If you live in Cluj, you might have seen the outdoor exhibition for Bosch near the main square. If you are new to Cluj, this exhibition may look like an advertisement. But…
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…
Getting the “Trump Bible” in Romania
The “God Bless The USA Bible” costs about sixty dollars. (It is only 59.99, but you can no longer buy a gumball with a penny.) But what if you want one in…
Pharmacy museum now open
Okay, so the Pharmacy Museum in Cluj was open before Valentine’s Day. But we didn’t visit until recently. Ever since 2020, the old house of George Hintz had been closed, and it…
All Lives Matter (poem)
All Lives Matter, an original poem for 2024:
Fruit travelling further, creating higher CO2 and nitrogen footprints
Over most of the past three years, citrus fruits in Cluj were mainly from Spain. Your zucchini might have been from Italy. Pears could be locally grown. Carrots might be from Romania,…
Palestine demonstration in piata unirii
13 January, 2023. At 2 pm today, in a march starting from the main square in Cluj, you might have heard chanting in Romanian and English. In English, they said, “Free, free…
Words and lemmas
What is a word? Well, I used four words to ask that question, right? But people who create spaced-repetition apps, and create word frequency lists, to learn languages don’t understand what a…
Superheroes, the undead, and other dual personalities
Filmmakers in Eastern and Central Europe don’t seem to want to deal with the obvious horror theme. You can find “Dracula’s” castle packed with tourists, but the real Vlad Tepes was only…