Delicious cherry vareniki in Chisinau.
The Olivier salad, a Russian mainstay.
Rabbit stew. Oddly good.
We accidentally ordered beers that matched our hair colors at a medieval-themed Chisinau brewery. The theme ran as far a full suits of armor decorating the corners and floor-to-ceiling murals of the Middle Ages. An aside: being a trio of one brunette, redhead, and blonde seems to attract a lot of attention. The Charlie's Angels syndrome?
In front of the city council of Chisinau we stumbled upon the mayor's announcement of his candidacy for another term. Elections are in two months. Thankfully we had our Romanian speaker, Katie, to translate what was going on (we also stumbled upon a full marching band in another part of the city. Sadly no pictures)
Fancy coffees here always come with a small sweet. Fantastic tradition. Let's export it to the U.S.
Katie ordered a bona fide molten chocolate cake at a French bakery in Chisinau. It has apparently been her first since arriving in Moldova ten months ago.
Filled crepes (or, honestly, blintzes) are a hot trend in Moldova right now. Also in San Francisco.
A Russian yeasty fermented non-alcoholic drink called kvas. It tastes terrible.
Stefan cel Mare is a very important figure in Moldovan history. Possibly the only important figure because every monument appears to be him.
A Molten!!!
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