The herbs are out, we can see alliums (garlics), basils, and sages at the Botanical Gardens in Cluj. That’s right, basils. There are many varieties of basil, from cinammon basil to Thai…
Category: opinion
Hong kong carnivores?
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…
Cluj’s small museums
Most museums in Cluj are relatively small, especially compared to the British Museum or those in capital cities like Brussels. But some can be seen in less than an hour if you…
Vegetarian eating in Cluj
Cluj doesn’t have many exclusive vegetarian restaurants, but if you are like most people, you don’t go to the restaurant alone. And, if you are like most vegetarians, you probably go to…
Are two major Romanian newspapers on strike?
I bought a copy of Libertatea last Saturday and noticed something. About half the paper seemed to be dedicated to Sudoku games and things that were even less newsworthy than Sudoku. Now,…
What caused the Great Stink of Cluj-Napoca?
Hey Cluj! It is so great to be with you. Sorry to have to open my first assignment with a story that stinks! Anyone who has lived in Cluj-Napoca for the past…
Blue Planet (Tiff film)- Review
From the description, I did not realise that Blue Planet (Planeta Albastră) was a documentary. Nor did I realise that it was made in Cluj. From the questions after the show, and…
The most copied joke in Romanian newspapers
Learning a new language can be hard, especially when you try to learn word for word. A Romanian word that vaguely means with is ‘cu.’ In most cases, you would simply translate…
Rolang school, review
Some say that Romanian is the easternmost latin language. Well, like Latin, there are five noun cases in Romanian, and like other eastern languages, you find subtle suffixes that hint to a…
Did he win?
A foreign driver was caught going over 226 km per hour on the A3 near Cluj. That is like, more than twice the speed limit. (Reports the Monitorul de Cluj and a…