After the conference there was time to relax. We walked into town from the University. Oradea is clearly a developing town with many of the features of any modern European city. We went into a shopping mall for a coffee and to buy some gifts and I could have been in Brent Cross for all the difference. That's what makes buying gifts difficult. Everything is so internationalised. I managed to find some chocolate with suitably Romanian labels and some mugs for the boys celebrating Steaua and Rapid Bucharest (nearly 500 km away!).
At the same time religion is in evidence. Work on the Orthodox Cathedral with its impressive roof continues (John said it had been going on for years). We took the tram back and were then due to join Dinu, Lydia and their son Andrei for our evening meal. They took us out to the rather select Hotel Scorilo (see here). In an attempt to avoid the smoke we ended up in a room themed on the story of Al Capone. Prison uniforms were provided and I managed to get us all into the hats (although Lydia I notice declined to wear hers).
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