Moldova Map

 

 

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latest picture: September 4, 2013

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001  Homes in the countryside with

a little vegetable garden – this village

conveys the rural charm of Moldova

between the border of the Ukraine

in the southeast and Cǎuşeni

002  The impressing onion shaped towers

of the Marta şi Maria Monastery short

before Tighina (Bendery)

cannot be overlooked

003  Wheat, corn and vegetable fields

extend mile by mile from both sides of

the road from Cǎuşeni to Tighina

(Bendery). The huge farming areas

give a feel of space and vastness

On August 22nd, 2013, one day after the entry of our first visit to Moldova – from Tudora in the southeast via Cǎuşeni –

we leave the country near Bendery again to visit the selfdeclared but not recognized Republic of Transnistria – our 179th country.

On September 1st, we return to Moldova.

004  Lunch stop near the railway track

in Cǎuşeni. The engineer honks and

waves when he rolls by

005  Happy and content! The load

of straw will arrive dry at the barn

006  "Don’t we have a good life?" –

a family of geese on the tramp

007  The skyscrapers on both sides of

the road form a "natural" city gate – called

the “Gates of Chișinău” – at the south-

west entrance of Chişinǎu, the capital

of Moldova with over 800’000 people

008  The statue of “Stephen III of

Moldavia” (also “Stefan the Great” or

“Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfint“) in the center

of Chişinǎu. He ruled in the 15th century

and is the biggest cult figure of Moldavia

009  Chişinǎu has its own "Arc de

Triomphe" that is the centerpiece of

“The Great National Assembly Square”

in the city center. It dates from 1841.

The “Nativity Cathedral” with its

lovely clock tower was built in 1836

010  The "Nativity Cathedral"

(Catedrala Naşterea Domnului) is

situated in the wide spread "Cathedral

Park" ((Parcul Catedralei) .....

011  ..... the beautiful wall

paintings are predominantly kept

in a warm royal blue .....

012  ..... the interior is an art of work in

itself: Beautiful frescoes, golden altars –

we can nothing but marvel

013  At the "Cathedral Park" people

gather to play chess or just to

watch the game

014  View from the "Nativity

Cathedral’s" columns to its

clock tower

015  A school girl crosses the big square

in front of the "Nativity Cathedral” on her

first school day after the holiday

breaks and enjoys the doves

016  A short encounter in front of the

Chişinǎu Hostel in Chişinǎu. The three

Polish motor bikers are on the brink

to leave when we just arrived

017  The brightly painted house façades

and the golden church towers make for

a friendly picture of the village of

Stǎuceni 6 miles north of Chişinǎu

018  Good old days! The father takes

his son for a Sunday ride on a nostalgic

horse carriage around the village

of Trebujeni

019  The village of Trebujeni north

of Chişinǎu is situated in the valley

of the Rǎut River .....

020  ..... the church with its onion

shaped blue towers sticks out

harmoniously from all points of view

021  The scenic character of the valley of

Trebujeni is enhanced by the meandering

Rǎut River and its steep slopes

022  On one side of the Rǎut River

is the village of Trebujeni – on the other

side is the cultivated strip of land

023  Corn fields dominate here the picture

of the Rǎut River valley of Trebujeni

024  The steep valley slopes that encircle

the river reach an average height of about

330 – 430 ft. altitude; the maximum

height is 560 – 590 ft.

025  To the archeological monastery

complex of “Orheiul Vechi” (Old Orhei)

near Butuceni belongs also an orthodox

church towering on a promontory

above the Rǎut River .....

026  ..... the masterpiece in the trimmed

garden of the church, built 1904, is a

huge elaborated bell .....

027  ..... its hilltop setting and

encircling defensive walls form

a splendid skyline

028  Grandma takes a little nap

while preparing vegetables

029  In the village of Butuceni there is

still an old draw well that Emil inspects

030  View into a back yard of

an old farming house in Butuceni

031  Again the church of “Orheiul Vechi”

(Old Orhei) near Butuceni, situated in a

remote and wild area on a promontory

above the gently meandering Rǎut River

032  Presumably these caves in the cliff

belong also to the archeological monastery

complex of “Orheiul Vechi” (Old Orhei)

033  The cave monastery, built in the

13th century by orthodox monks and

inhabited until the 18th century, is clearly

visible. In 1996 a few monks returned

and started with its restoration

034  Our beautiful camping spot in

Orheiul Vechi (Old Orhei) overlooking

the valley of the Rǎut River

035  A beautiful walled house in Brăneşti

along the link road from Orheiul Vechi

(Old Orhei) to the main highway M2

036  Courage to display colors: How

friendly this church in Grigorievka looks

in its warm colors, about 6 miles before

Cǎuşeni on the way from Chişinǎu

to the South

 

The "Greater"-Middle East trip 2012/13:

Sharjah/Dubai/1st Traveler's Festival/Emirates National Auto Museum - UAE with car Nov. 2012 to Jan. 2013 - part 1

Western UAE - Liwa - United Arab Emirates  with car in January 2013 - part 2

Oman 2013 - Part 1 - February 2013: Musandam Peninsula

Oman 2013 - Part 2 - February 2013: Sohar - Muscat - Rustaq - Nizwa

Oman 2013 - Part 3 - March 2013: Sur - East Coast - Island of Masirah - Dhofar

Oman 2013 - Part 4 - March 2013: Salalah & Surroundings (Dhofar) - Nizwa

Oman 2013 - Part 5 - March 2013: Western Hajar Mountains

Al Ain, Eastcoast & Ras al Khaima - United Arab Emirates with our car in April 2013 - part 3

Iran - Part 1: Ferry Port Bandar Abbas-Shiraz-Persepolis-Pasargad (between Persepolis and Yazd) – May 2013

Iran - Part 2: Pasargad (excl.)-Yazd-Esfahan – May 2013

Iran - Part 3: Esfahan (excl.)-Chelgerd-Hamadan-Sanandaj-Orumiyeh-Turkey Border – May 2013

Turkey: Iran Border-Esendere-Hakkari-Van-Doğubayazıt-Kars-Ardahan-Hopa-Georgia Border – May/June 2013

Georgia - Part 1: Turkey Border-Ajaria-Gori-Tbilisi-Kakheti-Azerbaijan Border – June 2013

Azerbaijan: Georgia Border-Balakən-Şəki-Lahıç-Baku-Xınalıq-Quba-Laza-Baku-Gəncə-Georgia Border – June 2013

Georgia - Part 2a: Azerbaijan Border-Tbilisi-Armenia Border – June/July 2013

Armenia - Part 1: Georgia Border-Haghpat-Dilijan-Sevan-Tatev-Goris-Nagorno Karabakh – July 2013

Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia-Stepanakert-Gandzasar-Martakert-Tigranakert-Tnjri-Shoushi-Armenia – July

Armenia - Part 2: Nagorno Karabakh-Goris-Tatev-Noravank-Khor Virap-Echmiadzin-Yerewan-Geghard-Gyumri-Georgia Border – July 2013

Georgia - Part 2b: Armenia Border-Ninotsminda-Tbilisi-Mtskheta-Kazbegi-Kutaisi-Zugdidi – July 2013

Georgia - Part 3a: Zugdidi-Swaneti-Zugdidi-Abkhazia Border – July/August 2013

Abkhazia: Georgia-Sukhumi-Tsebelda-Novyy Aton-Lake Ritsa-Gagra-Pitsunda-Georgia – August 2013

Georgia - Part 3b: Abkhazia Border-Poti-Ferry to Ilyichevsk/Ukraine – August 2013

Ukraine - Part a: Ilyichevsk-Odessa-Bilhorod Dnistrovsky-Moldova Border – August 2013

Transnistria: Moldova Border-Tiraspol-Chiţcani-Bendery-Moldova Border – August/September 2013

Ukraine - Part b: Moldova Border-Odessa Port-Container/Freighter to Praia/Cape Verde – September 2013