Author Archives: Fatca Pop

About Fatca Pop

Fatca Pop is a dreamer, adventurer, cook, and blogger. Fatca was a hairdresser, company secretary, and teacher.

La mulți ani, poem and December news

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Fatca Pop

România esti bine? Poți să stai aici, lânga mine? În europa, o să fie Împreună, bucurie.  Că prieteni fără un plan Sărbătorim, Și la mulți ani! – Des Sousa Please excuse Des, that’s ‘s first poem in Romanian.  It’s okay, … Continue reading →

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Magic Clean now available in Cluj

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Fatca Pop

Okay, so Magic Clean has been available for some time.  But we had to use a whole carton of it, to test it, before we could recommend it. Small and portable Magic Clean is fantastic.  Not only is it environmental, … Continue reading →

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Events and Films in English in Hungarian days 2024

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Fatca Pop

We just looked at the physical brochure for Hungarian Days of Cluj, 2024, and found events labelled as “lb. engleza” which we assume means “limba engleza” or in English. Three talks will be held at Casa Tiff, one on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Days are in Cluj

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Fatca Pop

For the next week, Cluj will celebrate the Hungarian part of its heritage.  This includes concerts, fairs, sports, religious services, poetry, visual arts, history, and hopefully a few reenactments.  And of course, you can expect to find more Langos than … Continue reading →

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Banffy Castle

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Fatca Pop

Have you been to Electric Castle?  Have you seen Metropolis or Nosferatu with live music at the film festival in the castle?  If so, you probably know what Banffy Castle looks like at night. The Banffy Castle in Bontida is … Continue reading →

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Happy Rusali (pentecost)

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Fatca Pop

Sunday was Rusalii.  Monday is also a holy day in the Orthodox calendar. What is Rusali?  Pentecost?  Whitsun?  Traditionally, the fiftieth day after Easter, the Holy Ghost is said to have descended to the disciples.  This is celebrated on different … Continue reading →

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Review: Voyo

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Fatca Pop

We previously wrote about TV streaming you can get in Romania.  Well, I am not sure Voyo was tried. Voyo has some great content.  There is a documentary on Romania’s football team, a three-part about Ceasescu’s life, another informative documentary … Continue reading →

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Should banking be a human right?

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Fatca Pop

You might have read on Cluj.xyz that Banca Transilvania customers had a little trouble with their accounts.  This was annoying, but it doesn’t begin to deal with the problems that many British, American and French expats face because of regulations … Continue reading →

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Hong kong carnivores?

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Fatca Pop

Someone who never went to Hong Kong told me that I should eat more meat because people in Hong Kong do that.  Perhaps I should also learn Cantonese, which might help with longevity, but I digress. Do people in Hong … Continue reading →

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The Cluj tours – recommended

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Fatca Pop

Whether you are a student, a tourist, an expat, or a local, you could learn something with the Free Cluj Tours. Tours are conducted in English, even though the tour guides (and many of the tourists) are Romanian.  You will … Continue reading →

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