As part of my ongoing mission to film in Romania, I spent about an hour today at the Cluj International Airport, the first time I’d been there since the debacle in April, wherein Cluj lost a number of flights to archrival Targu-Mures Airport. The airport wasn’t my main destination today but since I had about an hour to spend there, I decided to investigate. I … Continue reading CLJ = Unicorn International Airport
Well here’s a word you don’t hear too often in a newspaper but is easy enough to parse out once you think about it a moment – fustangiu (fooz-tawn-jew). Coming from a modification of the word fusta (skirt), this is a noun that is exactly equivalent to the English noun skirt chaser. The “angiu” part is an old Romanian root that is used as to … Continue reading Word of the Day: Fustangiu
Yesterday I had a chance to see the final installment of the “flying market” in Cluj’s central Piata Unirii (Unification Square). As you can see above, originally this market was supposed to be operated in the same location every Saturday but due to a huge political spat, yesterday was the last time such a market will be held at that location. The good news (for … Continue reading Unicorn City’s Flying Market
I went ahead and uploaded this in the MEGA size because it turned out to be such an awesome photo – little boy having fun splashing in the fountain in Piata Unirii (Unification Square) here in Unicorn City. Enjoy! :) Continue reading Poza Zilei: Playing in the Fountain
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