This is a different post from the ones I wrote until now. If you are interested in the history of languages, please continue reading.I will try to explain how the Romanian language and culture could survive for centuries. Although it wasn't the official language in any country that is now part of Romania, no schools … Continue reading Notes on Romanian language history
Author: Adrian Matei
Copenhagen Half Marathon 2022
As mentioned previously, I wanted to participate in Copenhagen Half Marathon. It was my third race for this distance in 2022. It was also the race with the most participants I ever ran. The maximum number of participants was 25000, and the race was sold-out more than a week before the run. This time I … Continue reading Copenhagen Half Marathon 2022
Poland Business Run
Every year in Krakow, on the first Sunday of September it is organized a major running competition for companies, Poland Business Run. This event aims to help people with muscle and bone disabilities using money from sponsors and registration fees. Each participating company could enlist one or more teams of 5 people who run a … Continue reading Poland Business Run
8400 km running in 7 years
Why is this a milestone? Because it’s around 1000 miles away from 10k km. It is not a performance; it was an average of 1300 km per year (because of 6 months of pause) or 3.6 km (2.25 miles) of running per day. In my case, it is not running for performance but for maintaining … Continue reading 8400 km running in 7 years
Trail of the Eagle’s Nests
This post will cover some spectacular tourist attractions close to Krakow. This is also a page of Poland's history that resembles, in certain ways, what happens during the last months in Ukraine. The castles on the Trail of the Eagle's Nests are located in the Polish Jura mountains, North of Krakow, and they can be … Continue reading Trail of the Eagle’s Nests
Run around the house and chess in Bucharest
During WWII, while working in Bletchley Park to break the Enigma code, Alan Turing invented a game that combined chess and running. The contest rules: You sit with your opponent in front of a chess table. You make your move and run around the house. The other player has to move before you return. Once you … Continue reading Run around the house and chess in Bucharest
Warsaw half-marathon for peace
This years' edition of the Warsaw half-marathon was a run for peace. Given the current situation in Ukraine, it is vital to show solidarity with those suffering. Since the beginning of the war, millions of people had to leave their homes. Together with my friend Bobo, we planned to run in Warsaw. He came by … Continue reading Warsaw half-marathon for peace
Don’t look up
Early in January, during a road trip, I visited the charming medieval city of Torun. Among the attractions of the old city center is the house where the scientist Nicolaus Copernicus was born. The house is a museum dedicated to the memory of the astronomer for many years. Torun - birth house of Nicolaus Copernicus … Continue reading Don’t look up
European Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2021
The European Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament venue, Katowice, is a Polish city with modern urban architecture. It looks more like an American city, and it has tall buildings in the center and wide streets and boulevards. It also has a vast sports arena called Spodek, which translates to "saucer". The Spodek Arena was the … Continue reading European Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2021
Auschwitz
In August, before going to Bucharest, I went to visit Auschwitz. The former extermination camp is located around 70 kilometers west of Krakow. From Krakow, you have many options to visit Auschwitz. You can go by train, bus or car. Although I have read many things about this extermination camp, it's entirely different from being … Continue reading Auschwitz
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