Jazz Hotel Chisinau

... Men det må være noe ved oppdelingen med den grønne stripa også. Jeg myser, og synes jeg kan ane en blå stripe nederst på bakenden også. Og så ser jeg de stiliserte, grønne trærne. Og blir enda sikrere.<br><br>Til slutt er det ingen tvil. Jeg er nå så nærme at jeg tydelig kan lese teksten på siden: <br><br>Värmlandstrafik.<br><br>Värmlan dstrafik i Chisinau.<br><br>I den gode, gamle 80-talls stilen som ...

... 000&euro; &lt;&lt;&lt; with a monthly rental return from 3.480&euro; brings 11,14% <br> 5. Packet 5: consist of everything mentioned <br> &gt;&gt;&gt; 465.000&euro; &lt;&lt;&lt; with a monthly rental return from 4.430&euro; brings 11,43% <br><br> All will be done in front of a "respected" notary who will check the ...

... Moldova. Moldova is a small country but it's home to two breakaway republics if you can believe it. The other one is called Gagauzia. I don't know all the reasons behind these two breakaway states but I believe one reason is that they do not want Moldova to rejoin Romania as it used to part of its western neighbour. Transdniester's population has a majority of Russians and Ukrainians and they don't want to be part of Romania. From what I have read of Transdniester it's like ...

... can't afford to support them), a young girl aged 3 whos mother had been an alcoholic and not capable of caring for her. The centre was beautiful; it was airy and homely and the children were extremely loved and cared for. For me the absolute highlight was the knowledge that Agapedia seeks to reunite and support families so that the children can be with their parents wherever possible. This may mean finding jobs, helping with housing ...

... Ion Mardarovici, president of the Chisinau Rotary Club introduces us to the club and Elena (great to see her again) as the official translator. The club is very welcoming and energetic: Just after the end of the meeting we are driven for a town sightseeing with Ion, before joining our Host families. Fantastic Green City, a lot of trees and parks. Wide roads and nice buildings ...

... legend from the 1500's, St Stefan cel Mare (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Jebediah Springfield), it was made the more memorable by the pelting we were taking from the heavens. Equally, the Parliament House building would have been just another bland monolith but for the fact we were staring at it iced like a cake with just one speck of colour - the national flag - in our whole field of vision. While Chisinau has not been a fine dining location, it ...

... my pack, hunted down an ATM, bought a phone card and figured out what exactly had gone wrong. Well, transport to and from Balti is apparently done via the north station, so Natasha didn't see how I could possibly end up needing to meet her at the central station! Fortunately, a short taxi ride remedied the mix-up and, though I had to shell out a little extra money as a result, I was soon at the flat where I'll be spending the next few nights. I'm actually a pretty long haul ...

... head so we brought some bananas and oranges. Bus was waiting for us so onto it for 1 hour journey. Walked then caught a Lada taxi to monastery. I sat in the front with Yan and other 4 in the back. Every time the driver changed gear I had to move my legs onto Yan even more so in 2nd and 4th. The monastery is set in a beautiful location on a sharp bend in the river that used to have a fort and was fought over by Russians and Ottomans. Walked to the cave were ...

... read some warnings about going out at night in Moldova but I felt very safe walking the streets at night. I walked around the center but the only place I could find open for food at that time was a small market open until midnight...everything else was closed up tight, even the lone McDonald's, the only American brand I saw in Moldova, right next to the government building. The couple bars I had noticed when I walked to the center where closed by the ...

... every morning. I had thought that being the only African in the hotel would have differentiated me from the masses, but no such luck. I love attracting the children's eyes though because they have not been trained under the Soviet impassive and stoic stare regime and their jaws just gape as I stride towards them and those who have never seen a black appendage are awestruck. It's wonderful. I have thoroughly enjoyed the mission. Our hosts have been long ...