TM rocks!
25 Mar
I arrived in Timisoara at 06:45, Friday morning. The train ride was tiring and long and I couldn’t sleep much, but I read and thought about stuff *same old story, same old thoughts, same old shit* and by the time the train entered the station, I was completely wasted 
I met M. in the station and we went to the campus. It was an interesting experience staying there for 2 days, but now I’m 100% sure I couldn’t have lived in a campus, I couldn’t have shared a small room with another person, I couldn’t have got used to the idea of common showers/toilets. The room wasn’t bad and the bathroom was more than OK, but I don’t know… yes, there are a lot students there, it’s the perfect place to make friends and get to know all kinds of people, but honestly, I prefer my big, empty room
After we slept for, I don’t know, 1-1.5 hours, M. showed me around town. What can I say… Timisoara is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I’d been there only once before, when I was little, so I didn’t remember much of it. And then there were all these people telling me how nice the city is, how civilised, how Occidental. And it’s not that I didn’t believe them, but I had my Bucharest and it was enough for me.
Two things really amazed me: how empty the city looked and how silent it was. I mean, we walked through parks and through the main city squares and I had the impression that the people were hiding somewhere, that there’s something wrong with the place, so people-less. It was a strange feeling: after months of walking side by side with other people on the street, after cramming myself day after day into buses, being in Timisoara was like being in a completely different part of the world. And then there was the silence. Not actual silence, but I didn’t hear any honks, or people shouting at each other, or kids crying, or any other noises that are so familiar in Bucharest. The absence of noise was so complete, that it hurt. Of course, they told me that TM is also crowded and noisy, but I refused to believe them.
The buildings were incredibly beautiful. TM is actually picturesque: old buildings, lots of squares, nice people, quaint pubs and tea/coffee houses, you know, it has all the ingredients of a town you could fall in love with. And I did.
And I had lots of fun, too! M. and his friends were especially nice to me and they took me to a concert, to an Italian restaurant, to an ice cream house and to an Irish pub. I also meet a very nice blogger and we talked about books and writer and I spent a very pleasant afternoon with her *can wait to see her again! ^_^* I bought tones of chocolate, which I forgot in M.’s fridge 
and there was this girl who smiled at me out of the blue, while I was walking down the street *well, M. says she smiled at us, but I don’t believe him – she was looking and smiling at me*, and then there was this very nice waiter who made us laugh and… everyone was sooo nice!
I was supposed to take train back to Bucharest on Sunday afternoon, but my parents called and said there were going to Bucharest as well, and they’d like to pick me up and go together, so I ended taking the train on Sunday *very early* morning to Cluj, which is 150 km away from home!!! And the cool part was that both my parents and I reached Cluj at the same time
Well, I don’t know when I’ll visit TM again, but I hope it’s going to be soonish. It’s too nice a town not to go back there as often as I can. I heart Timisoara!
Most of the people in Timisoara were celerating Easter, that`s why it was quiet. I know `cause it happened here as well. And yeah, it`s an adorable town which I haven`t got the chance to see yet. Must find friends who live there and visit a couple of days.
Omg Ionuca, you’re famous
. I just gave the link to this post to a friend of mine in oreder to convince her to go to TM with me during Spring Break and she said…I know this girl, I’ve read her blog before. And my friend doesn’t even read blogs usually .
This is a really really small world.
Anyway , thanks for the great pictures you took, now Im 90% sure I’ll go TM too in a month or so.
Kisses
P.S.
TIMISOARA DECLARA STARE DE SPIRIT IN ASEDIU !!! WOOOHOHOHOOOO
@ Roxa: next time, it’s you and me, baby!
@ Amy:
I’m feeling pretty good right now. Thanks! 
I’m sure you’re going to love TM
so happy you had a nice time, you orange girl you
and that last picture is priceless
super misto ultima poza, glad u had fun
She smiled at us… even if you don’t accept it.
PS: era mai faina poza in care nu se vedea marca Nissan, nu?
Ich liebe dich, meine Freundin.
@ silvia, claudia: yeah, it’s one of my favs too
@ M.: You know I’m egotistic, I don’t want to share that smile
Uhm, cand le-am aratat pozele alea alor mei, nu au inteles ce e cu ele. Abia dupa ce le-am explicat au spus ca sunt faine
so close but so far, maybe next time….I’m glad that You fall for this town and that you took a picture of my favorite building
^
It really seems a nice city to visit.
I’m glad you had a great time.
Vaai cît te urăsc
, de ce Timişoara ta are soare?
Salut. Eu sunt timisorean si vroiam sa-ti spun ca ma bucur ca te-ai simtit bine in orasul nostru. Am facut si eu o tura de o zi prin bucuresti in timpul summit-ului si m-am ingrozit de aglomeratie (atunci era mai lejer, mi s-a spus).
@ hiacint: ah, daca ai stii cata munca de convingere a trebuit sa duc pentru soarele ala
@ richie: daaaa, mi-a placut la nebunie si abia astept sa ma mai duc pe acolo
Cat despre Bucurestiul din timpul summit-ului… mie mi s-a parut sinistru de gol 
Off, de ce n-ai trimis vreun comunicat, vreun mesaj in sticla ca vii aici?
Imi pare rau ca trebe sa citesc abia DUPA ce ai fost in Timisoara, cat de fain a fost. 
*hint: blogger timisorean*
@ camelia: Pai, eu am tot scris ca merg in TM, poate ti-au scapat posturile respective
Eh, don’t worry: there’s always a next time
De aia am zis ca de ce n-ai scris pe cer sau ceva?
Ca eu nu te-am citit, desi te stiu de mult ca blog, n-am tinut pasul cu insemnarile :”>
Un lucru am sa iti spun: sunt mandra ca sunt timisoreanca, dar tu m-ai facut mai mandra. Iti multumesc.
Believe me, it was MY pleasure to be there
Can hardly wait to spend another 2-3 days there.
worrry not, there’s plenty of time to see its weak parts and ugly spots
ai văzut şi tu ceva diferit, şi gata, you fell in love with it. aşa am păţit-o şi eu cu Sibiul când am intrat prima oară în el : străduţele alea înguste, ciudate, întortocheate (mai nasol ca astea concentrice din Timi), clădirile cu adevărat impunătoare din centru, Piaţa Mare absolut fantastică din punct de vedere acustic, toate astea mi-au dat o senzaţie uimitoare de restlessness şi de prospeţime, parcă mă schimbasem eu şi nu zidurile din jur.
dar am revenit la Sibiu de vreo câteva ori, l-am bătut în lung şi în lat, am văzut mult mai mult decât prima dată, am avut ocazia să văd şi gunoaiele, şi jegul, şi cerşetorii, şi nesimţirea pe alocuri, şi toate alea.
dar nimic nu-mi va răpi prima impresie, pe care aproape că am pozat-o în adâncul sufletului, şi aia o s-o scot la iveală de fiecare dată când voi mai păşi prin Hermannstadt.
no, pe scurt, glad you enjoyed, do come back, just don’t … don’t set your expectations too high
peace.
@ daimon: eu o sa incerc sa vad doar partile frumoase