The Burgermeister was once offended By Cluj being called Klausenburg. “Bizza!” he complained, in 1904. “Bizza! Zurüd! Es gibt fein Klausenburg in Ungard. Der offizielle und historische Name is Kolozsvar. Bitte nach…
Author: Fatca Pop
Fatca Pop is a dreamer, adventurer, cook, and blogger. Fatca was a hairdresser, company secretary, and teacher.
Events you missed this summer
We all know about Untold, Electric Castle, and TIFF film festival. But there is more to Cluj-Napoca and Transylvania than just three events. In fact, almost every day of summer has something…
TIFF posters feature AI attrocity
Posters promoting the Transylvania International Film Festival for 2025 depict an “audience” enjoying a screening beneath what looks like a futuristic fascist spaceship and accompanied by two robots, with Saint Michael’s church…
18 gym, initial review
I have only visited about 6 different branches of 18 gym. Sure, most gyms don’t have six different branches but when you are reviewing a name, you are reviewing the entire network….
Getting translations in Cluj
The following are extracts from people who translate into English: “The contact is ensured by the technical equipment we possess, the communication instruments and channels: mobile phone, e-mail, written message. Instantness and…
Night of the Museum in Cluj, 2025
Night of the Museum is coming to Cluj on Saturday, 17 May, 2025. Are any museums boycotting this year? Some are not on the list. Across Europe, museums are free, or discounted. …
Macedonian nightclub fire reminiscent of Collectiv fire
Monuments can stand for more than one thing. The monument on the main avenue in town, with the bell tower, was built to remember the Memorandists, protestors who wanted more state-funded institutions…
Keez vs Startco vs Solo
If you want to start a PFA or SRL, you might need the help of an outside service. For SRLs, you need an accountant by law. Now, a lot of people might…
Happy Martisoare
The first of May is celebrated throughout Europe, but slightly differently in each country. Most have similar-looking traditions, creating a false friends kind of misunderstanding, where similar symbols might have different meanings….
Cluj and Tallinn
Romania recently claimed the world’s fastest Internet speeds. Estonia also likes to see itself on the forefront of tech. Cluj is the tech hub for Romania, making house prices unreachable. There was…