Cluj-Napoca to Lyon

  1. Enlightenment philosophers of the Transylvanian School Samuil Micu-Klein, Gheorghe Șincai and Petru Maior near the Babeș-Bolyai University.
  2. A polar bear demands animal liberation now. I shake his clawed paw.
  3. Cluj surely needs restoration in places, but by the time I arrived, half the city had been dug up. One must consider every step.
  4. The contours of future improvement are already visible.
  5. Serbian hajduk Starina Novak, burned by the Hungarians in 1601 near the Tailors’ Tower of the 15th century (now the Centre for Urban Culture).
  6. Greek Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph will soon be as good as new.
  7. I’m taking care of it.
  8. A baroque opera house with modern elements in a beautiful frame of pavement and greenery. Built by the Austrians in 1906.
  9. Lawyer and revolutionary Avram Iancu bathes in a fountain near the Dormition of the Theotokos neo-Byzantine Orthodox Cathedral.
  10. The severe bishop Nikolae Ivan tenderly holds a model of the cathedral, erected on his initiative in 1923-33.
  11. The monument to the Romanian soldier was opened in 1996 on the site of the monument to Soviet tank crews. A holy place is never empty.
  12. The SMURD helicopter rushes to the rescue.
  13. In the outskirts of the city, I almost accidentally came across a free observation deck, criminally ignored by the guidebooks.
  14. The mirror roof alone is worth it!
  15. The tiled ones are quite nice as well. In the centre the 80-meter tower of the St. Michael’s Church flaunts.
  16. Irish plane glides thoughtfully over Romanian rooftops.
  17. The spires of Transylvanian Bank, Richter pharmacy and Digi store. And the snow-white Belvedere Hotel at the top of Cetățuia Hill.
  18. From this angle, the statue of Avram Iancu (on the right) looks rather modest compared to the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral.
  19. On the right the Baroque Unitarian Church of 18th century (the main one in Romania), on the far left the Cathedral of St. Joseph under construction.
  20. Let’s sync watches.
  21. Culinary posters from the 2006 Transylvania International Film Festival.
  22. May poster for the competition of young artists in the Matthias Corvinus Gallery (he was born here) patronised by the University of Art and Design.
  23. My Lord, you’re my everything! Donor’s roulette in a 13th-century Franciscan church. I was given (political) prisoners, such is the time.
  24. In the market square of Avram Iancu, a doggy of a dubious breed reflects on the futility of all things.
  25. Couldn’t be more natural.
  26. Airport of Avram Iancu.
  27. Tender sky.
  28. Motherland.
  29. Saint-Exupéry evening.
  30. This is how I rode from the station, and it’s quite convenient, I recommend to everyone. See you!