11:23 in Chisinau Airport

I'm a busy bunny today - places to go and (no) people to see.

I'll be flying out of here by 12:25, to Istanbul. Then, I'll be on my way to Athens, then from Athens to Larnaca. I could have taken a more direct flight, but where's the fun in that?

Actually the "more direct flight" would have made miss the weekend, but fun sounds ... well ... funnier.

Instead, I'll be flying for close to twelve hours today (not really, but the breaks will be spent in airports, so there's no difference really).

I think I'll have enough fun today to get stuffed with it.

Moldova is ...

.. a bit of a culture shock, and familiar at the same time.

I've been here since Monday, so here are a few minute impressions:

• the food is great(like the good Romanian food I've been missing, though there are differences).


• Grigore Vieru (respected poet) died, and there was a national mourning day, declared by the president. It was a huge event and everybody kept talking about it for a few days.


• the hotel is nice (I remembered that since last visit, but that doesn't make it less nice)

That's it for now (or were you expecting something meaningful?).

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