Multiculturality
by Taffi
Cluj has quite a large number of (ethnic) Hungarian inhabitants. You'll see Hungarian signs in some shops and restarants, but most of all you will hear plenty of Hungarian spoken on the street and almost all bookshops that I went into had Hungarian books as well as Romanian ones. Some bars are frequented mainly by Hungarian students, but there are always some Romanians as well.
Lakes
by Aitana
As we had changed our plans the day before, and our friend had to work, we rented a car and travel on our own to the lakes. We took road E-60 to the west. At Gilau, we turned left and followed the road along the lakes Gilau and Tarnita, then we went up to Marisel. We entered the Natural Park Muntii Apuseni. Then we passed Fantanele and Belis, on the shore of the lake Belis.
On the way to Marisel the mountainsides are very steep, covered with fir trees. The temperature dropped as we went up, from 6ºC to -2ºC. Fortunately the snowfall would still wait some days and we could enjoy the day.
Restaurant Marty
by HORSCHECK
One afternoon we popped into Restaurant Marty at Horea street for a late lunch. It is a modern furnished, two-storey restaurant and bar. We took a seat on the upper floor to admire the view down to the bar and lower floor.
The menu with dishes of local and international cuisine is only available in Romanian, but most of it can be understood even without knowledge of the local language.
I chose the extra crispy pork cutlet with fried potatoes for 21,50 RON and to drink I had a local Ciuc beer for 4,40 RON. The meal was excellent and we especially liked doing some people watching in the well-frequented restaurant.
The Palace Of Justice
by edvin_br
This is another historical building located at Avram Iancu Square, near the National Theatre.
The construction of the eclectic palace was stated in the late 19th century and finished in 1902.
for many years it was the seat of the economics faculty of the university of Cluj. Today it's used as the county court.
Bob Church
by HORSCHECK
The Bob Church (Biserica Bob) was consecrated in 1803. It is the first Greek-Catholic church as well as the oldest Romanian church in Cluj Napoca.
The construction of the Baroque church was financed by the Romanian nobleman Ioan Bob, hence the name.
Directions:
The Bob Church can be found at the street Episcop Ioan Bob, just southwest of the Piata Unirii (Union Square).