Author name: jade

Companies in Romania sometimes use “Rom” as a prefix to their name e.g. Rompetrol, Romarm, Romtech. Companies in Moldova sometimes use “Mold” as a prefix e.g. Moldsoft, Moldacom, Moldcell. As an English speaker, Mold-anything is disconcerting. Sunday, July 7 The five+ hour bus ride from Reni to Chisinau was hot and progressively crowded. I wasn’t

Saturday, July 6 At the Romanian/Moldovan border, when told we were going to Reni, the border control agent asked incredulously “why?” She accepted “tourist” but punctuated it with a slight eye roll. We started walking the 1.6km through the narrow swath of land of Moldova we had to traverse to get to the Ukrainian border

Sunday, June 30 Sighisoara The overnight train deposited us in Sighisoara mid- morning in bright sunlight that promised to be very hot later in the day. With no uber, we walked the 1+km, including steep steps, into the fortress city. After a coffee and apple pie, we wandered aimlessly and got a feel for what

Friday, June 28 Vienna from the train station was not impressive but once we arrived in the old city, the massive structures made a statement. Building after building were similar yet different. I can’t imagine what citizens thought when these were built. Our dinner was a brat from a popular kiosk by the opera house.