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Part
of the original fifteenth-century citadel that protected the city, above. (June
1998) |
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The
main street and town square, below. (June 1998) |
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The
beautiful home of Teatrul National (the National Theatre), above. (June
1998) |
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| Scenes from the
Botanical Gardens (top to bottom): a display of begonias near the entrance; a
serene spot; the biggest water lilies we've ever seen, about three feet (1 meter) across!
(June 1998) |
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| The ultra-nationalist --
some would say crazy :-o -- mayor of Cluj-Napoca is well-known for his anti-Hungarian
sentiments. He has gone so far as to paint all the benches in town with the colours of the
Romanian flag. This, along with many other provocations, does little to ease the simmering
tensions between the ethnic Romanians and the ethnic Hungarians who make their home
throughout Ardeal (Transilvania), including a large population in Cluj-Napoca. It also
proved problematic for poor Stefan, who wouldn't sit down anywhere because he couldn't
bring himself to put his b*** on his nation's flag! (June 1998) |
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