Luceafarul

While on the train last night I realized that it was full moon. Right below the moon I saw one star. I recalled "Luceafarul", the name of the first star to appear on the sky, and the title of one of the most famous Romanian poems written by Mihai Eminescu, our national poet.

Later during the day while on the subway, a homeless young man got on and started reciting the whole "Luceafarul", not more or less than the 98 verses. Lovely story, sad love story about an impossible relationship between a beautiful princess and the shinning star.

A fost odata ca-n povesti/ A fost ca niciodata...

23rd of September 2010, Bucharest...having a coffee in the McDonalds in Unirii subway station and listening to a conversation between a 10 year old boy with freckles and his grandfather. The serious topic: what to wear at the birthday party of a girl from his class?