When you have lived in enough places, trying to find the differences between countries is difficult, it is much easier to find the similarities. Here are some Romanian New Years Traditions according…
Month: December 2022
Happy Carolling to Cluj
Andra, the Romanian pop and folk star, had a little sing-along on the aeroplane on the way from Bucharest to Cluj. It seems that all the passengers sang along. The fair under…
Is Cluj run by a ghost?
It is always fun to learn a little about the town you live in. So when we were stuck at home, I took the opportunity to rummage through old newspapers and see…
How to find a job in Cluj
If you read the news, you might have read that Cluj is one of the easiest places in Europe to find a job. Yet some people do not know where to look. …
Ancient Roman technology invades Cluj
At the foot of the student culture house (casa de cultura a studentilor), there is no clue where the exhibit is. You walk in, and you will probably be stopped by a…
Sora is bouncing back
Last year, one of the other English language papers reported that Sora was a shadow of its former self. We went to visit it during the lockdown, and there was not a…
Mini Christmas market in Northern Cluj
You might not have been to the Iris neighborhood unless you live there. North of the river Somes, North even of the train station, you will find the Piața Karl Liebknecht. There…
Cluj Art degrees worth millions
A graduate of the University of Art and Design (UAD) in Cluj, Andrian Ghenie, has sold a painting in Hong Kong for seven million Euros. UAD is supposedly the lowest ranked University…
Successful metro bidder to be announced early next year.
According to Railway Pro, there are two bidders for the Underground Metro (Subway, to Americans) in Cluj Napoca. Faclia de Cluj reports that the winning bidder will be announced early next year….
Cluj women’s team in Romania Cup
The Romanian football cup will be held at Gherla, at 1.30 pm (1330) on 7 December 2022 at the municipal park. Gherla is about an hour from Cluj-Napoca by car or train….