| Page Views: 3,876 Last Visit to Oradea: - | Buna Ziua by Mique - last update: Mar 16, 2005 |
Spring is here and i realised this week that it is my last week in Oradea. I'll be back here for a short weekend to say goodbye to everybody but that is it. Another farewell. Some people i'll see again but of many i know we'll never meet in the future. It has been a great time. Teaching english to kids was quite an experience. I'm not sure i'm cut out for a job as a teacher but i did enjoy it and apparently so did the kids. And they even learned something.. So all in all, it wasn't for nothing. And although Oradea will not be a popular tourist destination any time soon i loved living in this city. Even if it was for such a short time (4,5 months). I will miss this place. It has a nice ambience, some very good restaurants, a good night life and loads of nice people.
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| Oradea along the crisul riverr |
|  | Although you can see from the state of most of the buildings that there is still a long way to go, Oradea is a really nice visit and has some beautiful buildings. I especially like the moon church and the old bishop palace that now houses a really nice museum. And steadily more and more buildings are renovated. Which is brilliant because Oradea has a really nice architecture from the late 1900's.
It isn't a rich area. Well rich is a very relative term but when taken in monetary value it isn't rich at all. And the current funds are used to improve the infrastructure in the hope that that will help investors to come to Oradea. But every now and then you see a huge house being build by someone who has acquired a lot of the 'good stuff' .
One thing that struck me is that all churches have either been renovated, are under renovation or a complete new church is being build. And i'm sure i counted at least 3 new churches being build. And i wondered whether that money couldn't be put to better use. But that is just me. Someone else could have a whole different point of view of course. |
Too bad that most people who visit Romania rush through Oradea. And usually also forget about the whole Bihor County when there is so much to see here. | | |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful town with virtually NO tourists and the only working moon mechanisme" | | In A Nutshell: | "Don't visit so i'll be the only one knowing about this spot..." |
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maretschkou Sun Feb 24, 2008 13:42 UTC
your comments and recommendations about Oradea are very useful indeed , thank you ! If you have a free weekend to spend in the region Oradea is a good choice. Since you have left the city the Museum is closed awaiting for a transfer to another location. | battila Wed Jul 5, 2006 16:28 UTC
http://www.cetateaoradea.ro - website of the fortress!!! http://nagyvarad.lap.hu/ - the best portal of Oradea | Gabor1965 Thu Feb 23, 2006 15:02 UTC
11 March-First VT meeting in Oradea, Romania We will meet in front of the National Theatre, at 4 pm. http://meetings.virtualtourist.com/5/meeting-2676-2-0-0-World-1140706060347-1172242060347-meeting.html?wosid=GtDV2sG8kWd8b0plqbjsGM | Ben-UK Sun Jan 29, 2006 20:50 UTC
Looks like you enjoyed your time teaching here -- I may well be visiting Oradea later this year, so thanks for a very nice page with interesting tips and great photos. |
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