖐
For your second visit: - Copou & Sărărie neighbourhoods (full of greenery and old noble houses) - House of Museums (nice instagramable spots inside) - Botanical Garden - Lăpușneanu street & Piața Unirii for the cafes/restaurants Just outside Iași: MIclăușeni Palace Later edit: totally forgot about the Gh. Asachi Library. Also, recommend you visit the rest of the Palace's museums.
Hey Steve, just few historical facts. Romania was build in 1859 when Wallachia and Moldavia (two old Romanian countries) selected the same leader (Alexandru Ioan Cuza). The first name was United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. In 1866, a new constitution was adopted and the name was changed in Romania. In the same year, Romania elected her first king, Carol the First (from the German family of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen). In 1877, after a war against Ottoman Empire, allied with Russia, Romania obtained his independence. Unfortunately, Russia showed his intentions when they choose to keep the eastern part of Moldova. Romania obtained in 1878 Dobruja. In 1918, at the end of the WWI, Romania obtained Transylvania and also the actual country of Moldova. In 1940, Romania lost the northern part of Transylvania to Hungary and the actual country of Moldova to USSR. After the WWII, Romania regain the Transylvanian regions but the eastern part of Moldova remain under USSR. Today that part in an independent country, Moldova. I will close this with a link to see who was Stephen the Great: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CKFhubbLQd0.html. You will like it! Greetings guys!!
you are incorrect about the Russians taking Basarabia in 1877. It was stolen by the russian in 1812, when Napoleon "gifted" it, along with other teritories, to Tzar Alexander, in order to suck up to royalty. Napoleon was as bad at reading people, as he was good at war or administration.
Woah, all the buildings are super beautiful...very impressive !! There's quite a crowd at the street food festival, very lively. Oh gosh, the burgers are massive...yum yum yum 😋😋
Moldova is one of the three big romanian regions that came toghether to form Romania. Unfortunatly the eastern half of Moldova was captured by the soviets, was heavily russified by bringing people from Siberia, propaganda etc and turned into a republic that is today the country of Moldova.
We lost the eastern half to the russians in 1812 when Napoleon gifted it to Tzar Alexander to suck up to him. Literally. He wanted to "have a friend" among the rulers or Europe, so he gave away half of Moldova, among other territories. Exactly like the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact 140 years later. After selling Basarabia to the Russians, both napoleon and hilter got exactly what they deserved for playing God.
Thanks xhaka for proving my point. You wrote exactly like people who were brainwashed by soviet propaganda and who believe in the "russian liberators" :))))) When in fact in Romania you can go visit so many historic and cultural sites of Moldova there were preserved like the monasteries and so many others even that beautiful Palace in the thumbnail above, while in Rep of Moldova the russians tried everything to remove the culture, settle people from Siberia and turn Moldova more into like the Omsk Oblast...
great video, love the enthusiasm! I've watched all your adventures in Romania and become a huge fan. It is your description, your respect for culture, eagerness of exploration, and definitely your chemistry as a couple. that attracted me to this channel. Amazing, keep up the great job!
I've been lucky enough to stumble upon the very start of your romanian adventures and I've been checking on you guys every other day just to see what new stuff you've discovered. And now to see that you've been to the Heroes Mausoleum, which is in my hometown (Mărășești - good luck pronouncing that one) and that I've seen everyday throughout my childhood... Absolute shock, but the best kind of shock there is! Much love to you both and thank you for promoting our country in such a beautiful way!
Spot on, Steve. Stephen is a name of pedigree! I know the Romanian Church canonised Stephen the Great in the early 90s, so he's now Saint Stephen the Great or Stephen the Great and Holy. The first king of Hungary is also a Saint Stephen (reigned from about 1000 AD). So you got a classy name right there, Steve.
If you want to be really awed, go to Voronet monastery in Bucovina, not far away, called the Sistine Chapel of the East and on Unesco list of monuments
Iași is the greatest city of both Moldovas (the romanian region and the country). It was the capital of the entire Moldova before it was split in two. It's not bigger than Chișinău (the capital of the country Moldova) but it's a better city overall.
I have no idea how I ended up watching this video, but i loved it. You have so much appreciation and respect for foreign cultures, it's very relaxing to watch. Thanks for letting me see my city in someone else's eyes!
can't believe you guys actually went to Iași. I'm very impressed. That's the true capital of Romania but the Romanian elite at the time, thought it was too close to our friends the russians, so they move it to Bucharest
It is lovely to see foreigners takeing interest in my place of birth. Very nice! Keep it going! You should have seen Copou garden, Botanical garden and Bojdeuca of Ion Creanga
Thank you so much for this video guys ❤ hometown Best time to visit Iași (or not) is mid October for Saint Parascheva celebrations. It gets so busy with all the religious pilgrims from around the country.
I'm so happy you guys enjoyed Iași. It is a wonderful city indeed. Hopefully next time it will be a meeting with fans or something. Looking forward seeing you in person. 🤗
That's interesting and funny to find foreign travel vloggers presenting your hometown and country. Really glad that youtube suggested your video, I'll definitely follow your previous and also future visits. Hope you'll enjoy Romania even though we're in the middle of the fourth pandemic wave. Have fun and enjoy Romania!
Hi guys 👋🏻 wow I'm still in aww looking at those beautiful heritage buildings 😱 really stunning 👏🏻 the structural building , the designs and interiors are amazing. Love the street market , wish I could see the food they're selling 😅 Steve should spend a bit of time at the little town and join the chess tournament and show off some skills 🤣 anyway nice vlogs guys really enjoyed watching those buildings from far , how lovely if they're all open so you could show us around 😊 stay safe guys 🥰😘
Hope you had a good time in my home town. Calling Timisoara a small town compared to Iași will make you a lot of friends here :) . Also Romanians call Republic of Moldova either Basarabia (from a Romanian prince called Basarab) or Moldova de peste Prut ( the Moldova over the river Prut/Pruth) . Moldavia and Moldovia are foreign names that are not necessarily wrong but they are foreign constructs sometimes used in movies and tv shows by lazy writers/researchers.
Im from Moldova state, if you decide to go in Moldova, pay attention on all the Russian signs, symbols, vehicles ( Moldova is still a old Soviet country ) but there are some cool church’s like Căpriana, Curchi, and then se have a cool and picturesque place called Orheiul Vechi ( a big hill church ⛪️ island surrounded by hills ) and Soroca Fortress at the Ukraine border which was used by Steven the great to fight with the enemies. There are some more attractions like Cricova or Milestii Mici ( those are underground wineries ). Good luck!
Pleshkavitza is a Serbian recipe (it's name too), that's why you see pleshkavitza everywhere in Timișoara/ Banat and rarely in other parts of Romania. "Taverna Sârbului" means Serbian Tavern.
Hello @JetLag Warriors !! We, the romanians, thanks you for showing out our beautiful Romania through your channel in such detail ! You did a great job! i've been looking through your videos since i discovered you guys since the romania travel videos ! Hope you have a good time here ! Cheers and sanatate !
Hi, guys. Really enjoyed your video, made me very proud of my city. If you stay a little more days, you should definitely visit the Botanical Garden, the Copou Park (both in Iași) and the Sturza Castle, from Miclăușeni. You won’t be disappointed, I guarantee 😀
Thank you Steve & Ivana. The buildings in Iasi are so intricately beautiful. Enjoyed it so so much! Travelling with Jetlag Warriors so enlightens us. Such a wonderful discovery along yr journey😍💑⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐
Love Iasi! Go visit the monasteries in Romania, you are not far! Go up north to Bucovina! Iasi is home to Romania's oldest university! Today a major Orthodox holiday was celebrated, i.e. Ascension of the Holy Cross. Enjoy the food, the city, the elegant people there. They are famous for their exceptional medical school. You guys rock! Have a lovely time in Romania, you are welcome here! Love to you from Bucharest!
I love how you guys just blend in most of the places and explore them like a local would. Watching the footage where you stand near the old chess players was funny 😄 I remembered how I looked at my grandpa playing in the park with the other retired guys and couldn’t play because I was too young. My hometown is Bistrita. If you have the time to visit it there are a lot of impressive things to visit nearby like Colibita (mountains and lake), Bram Stoker Dracula’s Castle (Tihuta Pass), Rodnei Mountains, Schullerwald Park and other small but cozy interesting places.
@xhaka xhaka really? make some research - no "borș" ciorba in Moldova? Just go there and ask and you'll have a Moldavian borș de pui, pește, etc...and who's the northern neighbours of moldavians? the chinese?
Until 2011 Iasi was the second largest city of Romania, considering 2011 statistics it is the fourth. If we look at 2021 infos, it is the second again. That is not really important. Reality is Timisoara, Iasi and Cluj-Napoca are mostly the same in population and represent the most 3 important cities of Romania after Bucharest. By size, Timisoara is bigger than Iasi in numbers but more than half of Iasi is on big hills and valleys while Timisoara is flat. Both are great cities.
If you go out from the Palace park , down the hill to the main road road , across the 4 lane boulevard you will see a small church. In front of the church there is a little park. Chess is beeing played there, in the same manner. It's like 5 minutes walk from where you are.
Hi guys,apa khabar,I just saw your blog going to Penang and Perak,and all this time I thought you all missed this two states,how could I've missed it,but still glad to see it,safe travel guys,you had me at durian, loving this catch phrase.
there in this Palace from Iasi was celebrated the first union of romanians - Moldova and Wallachia (Wallachia is the name gave by foreigners ,we say actually - Tara Romaneasca) in 24 January , 1859...this Palace is huge historical for romanians ,obviously... Transylvania was added in 1st December , 1918 , after WW1 , forming exactly the current display of Romania on map (like we see it in 2021) Tara Romaneasca+Moldova+Transilvania+Dobrogea regions = Romania in 2021
@@Bogdan-uu5oe Tara Romaneasca was a real local name. In romanian there were no such terms as vlach or Wallachia. Wallachia is an exonym, used only by foreigners.
@@Indimenticabil So why the Wallchian voievodes and princes signed as Woivoda/Princepes Walachei Transalpine? Țara Româneascã is used in Neacșu's letter, Neacșu was a merchant not a ruler.
@@Bogdan-uu5oe They signed like that in letters or documents related to foreigers (papacy, kings, or other european voivodes etc) because for foreigners / in foreign languages, that's how the name of romanians/romanian principalities was known. For exemple, Stephen the Great in a letter to the Venetian senate speaks about "two Wallachia", the first being his (Moldova) and the other (original text "l’altra Valachia") being Tara Romaneasca.
You have a lot more too see in Iasi, if youre still there try finding a city tour guide to show you around , also if you don't , try an afternoon walk in Copou, Tudor Vladimirescu student campus-there is a mall there aswell and go see the Univ of medicine and farmacy building little plaza with the flame wich never go out.
Next time you have to visit Rockerolla the coolest rock bar in all of Iasi. It has a huge outside garden and the coolest staff and customers. Very friendly and chill place.
Pljeskavica is not necessarly a traditional Romanian dish, it is actually a Serbian dish, but it is basically a flat version of "mici" and we adopted it :)
W8, what? I thought they only serve it in Western Romania, close to the Serbian border. However, Romanian pljeskavica tastes no different from mici. I prefer the authentic one from Serbia tbh.
@@andreisuciu677 Banuiesc ca se mai mananca plescovita si prin alte parti ale tarii, adica daca e adusa la festival de food court banuiesc ca e destul de raspandita ca altfel nu o aduceau
Thanks for watching!❤️ Check out these vlogs if you missed them: Transfăgărășan vlog: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gbLoZIa6NNA.html Sibiu vlog: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AndIixem104.html Constanța vlog: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pc_VJRx_wQM.html Timișoara vlog: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D_Z6dG3PPD4.html
Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great) beside for his leadership skills he is known for his tradition of building churches and monasteries after every battle that he won across the entire Moldova region. The count of churches and monasteries it's around 40 to 50.
There are a lot of places in Iasi to visit ... hope you at least make time to visit the botanical gardens and some actual monasteries arround Iasi like Hadambu ... oh also the catolic catedral is so nice inside and very cool architecture the big round building in the back of the first one you showed (Three Hierarchs).
@@JetLagWarriors You can travel with an old steam train called Mocănița. It is taken from Vişeu de Sus. This way you can enjoy the beautiful landscape there. Then, you can visit the merry cemetery (Cimitirul vesel), in Săpânța. You can stay in one of the villages of Maramures and observe the customs and life there. The old Romanian traditions are still kept there. You can search the net for more information. Enjoy. 😊
