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Iasi Travel Guide: 70 reviews and 170 photos

I originally contacted a guide about visiting the painted monasteries in Bucovina and he suggested incorporating Iasi so as to not get monastery burnout. So we hopped on a very early morning train from Bucharest arriving around 11 am into Iasi (pronounced yash) expecting to get a nice highlight tour of a city the guide books describe as the cultural capital of Moldavia and a city where you will want to spend some time.

Well, that's not quite what we got, I suppose it didn't help that it was a cold overcast day and it really didn't help having a guide that flunked "Tour Guide Basics 101". So I can't tell you whether I would recommend this place or not, just that it certainly wasn't a highlight on our tour of Romania.

David and me at the Palace of Culture

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Last visit to Iasi: Jun 2005
Intro Updated Jul 7, 2005
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Odd trip to a monastery Off The Beaten Path (1)

In one of the odder parts of our journey with our guide, we drove to this monastery on one of the back roads from the... more travel advice

Church of the Three Hierarchs Things to Do (2)

Our 2nd stop was at the Church of the Three Hierarchs whose splendid carvings of chevrons, meanders and rosettes were... more travel advice

Palace of Culture Things to Do (2)

Our first stop was at the Palace of Culture, built between 1905 and 1926 as a government center which now houses four... more travel advice

Romanian fare II Restaurants (2)

The interior of Trei Sarmale was actually very nice, I guess the guide was making me a little cranky :-( more travel advice

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HORSCHECK Jun 24, 2012 at 6:27 AM

Kristi, interesting page about your adventures in Iasi. It seems that your guide was indeed not the very best of his kind. - We missed you at the VT Eurmeet in Bergamo last month.
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yumyum Mar 17, 2008 at 1:59 PM

What a weird trip you had to this town!
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gilabrand Mar 28, 2007 at 8:50 AM

Funny commentary LOL
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LoriPori Apr 24, 2006 at 4:35 AM

The restaurant Trei Sarmale looked nice. Hey, what can I say!!!
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codrutz Feb 1, 2006 at 10:07 AM

You definitely had the worst guide!! :( Iasi is interesting if you know the spots. Have you been up the hill in the evening to see the city lights? I suppose that damn guide did not advice you so. And the priest lecturing you about America's culture ?!
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b1bob Jul 14, 2005 at 12:53 PM

Nice job!