Moldova (Jan 2007)

A long layover in Germany	Germans are nothing, if not subtle...	A Frankfurt Fruit Fair (so to speak)
	Welcome to Chisinau!	Martin's Neigborhood
Martin & Marus' Humble Abode	Martin, Marus, Olivia & A Sleeping Evelyn	A Wonderful Evening at 'Caravan'
Beware Romulans Bearing Gifts...	Olivia speaks Czech, English, Russian & Spanish	Evelyn speaks Cool
Sean vows to clean up corruption in Chisinau, starting with Martin's street	Founding Members of the Silly Hat Society	A night of 'Nostalgia'
A bartender mocks Mike's inability to perform a simple bar trick	Of course, we always suspected...	Mike samples some apple-flavored tobacco, infused with raspberry juice (honestly)
Indeed.	An Outdoor Market in Chisinau	Capitalism vs. Communism
The Eternal Flame	Beware uniformed officials seeking bribes...	Typical Moldovan transportation
	Marus
St. Stefan	Moldova's version of The White House	Moldova's Parliament
		The Moldovan Countryside
'Little Texas' hotel, somewhere in Romania		In the heart of Iasi (pronounced, 'yash')
A brief rest stop along the world's worst roads	Villagers don't have running water, so they use community wells blessed and marked with roadside icons	Martin talks politics with some villagers
A rare glimpse into a tiny village's Orthodox church		The villagers graciously invited us to share their homemade wine & food
The village's Orthodox priest & his family		7 Years Old!
Olivia's McBirthday Party		Wine & Dine @ 'La Pergola' restaurant in Romania
Dinner with Martin's Moldovan team from the U.S. Embassy	Martin's Embassy team ADORED Evelyn & Olivia	Hookah Time!
Lenin meets Martin	A Soviet relic in Transnistria, a 'country' that technically doesn't exist	A lovely Transnistrian wedding, closely monitored by the In-Laws
Weddings are BIG in Moldova & Transnistria; we witnessed about 20 in our time there	A Ukrainian Restaurant	Happy Birthday, Olivia!
	The Three Amigos	Not Available in the U.S.
		Sean's glasses were a big hit
	The Return of Flyman	The Streets of Iasi
In keeping with strict tradition, Sean did not escape the journey without injury		Farewell...