Today I went with some others from my class to the screening of the 1 minute films we made. It was a week workshop with a woman from Holland but for me it was more of a self motivated project with some help from Emrah, the Turkish guy who stays in the hostel and knows his stuff when it comes to film editing. Apparently I wouldn't be given first priority as I missed the first day as I was still in Budapest. . . That, I thought, was fair enough but it would have been nice if she just sneaked even a tiny peak at my film before the screening! However, now I am fluent in Premier Pro thanks to Emrah! And I received a mug and a DVD (Romanian version of Solaris) for my efforts!
Saturday 29 November 2008
Tuesday 25 November 2008
This weekend
I was in Budapest with Martin. We took the bus (16 seater) at 5am from Cluj centre and arrived in Budapest just after lunch time. We planned the trip to go to see Extrawelt who were playing the release of their new album, but Budapest has so much more in store! After we found a hostel and left our bags we went out for a late lunch. It was delicious! Cheese soup served in a bread and mulled wine. We took the metro and went to see some parts of the city. It started to snow very heavily so we made our way back to the hostel stopping at an outdoor market on the way. Extrawelt was a great end to the evening but the next day I didn't feel too hot at all! My head was thumping and nothing seemed to be helping so we took our towels and swimwear and made our way to the thermal baths! Wow! They were amazing! I could have stayed longer! However, we were both looking a bit prunelike and decided that two hours was enough! It was a bit of a challenge getting out of the water though and into the freezing night air!
We stayed for another night and visited some galleries the following day. There seems to be a good art scene there and some of the work by new artists was really good.
I was in Budapest with Martin. We took the bus (16 seater) at 5am from Cluj centre and arrived in Budapest just after lunch time. We planned the trip to go to see Extrawelt who were playing the release of their new album, but Budapest has so much more in store! After we found a hostel and left our bags we went out for a late lunch. It was delicious! Cheese soup served in a bread and mulled wine. We took the metro and went to see some parts of the city. It started to snow very heavily so we made our way back to the hostel stopping at an outdoor market on the way. Extrawelt was a great end to the evening but the next day I didn't feel too hot at all! My head was thumping and nothing seemed to be helping so we took our towels and swimwear and made our way to the thermal baths! Wow! They were amazing! I could have stayed longer! However, we were both looking a bit prunelike and decided that two hours was enough! It was a bit of a challenge getting out of the water though and into the freezing night air!We stayed for another night and visited some galleries the following day. There seems to be a good art scene there and some of the work by new artists was really good.
Tuesday 18 November 2008
I went with my room mate, Ana, to her grandparents house in a small village called Ghindaoani near Peatra Neamt. We arrived in Peatra Neamt late in the evening so we stayed with Ana's friends in a small appartment near the centre. This was after we visited a bar where they had a Karaoke evening. The songs were some sort of traditional style with a backing track that sounded like it was played on an mini casio keyboard! After several hits it was nice to go to bed. In the morning Ana and her friend took me to see the town. We took a cable car to the top of the ski slope that overl
ooked Peatra Neamt. It's a very cute town. We also visited an old church that was erected by Stefan Cel Mare in the 15th Century.
Around lunch time we took a small, packed minibus to the village where Ana told me that they only made the road accessable for cars last year. Before this the minibus would drop you in the highway and you would still have a two hour walk ahead of you, unless you know someone with a horse and cart who is willing to collect you. Ghindaoani's water supply comes from various wells which means th
e toilets are outside and most people there keep animals and grow their own fruit and vegetables. We took some rabbits that Ana's grandfather gave us and we also took some homemade wine and t(s)uica which is a traditional Romanian spirit that apparently everyone in Romania knows how to make!
That evening we headed to Iasi and spent two nights there with some more of Ana's friends. They were very hospitable and Stefana made sure I didn't go hungry!
ooked Peatra Neamt. It's a very cute town. We also visited an old church that was erected by Stefan Cel Mare in the 15th Century.Around lunch time we took a small, packed minibus to the village where Ana told me that they only made the road accessable for cars last year. Before this the minibus would drop you in the highway and you would still have a two hour walk ahead of you, unless you know someone with a horse and cart who is willing to collect you. Ghindaoani's water supply comes from various wells which means th
e toilets are outside and most people there keep animals and grow their own fruit and vegetables. We took some rabbits that Ana's grandfather gave us and we also took some homemade wine and t(s)uica which is a traditional Romanian spirit that apparently everyone in Romania knows how to make!That evening we headed to Iasi and spent two nights there with some more of Ana's friends. They were very hospitable and Stefana made sure I didn't go hungry!
Sunday 2 November 2008
I went to church today to see what the Orthodox mass consists of. For 1 hour (mass lasts for 2 hours) I sat at the back of the church while the people infront continiously made the sign of the cross and chanted away in response to the priest. As the service went on people came and people went. When the priest walked down the central isle blessing the people, everyone wanted to touch him. One lady took out a hanky and rubbed it on his white cloak with then folded it and put it back into her pocked. The popstars have taken on this role back home. Infact off of the top of my head I can't think of any young people who attend the church regularly or even at all. Yet they still choose to get married there. . .
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