Have you ever been in Bucharest? Probably you
have. Have you ever been in Cluj-Napoca? Again, you have.
Both cities are very beautiful with their own characteristics taking in consideration the geographical area they are in, the people they live in, the public administration and the tourist magnet.
My concern and question is next: Why is that every major sport event in Romania has moved to Cluj-Napoca?!
I have a few ideas and not in favor for Bucharest!
1. Bucharest is so caught up in the Old Town effect - that one party place in Bucharest where every people gets hammered, fucked, stolen or beaten. Not all in one night and the order of things happening is random :)
The fellows at IaLoc.ro might get you one table at every dinner, restaurant, pub, bar, club in the Old Town if you access the platform they built.
2. Cluj-napoca is not so dominated by political fights - and they got time to think about something else.
3. Bucharest is so caught up in lack of cleanliness, poor transport infrastructure, evil administration, crowded traffic, lack of jobs, inadequate medical services, safety, poor public lighting and pollution.
4. Cluj-Napoca has become a international hub for IT players and the jobs there can be really attractive to a lot of youngsters or open-minded grown-ups.
There is a lot more to compare between Bucharest and Cluj- Napoca but now I want to write about sports.
In Bucharest there is only football. That`s it, nothing else, no other big arenas for other kind of sports. The National Arena takes on some of the Romanian football team matches and that`s it. Arenele BNR - the main place to play international tennis matches in Bucharest - is closed for a couple of years now and that`s why Cluj-Napoca holds the Davis Cup. There is no place in Bucharest to organize the FIBA EUROBASKET tournament, so guess where did the European Championship moved in 2017? Yes, again Cluj-Napoca. And it was a blast, all the Cluj Napoca natives were talking about all the fabulous players that were in the city. The fans gave it all for just one spectacular atmosphere in the playtime. Of course, we played against the former Champions, Spain, we lost 91-50. They are really good and did not even played with Pau Gasol.
As I write these words for you, in Cluj-Napoca there are two events, one international and one is a world championship. The international one is the Squash International Open Tournament and the second one is the Futnet World-Cup.
This week-end, in Bucharest there was one good sport event, a motor sport one, Super Rally powered by Opel. You can read more in the Romanian version of Autoexpert magazine.
I live in Bucharest, I like it, but i have to travel to Cluj-Napoca for every major sport or cultural event and do it every time I get a chance.
So, Cluj-Napoca, stay alive and stay well. Bucharest, try harder.
Both cities are very beautiful with their own characteristics taking in consideration the geographical area they are in, the people they live in, the public administration and the tourist magnet.
My concern and question is next: Why is that every major sport event in Romania has moved to Cluj-Napoca?!
I have a few ideas and not in favor for Bucharest!
1. Bucharest is so caught up in the Old Town effect - that one party place in Bucharest where every people gets hammered, fucked, stolen or beaten. Not all in one night and the order of things happening is random :)
The fellows at IaLoc.ro might get you one table at every dinner, restaurant, pub, bar, club in the Old Town if you access the platform they built.
2. Cluj-napoca is not so dominated by political fights - and they got time to think about something else.
3. Bucharest is so caught up in lack of cleanliness, poor transport infrastructure, evil administration, crowded traffic, lack of jobs, inadequate medical services, safety, poor public lighting and pollution.
4. Cluj-Napoca has become a international hub for IT players and the jobs there can be really attractive to a lot of youngsters or open-minded grown-ups.
There is a lot more to compare between Bucharest and Cluj- Napoca but now I want to write about sports.
In Bucharest there is only football. That`s it, nothing else, no other big arenas for other kind of sports. The National Arena takes on some of the Romanian football team matches and that`s it. Arenele BNR - the main place to play international tennis matches in Bucharest - is closed for a couple of years now and that`s why Cluj-Napoca holds the Davis Cup. There is no place in Bucharest to organize the FIBA EUROBASKET tournament, so guess where did the European Championship moved in 2017? Yes, again Cluj-Napoca. And it was a blast, all the Cluj Napoca natives were talking about all the fabulous players that were in the city. The fans gave it all for just one spectacular atmosphere in the playtime. Of course, we played against the former Champions, Spain, we lost 91-50. They are really good and did not even played with Pau Gasol.
As I write these words for you, in Cluj-Napoca there are two events, one international and one is a world championship. The international one is the Squash International Open Tournament and the second one is the Futnet World-Cup.
This week-end, in Bucharest there was one good sport event, a motor sport one, Super Rally powered by Opel. You can read more in the Romanian version of Autoexpert magazine.
I live in Bucharest, I like it, but i have to travel to Cluj-Napoca for every major sport or cultural event and do it every time I get a chance.
So, Cluj-Napoca, stay alive and stay well. Bucharest, try harder.
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