I've been in Baia Mare for a few days--a small town (well, maybe not so small anymore) in the Northern part of Romania, in the county of Maramures. I was puzzled again to see clean streets and the amiable taxi drivers--small things you cannot have in Bucharest. The old, historic center of the city is being restored and reconstructed, transformed into a nice, cozy place with cafes and restaurants to hang out. Some of the very old buildings in the area are restored and transformed into office buildings wired with fiber optic for broadband internet. Every time I go home there is something new, something that makes me proud of my hometown, the city that learns.

I got two snapshots from one of the town's many bridges.