Following up on yesterday’s post, I came across an article (unfortunately not online) with some wonderful news. The city of Cluj-Napoca is once again going to offer free bike rentals (also known in English as “bike sharing”). This program is the brainchild of Asociatia Green Revolution (Ro) and I’m quite happy to see they’re doing something similar in Brasov, Iasi and Bucharest as well. Wow, … Continue reading Bike Sharing in Romania
Oh my goodness, I must say that I really like the word cățel (cut-sell) in Romanian for a number of reasons. The most common definition of this word is a puppy, as in a baby dog. A lot of people use it to refer to adult dogs too, although in that sense it’s kind of “cutesy” or baby talk, because in Romanian it sounds like … Continue reading Word of the Day: Cățel
Ah yes, I wish each and all of you a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, even though I personally don’t really “celebrate” it and it’s barely any kind of holiday in Romania whatsoever. Here in this country it’s mostly just a vague excuse for a few bars to hold a theme party. Nonetheless, just like Halloween and Valentine’s Day, March 17 is stealthily infiltrating Romania’s consciousness. … Continue reading Saint Patrick’s Day
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