City Central Cluj-Napoca

... closed but I find the art museum open. Some of the paintings make me feel as though I am in Transylvania with portraits of people with white faces, coming right out of horror movies. <br><br>I spend the afternoon with the locals at a café, working on photos. Nightlife looks really good but I have to get some sleep for my early train.

Located out of town, but close to the economic area of the city, BLACK TULIP, a four stars hotel, represents the perfect destination for those wishing to rest. I have appreciated the room atmosphere, the quality of the services...and the high degree of refinement of the cuisine.<br>

... is a fortified town and the citadel is on the World Heritage List. Buildings of interest included a lovely Clock Tower built in 1360, a very long, very old (1640), covered staircase and the Church on the Hill. We indulged in an ice cream and an apple strudel before heading on to Turda. We arrived in Turda and asked directions at the Information office to our hotel. It&#8217;s called the Hunter Prince ...

The train from Sighisoara to Cluj Napoca was another sauna experience. I had opened the window, but the elderly woman in our berth asked me to close it (though she herself was sweating).<br><br>The only good thing about Cluj was a brilliant candy store in which we spent a fair amount of money (for Romania).<br><br>Sighisoara to Cluj: one 2nd class ticket (3 hours) &#8211; 36.70 lei

... maissa kokemaani vanhan hyvän ajan palveluun, jossa koko palvelutapahtuma soljuu yhtenä ketjuna eteenpäin. Miinuspuolelle menee jälleen tupakointi sisätiloissa: joka paikassa savustetaan ilmaa kuin viimeistä päivää. Ei auta itku markkinoilla, mutta tulipa sitten jälleen otettua silkki- ja pellavavaatteita mukaan, jotka imaisevat kaikki käryt itseensä. No, oma moka. Huomenna pitäisi lähteä tekniselle vierailulle äimistelemään ...

... and a wood stove in lieu of heating. The people were incredibly welcoming and I'll never forget it. In addition to the small village we stayed at though we also traveled all over Transylvania, visiting the city of Cluj-Napoca and checking out other villages to meet traditional artisans and see such impressive sites as fortified Hungarian Protestant churches and traditional wooden Romanian Orthodox churches.<br><br>It was absolutely fascinating, though to be honest I ...

... knapp bei Kasse sind, so dass sich unsere Pizzaauswahl doch ziemlich einschraenkt. Dafuer sind die Pizzen aber riesig. Wir gehen mit genau NULL Lei wieder aus dem Laden :-) Danach gibts noch einige Cocktails in sehr coolen stylischen rumaenischen Szenelaeden bevor wir uns auf den Weg zurueck zum Bahnhof machen. Unser Zug kommt ...

... on the side of the Danube and a beautiful place....except for the unconsolidated landfill also along the banks. But let's focus on the beauty.... We visit the Buda castle ... there are some musicians fiddling Hungarian music...check out the video.... and our biggest tourist venture is this place called Memento Park just outside of the city...it's the resting place of all the communist statues that were taken down, often with vehemence in the late 80s...they ...

'Doamna' Ana was a complete stranger, a sweet old hard-luck dame who found me wandering around the train station at night in the city of Cluj Napoca. After some frantic gesturing she "talked" me into renting a room in her flat nearby, down a nameless grey street lined with crumbling warehouses.<br><br><br><br>The place was dark and cozy and the interior walls had a warm and musty veneer. She'd hung faded sepia tone portraits of long ...

... the unearthed foundations of something ancient there too, from the Roman/Dacian period. I can understand a good deal of Romanian, but it's just as frustrating as in Italy: I can understand but I'm sure that if I try speaking it I'll sound like a retard, making up Romanian-sounding Spanish as I go along. See you in a little while! I'll be celebrating my birthday drinking sweet red Hungarian wine, looking up at a painted Romanian monastery.