IASI - COPOU Gardens / Parcul Copou Multi-cache

1. Lions Obelisck - N 47° 10.717 E 027° 34.029 

Lions Obelisk was dedicated to the Law of Organic Rules, the first law of political, administrative and juridical organization in the Romanian Principalities. It is the oldest monument from Romania.

Question: You should be in front of a board/sign with the date when this monument was build. A is the third digit.

2. Mihai Eminescu - N 47° 10.707 E 027° 33.995 

Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. His poems span a large range of themes, from nature and love to hate and social commentary. His childhood years were evoked in his later poetry with deep nostalgia. Eminescu was influenced by the work of Arthur Schopenhauer, and some have suggested that his most notable poem, "Luceafărul", includes elements of Vedic cosmogony. Eminescu's poems have been translated in over 60 languages. His life, work and poetry strongly influenced the Romanian culture and his poems are widely studied in Romanian public schools.

Question: In front of the statue, on the pavement, a 3 strophe poem is writen. B is number of rows the first strophe is writen.

3. Eminescu's Linden Tree - N 47° 10.698 E 027° 34.005 

Eminescu's Linden Tree is the oldest tree from Copou Garden. It is supposed to be 250 years old. Because of it's age, the middle of the tree is hollow and filled with cement. The branches are supported by metalic poles. Eminescu was comming very offen to this park to meet his friend Ion Creanga.

Question: C - number of metalic, green, poles that are supporting the linden tree.

4. Veronica Micle - N 47° 10.685 E 027° 33.960 

Veronica Micle was a romanian poet whose work was influenced by Romanticism. She is best known for her love affair with the poet Mihai Eminescu, one of the most important Romanian writers. In March 1872, in Vienna, she met Eminescu, beginning a relationship that would last for the rest of their lives. At first he would visit the literary salon that she hosted. Their friendship had become love sometime between 1875, when they started dedicating poems to each other, and 1878 (sources vary).

Question: D - last digit of year when she was born.

5. Do you like Chess ? - N 47° 10.769 E 027° 33.951 

At the coordinates you should see a few tables with chessboards. You might also find people playing chess.

Question: E - number of the chess tables around this area (you should count also the tables that looks the same but doesn't have a chessboard "printed").

6. Ioan Luca Caragiale - N 47° 10.646 E 027° 34.086 

I. L. Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist. He is considered one of the greatest Romanian playwrights and writers, a leading representative of local humor, and a main representative of Junimea, an influential literary society with which he parted during the second half of his life.
Caragiale's work, spanning four decades, covers the ground between Neoclassicism, Realism, and Naturalism, building on an original synthesis of foreign and local influences. His plays constituted an important venue for criticism of late 19th-century Romanian society, while in later works of fiction Caragiale adopted the fantasy genre or turned to historical fiction.

Question: West of the statue of I.L.Caragiale there is a pole with 6 orange numbers on it. F is the top digit.

FINAL COORDINATES: N 47° 10.B(C-2)A' E 27° 34.DEF'

To find the final coordinates where the cache is hidden just replace A, B, C, D, E, F with the values you found.

I hope you enjoied the nice walk in the Park.

PS: please be STEALTH when you search for the cache and hide it back exactly as you found it.