In my post from Timişoara, I mentioned that there was one more reason why Peder and I wished we had a bit more time in Romania. I also quietly omitted this same sentiment from the Romania Observations post, as well as from the one written in Chişinău.

Why?

Well, because it refers to something I’ve mentioned several times already, which I’ve tried to stop mentioning, and which – now that I’m back home finalizing these posts after having fully experienced each country from Serbia to Sweden – I can finally put to rest once and for all:

Eastern Europe quite simply has the most blindingly gorgeous women I’ve encountered anywhere in the world, ever.
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Sadly, I took barely any photos during my quick stop in Moldova – and not one with my SLR. I guess all I can do is post the few I did take…

Our first day of tourism in the former Soviet Union turned out to be relatively uneventful – the real stories of corruption and mafia (of which there were many) didn’t commence until the following day, when we began making our way East towards Ukraine.

For those familiar with the region, you probably already know where I’m talking about. For everyone else…well, here are some of my observations from Chişinău:
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Shot from the car, minutes outside of Chişinău.

Moldova. A country which in the last five years has reached the prestigious rank of “third most corrupt country in the world.” A country which, according to the Lonely Planet’s very first sentence on the region, “consistently ranks near the bottom of the World Database of Happiness.” A country which none of my American friends had ever even heard of – until I announced that I was going there.

Sounds like a potential adventure if I’ve ever heard of one
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