Sport Cluj-Napoca

It is Sunday at everything except the churches are closed. CLuj has several large churches, one of which is broadcasting its sermon into the plaza. 20 people are standing outside, listening to the service while facing the church. Not sure why they don't go in. <br><br>I hike to the top of a hill for a great view. Two of the museums ...

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>

15th June<br><br>Fine, mostly sunny 20 degrees<br><br>Brasov to Turda via Sighisoara<br><br>We left Brasov and drove through the hills of Romania past some rolling fields and rustic villages. We stopped at the lovely town of Sighisoara where we spent a couple of hours sightseeing. The town was originally settled by Transylvanian Saxons in the 12th Century and Vlad the Impaler's Dad lived in exile there ...

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

Kylläpä on kiireistä tämä ihmisen elo, ei ole ehtinyt edes blogia päivittelemään. Tällä kertaa ollaan Transilvanian ytimessä Romaniassa, viime viikko meni leikkiessä turistia Pariisissa. Eipä täällä ole näkynyt tummanpuhuvia herroja väijymässä terävien kulmahampaiden kanssa, mutta olen varmuuden vuoksi aseistautunut valkosipulipitoisella ruokavaliolla, kun jäi nyt nuo krusifiksit ja terävät puukepit kotiin. Kerrankin oli homma ...

One of the classes I took at Eotvos Lorand University was on the ethnography of Hungary, or rather the ethnography of Hungary as it was prior to World War I. Included in the class was a weekend farm stay in a small ethnic Hungarian village of Kalota-Szentkiraly (Sincrai in Romanian) in Transylvania. That weekend was incredible, the village was like stepping into the nineteenth century, ox carts were more common than cars, the house we stayed at had an outhouse in lieu of indoor ...

Nachmittags (natuerlich mal wieder mit ner Menge Verspaetung) kommen wir in Cluj an. Cluj ist eine kleine Studentenstadt in Siebenbuergen. Wie bummeln ein wenig durch die Stadt bis wir eine Pizzeria finden. Da wir beiden ziemlich Hunger haben, wollen wir schnell etwas essen. Beim Blick in unser Portemonnaie faellt uns dann auf, dass wir ...

... and Romanian flags. We also visited an Armenian church in Elizabethtown. There had formerly been a significant Armenian minority in Transylvania, but many of them fled from communism. The Armenian Church is aligned with the Pope, but has its own liturgy. Now the Roman Catholic Church along with the Armenian Church meets in this building. Only one priest is left in all of Transylvania who knows the Armenian liturgy. Our final stop for the night ...

... astea... job la timp plin... adica nici n-am mai ajuns sa triez, organizez, identific si numesc poze, sa le tes prin text cum ar trebui. Si parca vad, il dau la editura, adica la colegii de calatorie si s-apuca aia sa taie si sa adauge, vai de capul si de timpul meu pierdut. Foarte multe poze deosebite nu le-am putut pune din cauza ca erau cu personaje si eu nu pun poze private in public... poate alta data Asa ca il declar doar ciorna in faza asta.. A fost fain, si ...

We have been traveling around the Romanian countryside by car for the past few days. Romania has been wonderful. The people are so helpful and hospitable. We are really had some neat experiences here. I'll have to catch up with the writting later though. You can enjoy a story and pictures on Craigs blog! http://euroryoko.blogspot.com