Monthly Archives: January 2025

Days of the week in Romanian – Nadalapäevad rumeenia keeles

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Fatca Pop

Zilile săptămânii în limbă română. English – Eesti keelt – magyarul – português – français – cymraeg – limbă română Monday – esmaspäev – hétfő- segunda feira – lundi – dydd llun – luni Tuesday – teisipäev – kedd- terça … Continue reading →

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CTP Cluj, one of the easiest bus payments in Europe.

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Fatca Pop

In the old days, if you wanted to buy a ticket on a bus, you paid the driver. Or, you bought a ticket at a bus stop and validated it. Then technology gave us more options.  These were fully implemented … Continue reading →

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MINA – Museum of immersive New Art – partial review

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Fatca Pop

We went to Mina, the Museum of Immersive New Art, in Cluj.  At fifty lei a person (40 lei for reduced tickets) you would think you got to see the entire museum.  Instead, you see a series of three short … Continue reading →

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Twitter x and Tiktok Is the media the message?

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Fatca Pop

Ah!  Sounds like a title written by an academic stiff!  Too long for a TikTok. If you are an expat in Romania, your “informed” relatives probably bring up certain personalities.  We can’t list all of them in a Tweet, without … Continue reading →

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Can we trust the media?

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Fatca Pop

Some people might be angry with me for even asking that question. “Can we trust scientists?” they might mock.  “Is the world flat?  Do brown cows make chocolate milk?” However, some high profile lawsuits may affect what we read in … Continue reading →

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