Friday 21 December 2007

" MAFIA...YOU UNDERSTAND?"


Some Will say that Moldavia is probably one of the poorest countries in Europe, You just wouldn't say the same ıf you walk along the streets of Chisinau, the capital.
Well dressed people, flashy lights and plenty of BMW and Mercedes decorating its parking places.
As our friend says " - This country mafia, you understand?". Octav explains us that he belongs to S.İ.S, the secret police of Moldavia, and after sitting by his side ın a cheap restaurant he offered us his protection for only 30 Euros per day.
For us it's just hard enough not to laugh while he gives us his telephone number and ask us to give him a cal next day so he can protect us from the mafia outside.

Before reaching Moldavia, we payed our visit to the painted monasteries of the Romanian region of Bucovina. Four days waiting for a sunny day and a rented car are the best option to enjoy these unique and fully working monasterıes with its well respected moody nuns that take care of the place.

İn our minds we had just Odessa (Ukraine), because we knew that was the last stop before Istanbul where we where gonna be arriving by sea as old pirates used to do...
Leaving Romania and stopping overnight in Moldavia we follow our plan and we go across into Ukraine heading to Odessa, famous for the stairs in the movie called "battleship Potemkin".
Once in Odessa we manage to book our ferry that won't be leaving in five days.
This city use to be really important for the WW II, now is famous for its...

İf you ever come to Ukraine you will know what İ am talking about

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