New photos from Braşov

Parking in Brasov centre. I'm sorry for her. A friendly bear. For how long?

Euro 2008

Euro 2008 just started. Good luck boys... (You'll need it!)

Flights and accommodation

NNRT summer flights are now all booked.
The Mormon team will arrive on the 19 July, and will join us till the 25th July.
At this moment I am searching a suitable accommodation for their stay.
NNRT members will be accommodated in the flat and in the kindergarten, as usual.

Virgin media???? never heard of it!

Virgin media in it's site (www.virginmedia.com/sport) presented all the qualified teams who will play in Switzerland and Austria at Euro 2008. Nothing wrong so far. Except if you see the video of Romania, it's more like a joke, saying that Romania does not have much chance??? and at the end of the footage, when they present symbols of each country (like the Eiffel tour for France or, Coliseum for Italy...) for Romania is presented a group of fat gypsies all having thick golden necklaces... This would be the symbol for Romania???

At this moment all we can say the video footage was withdrawn from their site so is no longer available. Good!

Talking with deputy mayor Clinciu

Vulcan's deputy mayor Mr. Clinciu, who is still running for mayor, told me today that as far as they are concerned there is no problem that no additional sources of water were found, as the mayor office could not simply authorize any springs to be captured and added to the hospital, as they do not know the quality of them. From this point of view they would not recommend at all the capturing of any further springs.
The fact still remains that especially in July and August there is water shortage in the hospital. They are suggesting a new project for making a new underground water piping.

Vulcan and Mina 1 Mai

A new welcoming sign as you enter into Brasov (in Romanian, German and Hungarian), erected by mayor ScripcaruThe mayor of Vulcan will be decided on 15 June, when people will vote again. So far we know that the existing mayor Mr. Druia Claudiu has lost the elections. The villagers will have to decide between Mr. Gheorghe Calburean and Mr. Ioan Clinciu (the existing vice mayor). It seems, so far Mr. Calburean has more chance...
I was today at the mayor's office met Mr. Clinciu, our friend. He said that next to the small river as we pass towards the village they have drilled and there is a very good water source. This should be connected with the village and the water problem would be sorted for good, including the hospital.
There is a major road work between Codlea and Vulcan, now they are laying the new tarmac layer. Soon it will be a good road.

Road works near to the junction

I paid the dentist today, met her Vulcan office.
In Mina 1 Mai, done the pressurisation for the dental compressor, according the Peter's advice.
Checked for the welding kit, I was told that is there is OK, and containers are not empty.
Also glad to tell that the new 3 phase sewing machine is connected and it works perfectly.
Also important to mention that the water capture project from the mountains is cancelled as there is no water there, is mainly a marsh land.
Briefly informed the head nurse about the summer teams.
They just got a new computer from the Brasov office with software too...

Scripcaru the new old mayor

George Scripcaru is the new mayor of Brasov. He was in the past 4 years and he will be for the next 4 too. This was predictable as he won 70% of the total votes. We were all voting for him, no secret. The next candidate managed to get just around 10% of the votes.
The president of the county council is the same too, Mr. Cancescu Aristotel. He was elected with 35% of the total votes, just 2% more than the next candidate Mr. Dumitru Puchianu.
Cancescu's victory is due to the new tarmac roads in the county, including the Mina 1 Mai road too, and also the restorations of many fortresses, museums around the county.
In other words all the new leaders are the same...