Today is our final day in Chisinau, Moldova. So far we really like this city. It is green, easy to get around, low cost and very friendly with amazing food options and what appears to be awesome public transportation. And one of the best things is that it is a wonderful city that is so …
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May 22, 2016: Liesl Discovers Croissants
We liked our food at Bouchee yesterday so much and their breakfast menu had looked good so we decided, as we knew of nowhere else to go, that we would go there for breakfast this morning. Liesl ended up discovering, after months of refusing to try them, that she absolutely loves croissants and she just …
May 21, 2016: Moldova
We were up shortly after five this morning to prepare for our arrival in Iasi, Romania, in the province of Moldovia, on the eastern border right against Moldova. It was a great train ride last night and other than our night being too short, most of us were feeling pretty good this morning. We got …
May 20, 2016: Taking the Overnight Train East
Today is the day, we begin the trip east to Moldova and the old USSR late tonight. The plan is that we will leave home in Baita, Mures around eight thirty or nine o’clock this evening. It is one hour up to Beclean. We want to be there plenty early, no need to be rushing …
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May 19, 2016: A Day Without Power
I awoke this morning to the suffocation of the CPAP losing power and taking my air away. I hate waking up that way. So I was quite awake, quite quickly. There was actually no rain today. This was our first sunny day in a long time. So that the power (and Internet) were off was …