Happy Birthday Romania!

Well it’s actually been one year since my first post about today, December 1, Romania’s birthday. Click on the link if you’d like to know more about the history of this day as well as see Google’s custom image they ran last year. Here is their image they’re running this year (go to google.ro to see it if you’re logging in from another country), preserved … Continue reading Happy Birthday Romania!

Steve Jobs vs. Vlad Tepes

Today in Romania, as in many countries (including Mexico), is the “Day of the Dead” or Ziua Mortilor. It tends to be a little more widely observed in Transylvania and the Banat due to the historical reign of the Hungarians as it originally comes from a Catholic holiday. Around these parts (Unicorn City aka Cluj-Napoca) people have been selling flowers and candles for days now, … Continue reading Steve Jobs vs. Vlad Tepes