Targul de Craciun Cluj

Targul de Craciun Cluj

Exact acum o saptamana eram cu familia la targul de Craciun din Cluj. Acolo am simtit pentru prima oara anul acesta atmosfera de sarbatoare.

 

EN: Exactly one week ago, my family and I were at the Christmas fair in Cluj. There, for the first time this year, I felt the holiday spirit.

Weekendul trecut l-am petrecut la Cluj. Unul dintre orasele mele preferate din Romania, care gazduieste in aceasta perioada a anului un targ de Craciun ce poate concura cu multe altele din Europa. Ne-am simtit minunat, iar asta cred ca se vede si in imagini. A fost pentru prima oara pe anul acesta cand am realizat ca sarbatorile de iarna chiar sunt aproape si ca magia lor – daca te linistesti un pic, cu un vin sau cidru cald in mana, privind in jur la oamenii care cauta decoratiuni sau cadouri de Craciun – chiar exista.

Daca ajungeti la targul de Craciun din Cluj trebuie neaparat sa:

• dati o tura pe la casutele targului, care arata foarte bine toate vopsite cu alb si decorate cu beculete cu lumina calda, pentru ca puteti gasi, printre altele, mancaruri si haine traditionale, decoratiuni de brad, jucarii din lemn sau ciocolata de casa fara zahar
• va inchiriati o pereche de patine si, printre copii care se descurca de 10 ori mai bine decat voi, sa dati o tura pe gheata; o sa va trezeasca atat de multe amintiri…
• mergeti cu copilul (cine face rost de unul pana de Craciun 🙂 ) la unul dintre atelierele creative ce se desfasoara in Casa lui Mos Craciun. Vlad a ajuns chiar la finalul atelierului de pictura pe globuri, asa ca s-a distrat doar facand ordine in vopseluri
• ascultati colinde in piata pe inserat, in fiecare zi fiind invitat pe scena targului cate un alt artist
• beti un pahar de vin fiert sau cidru fiert sau mied – adica vin de miere! pe utlimele doua le-am incercat pentru prima oara in viata mea la acest targ. Voi ramane la prima optiune, totusi, pe viitor…
• faceti o fotografie sub panoul luminos care numara zilele ramase pana la Craciun

 

Daca bifati macar 3 din cele 6 propuneri de mai sus, o sa va recapatati zen-ul pierdut in ultimele luni la job, o sa va reamintiti versurile colindelor din copilarie si o sa va vina sa decorati tot apartamentul, ba chiar si scara blocului.

Hai sa incepem sa ne bucuram de sarbatorile de iarna!

La Cluj am purtat: haina alba H&M, pulover alb Asos, pulover verde H&M, pantaloni Tex, incaltaminte Marc Jacobs, palarie vintage de la Vintage Couture Shop, geanta vintage luata din Amsterdam, cercei Zara.

P.S.: Am scris acest articol in aeroport, asteptand avionul care ma va duce tot la Cluj, de data aceasta la evenimentul caritabil “Copii linistiti, parinti fericiti.” Asadar, cu unii dintre voi urmeaza sa ma vad in cateva ore la Cluj!

EN: I have spent the last weekend in Cluj. One of my favorite cities in Romania, which, during this time of the year, is hosting a Christmas fair which can easily compete with any other in Europe. We had a wonderful time, and I think it’s obvious in the pictures. It was for the first time this year when I realized that the winter holidays are very close and that their magic- if you calm down a bit, with a mulled wine or cider, while watching the people around you liking for Christmas decorations or gifts- really does exist.

If you do get to the Christmas fair in Cluj you have to:

• go see the little houses, which look very good painted in white and decorated with warm lights, because you can find, among others, traditional dishes and clothes, Christmas tree decorations, wooden toys or home made chocolate without sugar
• rent a pair of ice skates and, between the kids who will do 10 times better than you, skate away on the ice rink; it will bring back so many memories…
• take the child (those of you who manage to get one until Christmas 🙂 ) to one of the workshops in Santa’s House. Vlad got there at the end of the workshop for painting, so he had fun while tiding up
• listen to Christmas carols in the square at sunset, because every day there is a different artist on the fair stage
• have a glass of mulled wine or cider or mied – which is wine made from honey! I have tried out the latter for the first time here. But I think I’ll stick to my first choice in the future…
• take a picture under the board with the countdown of days left until Christmas

If you check at least 3 of the 6 proposals above, you’ll get back the zen you’ve lost at the job these past months, you’ll remember the lyrics to the childhood carols and you’ll feel like decorating the entire apartment, even in the hallway.

Let’s start enjoying the winter holidays!

In Cluj I have worn: H&M white coat, Asos white sweater, H&M green sweater, Tex pants, Marc Jacobs shoes, vintage hat from Vintage Couture Shop, vintage bag bought from Amsterdam, Zara earrings.

P.S.: I wrote this article in the airport, while waiting for the plane to take me to Cluj again, this time for a charity event “Copii linistiti, parinti fericiti.” So, I’m about to meet some of you in Cluj in a few hours!