The sun came out yesterday and I spent a goodly amount of time enjoying the fresh air in downtown Unicorn City, taking in the sights and chatting with a few people. Right now Cluj is in the middle of its TIFF film festival and it seems like both visitors and locals alike are having a good time. But as I sat there on the bench, … Continue reading Szabadság
Yesterday was a bit of a banner day here in Unicorn City as a delegation from Rotherham, England (an official “sister city” of Cluj) as well as the prosaic British Ambassador to Romania, Martin Harris (who both has his own blog as well as an active presence on Twitter) were on hand to dedicate a British style call box (US: telephone booth) and thank many … Continue reading On Her Majesty’s Public Service
Every month I’m invited to go on television and express just why in the world I like Romania and to “explain” how it is possible I can truly enjoy my life here. I always respond that there are so many beautiful and wonderful things here, including those with zero monetary cost and thus are accessible to everyone. Money is nice but you don’t need one … Continue reading 50 free things to do in Cluj-Napoca
If you speak Romanian, I heartily urge you to watch this video, probably my last appearance ever on Transilvania Live! because the network has been sold to the Digi Group and will likely be rebranded as Digi Cluj here in the very near future. If you’ve seen my dozens of other TV appearances, there’s nothing too new here as it’s me yet again pounding out … Continue reading Fara Numar
Well today is “Mos Nicolae” day or Saint Nicholas Day, when little children and adults who are young at heart get little gifts. Last night to celebrate this, the Primarie or City Hall here in Cluj-Napoca had a nice little festival where they turned on all the Christmas lights. I was out and about and shot a short little film of it, which you can … Continue reading Christmas Lights
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