Romanian Prices

As long I can remember, food prices only grew upper and upper. For instance this autumn prices at oil, bread and other kinds of food will begin to grow, by a different amount each. For instance oil will grow with about 15% and bread with a maximum of 30%. Although oil price already increased with 15%, bread price stayed the same but is due to increase with a maximum of 30% in the following days.

In other words life here in Romania is getting harder and harder each day.

So what can we (the Romanians) do to give the food producers a "HINT" so they will understand that increasing prices is bad business in this times or any other times ?


The answer is so simple, I even tested it in a supermarket. Here it is explained.

One day I went to a supermarket to buy some milk (Sanlacta). For my bitter surprise I found out that its price grew from 6 lei (1.4 euro) to 8 lei (1.87 euro). Perhaps for the reader from another country this does not seem to be much, but I assure you that for the average Romanian this is. But let's continue the story. So, there I was wondering at the price and not knowingly I sad: "Whow what expensive is Sanlacta !". After saying that I bought a cheaper milk, which had the same taste. Near to me were two people, which obviously heard me and for my surprise that bought the same milk I did. At that moment I thought to myself: Sanlacta 0 - Me 1 or 3. And the moral to my story is this: Buy the food you find that has the best ratio of price and quality and soon you will realize that the expensive food will gradually come to a more accessible price.

Baile Felix and 1 Mai

The last few days I was in Baile 1 Mai, which is a resort near Baile Felix. I stayed there for 4 days and 3 nights and the total cost was about 200 $. I have stayed at the Paun pension, where one day cost is about 26 $. But you probably want to hear more about Baile Felix and 1 Mai, here it is:
Baile Felix (Hungarian: Félixfürdo) is a thermal spa resort near the commune of Sânmartin in Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania. They are among the best known and most quality thermal spas in the country. Baile Felix is also at a close distance to Oradea, a major city in western Romania.

Baile Felix and 1 Mai are two thermal spa resorts located in a hilly area with beach and oak tree woods, 8 km south of the municipality of Oradea (seat of Bihor County) and 22 km south-east of Bors (border checkpoint to Hungary).

Summers are not excessively hot and winters are mild, with moderate precipitation (650 mm annually).

The resorts host many mineral springs with thermal (20-48°C), sulphuric, calcic, sodic, rich in bicarbonate waters known since the beginning of the millennium. The soothing effect of the waters on articular and muscular pain and on various rheumatic neuralgias accounts for the fame of cures in the resort for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatic polyarthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, conditions after acute articular rheumatism), degenerative and articular rheumatic diseases, central and peripheral neurological disorders, gynecological diseases, post-traumatic conditions, endocrine disorders.

The facilities of the two resorts offer treatment of rheumatism and neurological and gynecological diseases. The modern medical base has at its disposal various facilities for procedures involving electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, aerosols, massage, paraffin packing and other water treatments.

The Felix and 1 Mai spa are also ideal for relaxation and visitors can take advantage of the following:

• the pool with artificial waves in 1 Mai (the oldest in the country)
• the thermal water swimming resorts : "Apolo" (since 1900) in Felix and "Venus" in 1 Mai

The ones that have a special interest in the local culture can also look into:

• the chapel in Haieu, a medieval church from the XIV th century, with baroque and romantic elements
• the Sanifarm baroque building, formerly "Saint Vincent" monastery (XVIII century)
• the churches in Rontau (15th century) and Haieu (1906)
• the wooden churches in Baile Felix

Some explaining to do

Romania

Hi and welcome to my blog. First of all I want to present myself. I am a 100% original Romanian. Because I am a Romanian I love my country and I see that there are many people around the world which have a not so good idea about Romania. Perhaps they are right, but I can't just sit and do nothing. So, I have created this blog, which is my small and simple attempt of Romanian enlightenment to all people around the world. As you probably know, Romanian government had a useless attempt to create a country brand. In the end it proved to be a not so defined and not so well done brand, which had a cost of a total of 900000 euro. And as you can guess the brand consisted of a picture:

Romanian brand

, a video clip

and that's it.

Typically  Romanian: small things costing allot.

When I first saw this country brand I thought to myself: "I would have made a much better logo !" and here I am, presenting to you my Romanian country brand.