Today I stumbled out of bed, bleary-eyed on a rather cool, rainy day. But two days ago the weather was quite sunny and warm and The Woman and I went down to see something billed as the “Hyper Parade of Animals”. You can see the poster for it here. The “hyper” part comes from the fact that it took place on the grounds of Cora, … Continue reading All Hail the Great Alliance
I’m afraid the Lord of Cluj is not having a good day in the local media. Neither is his fellow smoker of the unicorn dust, Alin Tise. Poor guys! In the immortal words of Domnul Guta: Atunci cand iti merge rau nimeni nu mai este in jurul tau. Or “When times are tough, everybody abandons you”. Very, very true, especially when it comes to politics … Continue reading Making Political Hay in Cluj
Oh my goodness, two stories here today, one slightly dated. The first story comes from Mediafax, so you can choose your language (English or Romanian): Finnish mobile giant Nokia could lay off about 120 employees from its Research and Development Center in Cluj, central Romania, and the center will be shut down by the end of the third quarter, part of the group’s strategy to … Continue reading Johnny’s In The Basement, Mixing Up The Medicine
For the last three days I have spent more time with foreigners than…. well ever, I believe. I ran into many people I’ve known for a while and met others who literally just got to Romania days ago. It’s been quite the mixed bag and all of it very, very interesting. It’s been really fascinating for me to hear the stories, whether about getting ripped … Continue reading Through a Glass, Darkly
Well it looks like at least one media outlet has now mentioned the meeting I attended two days ago. Translation is mine: What Foreign Businessmen Want from the Cluj-Napoca Administration Foreigners who have businesses in Cluj announced development plans at the first official meeting of the Cluj Mayor’s Office and the Cluj International Club organization Foreigners who own their own companies, company managers and social … Continue reading Press Release About Glass Hall Meeting
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