Sirman's Chisinau & Moldova, Transdniestr, Gagauzia. 2005
 

Euro 2005 Hub	Sirman's Album	Page as of Sep. 20, 2005	^ Trip Report	10. Transylvania
Kiev flight to Chisinau, Moldova Aug. 12 - 14, 2005 =>	Kiev Airport	Ticket, Hostels	Hostels, Eastern Block	Plane

Hotel, currency, receipts	Hotel Meridian	City Center	Along cel Mare Blvd.	Along cel Mare Blvd.
Stefan statue	Parliament of Moldova	Parliament of Moldova	Along cel Mare Blvd.	Along cel Mare Blvd.

La Taifas Restaurant	@ the restaurant	Building across restaurant	Misc.	Chisinau bus to Tighina, Transdniestr, a self-declared Republic Aug. 13, 2005 =>
ticket, entry permit	Chisinau to Tighina	Chisinau bus station	Tighina scenes	Tighina sceneTighina scenes

Transdniestr scenes	Back in Chisinau	Train station astrology	Across from train station	Huge willows
^ Top of Page	NOTE: Landlocked (and poor) Moldova should give away its derelict province Transdniestr to Russia (to become something like Kaliningrad) and itself join Romania to gain foothold on the Black Sea and its tourism!		NOTE: On reordering the Balkans along rational lines, see comments also on the pages of Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo--in the order I traveled!	10. Transylvania