Author: Biencutza
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[Books] What is the What – Dave Eggers
It happens often that I read a book and it impresses me, but it rarely happens that I read a book and it just reveals in me a kind of sensibility bringing me sometimes to tears. It might sound corny, but it was the case with Dave Egger‘s What is the What.
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[Romania] In search of the Danube
5 days and more than 1000 km. That was our August Romanian holiday. Good weather, breath taking places, surprising wonders of the nature, all the ingredients for the perfect trip.
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Faust goes to Slovenia
For those of you who are from Slovenia, or intend to visit Slovenia this weekend, go directly to Maribor (The European Cultural Capital for 2012) and see Faust, by the Romanian Director Silviu Purcarete.
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Weekend cooking
This weekend, I cooked something for lunch, simple and quick. Chicken rolls with garlic, basil and zucchini and vegetables packages in the oven. The ingredients for all this : chicken breast, zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, onions, cheese, fresh basil.
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[Books] Catch-22 – Joseph Heller
I just finished reading Catch -22 by Joseph Heller and I found it simply delicious. Definitely on top 5 of the books I read this year. Yossarian and his attempts to escape the army and the war made this book a true masterpiece.
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[Romania] Turda and its wonders
Turda is a town in Transylvania, in the Cluj district of about 40 000 inhabitants. Nothing to spectacular so far. But when visiting it, you discover some of Romania’s somehow hidden attractions. We went there a few weekends ago, and in a day we managed to go in a salt mine, visit some ancient Roman…
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[Romania] A weekend in the Carpathians – Mount Cozia
Once a Moroccan guy said to a Romanian guy : Romania is where the Heaven is! You have water, green trees and women. Well, after last weekend and a trip in the Carpathians I have to admit that yes, Romania is a piece of Heaven.
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[Romania] Sibiu’s Village Museum
For the last few months, I’ve started spending most of my weekends in Sibiu and discover step by step its beauties. Situated right in the middle of Romania, Sibiu is a city of about 150 000 inhabitants, European Cultural Capital in 2007 and now, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful and well preserved…
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Vegetables Rolls
Mother cooked today a delicious dish : vegetables rolls made of grated zucchini, eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, garlic, onions and an egg, mixed all together and fried for about 20 minutes in a frying pan.The dough was made of flour, eggs, water and yeast, mixed together.
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[Film] The Green Butchers – the best marinade ever
Since I really enjoyed watching ‘Adam’s Apples’ and ‘Flickering Lights’ , last night I decided to watch another Anders Thomas Jensen movie, called The Green Butchers. It was a good movie, but I can’t say I liked it as much as I liked the other two.
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[Books] Haruki Murakami – Sputnik Sweetheart
I just finished reading another Murakami book. This time it was Sputnik Sweetheart. Definitely the Haruki Murakami style this time as well. It’s a book about love, about friendship and relationships, but it’s also, a book where abnormal things happen, where people double themselves and live their lives from different perspectives.
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[Film] Elling – the beautiful story of a friendship
Being in my ‘watching Nordic movies’ period, I saw another great one a few days ago. This time is a new director, Petter Næss, a Norvegian director with few movies so far, but really worth checking out.
The Chocolates Of Life 