We are in a small independant nation that I didn't know existed until two days ago called Transdniestra in a town called Tiraspol that Caroline's grandparents come from. It's a small sliver of a nation that separated from Moldova in the early 1990's with a bloody war over an alphabet. This section of country wanted to stay Russian whereas the rest of Moldova wanted to be more Romanian and change the alphabet to the Romanian/Latin script. They have their own President - Igor Nickolai Smirnoff and currency (Rubles), but are not recognized by anywhere as being independant.
It is freaking hot here. I got heat stroke yesterday and still feel like my insides are burning, but I am basically okay.
Helped when we swam in the river Dniester.
We're on our way to Kishinev (Russian pronounciation, Chishinau - Romanian pronunciation) which is the capital of Moldova today. Then on to Bucharest, Romania tomorrow or Saturday. I'm getting very tired with the heat and the constant travel so am going to splurge on a flight from Bucharest to Athens, dont' think at this point that I can tolerate another 18 hour bus/train ride without air conditioning.
Can you imagine going to war over an alphabet?
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ReplyDeleteThanks switchblade!!! Nice to know you are following! Does your mum know about it?
ReplyDeletelove to you from hot moldova where the people are gloriously generous!