Are you being counted?
I saw an interesting story in the Romanian press recently: according to the recent census, Romania has lost 1.1 million people in the last year. Now, considering that the country…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Learning Romanian in Cluj
There is a new source of Romanian classes in Cluj. Free classes According to the group for Foreigners and Expats in Cluj-Napoca, Volunteers who are second language speakers themselves plan…
Romanian government to tax sunlight
Why do energy taxes exist? Is it to encourage us to use fossil fuels more sparingly, to save the environment, to preserve natural resources, to reduce dependency on imports, and…