Flowers Chisinau

... I’ve already seen snatches in the Caucasus and the Baltics, but they were always peripheral, and in the case of the Baltics, unwilling. Everybody still speaks Russian in the Caucasus. I doubt that’s the case in the Baltics, though the native tongues are much closer, except Estonia. Of course the Caucasus needs Russian to communicate with its neighbors. The Baltics don’t. Russia’s stock has risen sharply ...

... questions about his experiences and life in Moldova - very interesting. The tasting suite is opulent to say the least - it is the place in Moldova where foreign dignitaries are taken and regional conferences take place inside its custom built facilities. We were gobsmacked by the whole place, perhaps even more so because we had no idea what to expect from a vineyard out in the Moldovan countryside. <br><br><br>So we spent our days ...

... kitchen and cooking utensils, 5 spots in ceiling, nice black tiles floor <br> Dining area: glass dining table 140x80cm with chairs, nice black tiles floor, airco power 55m2 <br> Sitting area : sofa combination 3 + 1, low glass table, a large black smoked glass table with a new 72cm Samsung TV and its Samsung home ...

... which are used as cellars for stocking the Milestii Mici wines. Same modesty: Ion's house was not really "small", Milestii Mici is not just a "winery": we soon discover an underground wine city/ There are two major reasons that amazed us here. 1- It is the largest underground wine city and also 2- a place with the biggest collection of wine in the world. Milestii Mici Winery was established in 1969. The reason behind making such a huge ...

... had a tour of his company and met with his employees in the accounts and design offices. *************** It was a fascinating and unforgettable day. Thanks very much to Dr Rotaru, Aleona, Yuri, Alexandra, rotary president Ion and all the mums who made it possible! Mike's comment - in 63 years I have never entered an operating theatre on my feet, only on a trolley. It was the most amazing experience to be present at this Caesarian operation

... for us I was ready to kiss that woman from head to toe. Do I always start with these transit elements in this blog? I am aware I write disproprortionately about the journey rather than the destination... but it has become a big part of daily life, figuring our which hurdles will come up and how they are best resolved. On the station, our train due at 12:08a.m., the temperature a friendly minus four degrees and falling, a train duly arrived on the ...

Today we were up bright and early. It was very sad saying farewell to Magdi and Laci. Their son Laci drove us into Budapest. A seasoned driver of the freeway, he had us into Budapest (about 180 km) in just over an hour. Average speed - 150 km. And then we were off to Chisinau, Moldova (pronounced Kishinow). It was at one time a part of Romania and was part of the Soviet Union. Now, there is a large number of Russians, but the official language and culture is ...

... Thinking me a Jewish tourist at first, he nevertheless stuck a hat on my head (like a kippah, but flat and round - not actually a skullcap) and took me in to meet the others inside. Though most were Russian-speaking, a few of the local men inside spoke passable English, which made it easier for me to communicate (my Russian thus far failing me). The man that invited me in decided he'd have a go with my camera while the others asked me where I was from, walking up and ...

... Arch Moldova was not so good: - 2 hour long border control and randomly passing around all the passports in the bus - the water--bottled or not. It tastes awful and gives you diphtheria or something like that. - Chisinau beer - DDR-made night trains that are too hot and have inopenable windows - going 100 km/h down dirt roads in an aging Mercedes bus - getting ...

... holding myself in an absolutely haughty manner of-course. Anyway having jumped the x-ray queue I got the militant female customs officers who having ascertained that I was not smuggling cannabis or other drugs and I certainly was not part of some human trafficking scandal (you have to be about 60kgs for that), asked me how much money I had on me. Now where I come from you know that you never tell customs the truth about anything so using this as a guide I ...