This old orthodox synagogue is not in use at the moment. It is slowly overgrowing with plants. It has wonderful window frames and fences — great locksmith work
This orthodox synagogue is currently being renovated. From the outside it appears already finished. Here the Jewish community will gather again, soon.
The neolog synagogue is a cultural venue for concerts and exhibitions. Great interior! But on a hot day it is no place to cool down. Use the ice cream parlor in front for this :).
We knew it from the beginning of our trip: we will enjoy our last day in Oradea. And we certainly did! Finding a minjan was nice. All those wonderful Art Deco houses! Wow! This town should- after some more renovation work – become a must travel destination. Well, actually, we decided: it already is a must travel destination.main square – only recently being renovated
I learned drawing at University, which is a long time ago. I did it for many years in all sorts of places. And people react differently. Sometimes people come and look, some talk to me, kids come and watch. Here in Romania, people are maybe shy. Only one guy approached me and told me quite a lot of things. Of course, I didn’t understand… he didn’t care. No problem, he didn’t really disturb me, I rather disturbed him, I guess.
Yesterday, I sat across the synagogue in Radauti and had to concentrate, really concentrate. People passed by, they looked and went on, then a boy on a bike passed by, watched, stopped, came back and said:”wow!”, looked at me and smiled. I looked at him and smiled a thank you. But then his mother came and shouted at him and they went on. But I liked his “wow” 🙂
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And a few more drawings from this area:
Here we are. 4 grown ups with 3 picky eaters. At least in a country full of the loveliest meat dishes. So there we where in this traditional Romanian restaurant and at first sight it seemed not very encouraging: Polenta with meat, salads with meat… but in the end we found lots on the menu: harvest pie, some kind of round bread, filled with cheese and herbs and fried in oil, vegetables and bean soup (served in a bread), Polenta in all varieties, pickled vegetables and cabbage salad, salad with cheese.. well, we could not finish it…
When travelling through these villages, one thing is interesting: every little village has at least 3 churches. And we saw so far at least two graveyards per village. Sometimes close, sometimes far apart. And they seem to be in use. Quite impressive.
In this catholic bishop church in Satu Mare, quite a lot of people came for the 7.a.m service.
These are my drawings from 2.august in satu mare and the orthodox nun monestery
It is hot these days. 36 degrees the weather app on my phone told me. Which means: only driving in a car with air conditioners is possible. Sightseeing during the day? No way! Even little walks to the supermarket or something let us sweat as can be. So we rested and ate and suddenly 8.30! We saw nothing so far! We are in this beautiful city Satu Mare and we have seen nothing! And it is nearly sunset! But no worries, we found most, what we wanted to see. Others are also hot, sleep and enjoy the day only after dark….
I liked drawing towards the end of my studies. I basically gave it up with my kids, due lack of time. I took my drawing things along and tried a first picture. I liked it. So maybe there will be more…
It was a long day. Hot. Worries, will we get the next train? Traveling through Hungary means: plane landscape, huge fields. We took 6 trains and two busses. And no, we are not in Interrail age any more.
The guy, we met at the border (there you have to change into a bus in between) told us, Oradea is a nice place. And indeed: what we saw, is really beautiful. And it will be even more in a few years, because quite a lot of houses are being renovated. Art Deco or Jugendstil, as we call it, at its best!
And yes, we also can recommend Hotel stokker and it's restaurant. Great food and great waiter!
As I studied landscape planning in my youth, I still look at places in a different manner. And I was intrigued by the design of this place. The lamps, the furniture, the waiting huts for the tram are all done in an contemporary Art Deco design. Look at these lamps, also holding the wires for the tram: 
Really something! I can only say: I love Oradea!