I went to ze market, mon p'tit panier sous le bras..

So today is another beautiful Saturday, temperature in the 25 deg C, not a cloud in the sky. On my way to get an air ticket for an upcoming weekend in Vienna (I’ll tell you about that trip), I ran into the local farmer’s market I told you about earlier. On the way, I could not resist taking yet more doors pictures. I then went to the “Centre Cuturel Francais” where I borrowed a few BDs.
This afternoon I decided to pursue my quest for a salad spinner, and took a cab to the Iulius Mall. Well, It’s the Burlington mall with an Auchan hypermarket, and a Starbucks to boot. I did not find a salad spinner, but I found a thingy to hang my socks to dry (Hey, you said you wanted details;-) ). I put a couple a pictures at the end of this post that actually reflects the dual face of Cluj.
One last comment: I feel that I really need to accurately report what I see, in an unbiased and honest way, so here it is: the women here are beautiful. Many of them could be on fashion magazine’s cover page. Granted, they cannot compete with any of you beautiful ladies following my blog (and I know who you are!), but I had to mention it. On the same topic, I have yet to see an overweight person here, which is kind of strange because they eat a lot of potatoes and fried stuff it seems.
Next week, I am in Helsinki, another beautiful city, but no post until next weekend.
Ciao!
For our French speaking community....

Look at the workmanship on that door! (btw, you can double click on any picture)

Des crepes au fond de la cour!

The farmer's market.

Look at those!

I have no idea what those red berries are.

Atmosphere, atmosphere...

On some walls in Cluj, you can see stencils such as this, a kind of different tag I guess. Many of them are pretty funny.

This picture is to contrast to the next one. Cluj is growing fast, and the gap between the ones who have and the ones who have not is also growing. You can see the most modern cars here, fancy malls and luxury boutiques, and you can find a little old lady on a street corner selling meager flowers and fruits for a few Leis. (I bought her flowers by the way).

The luxurient Stabucks in front of the Iulius Mall. At 10 Leis ($3.30) the tall cappuccino, not everybody here can afford it.