This short video – just over 5 minutes, shows the nature of addiction in a graphic way.
We left lot of people on the platform and I worked out that they were waiting for a later train in the opposite direction for Kyiv, Ukraine. I couldn’t help but feel that my journey in the opposite direction was going to be opposite in more ways than one.
I think waking up to see a McDonald’s outside, sums up my 9 days in Chișinău… it was not at all what I was expecting.
On arrival at Chisinau it was like a scene out of a horror movie with the dark skies illuminated by lightning flashes and then the clap of thunder not far behind. As I slowly made my way outside I could see pools of water where a carpark should be …
With trees, trams and a quirky train … what is there not to like about Iași.
I know many people go to places because it’s on a bucket list or has a “must visit” reputation. My journey is about travelling around the world and trying to enjoy wherever I am and some times that can be challenging.
My latest challenge was Bacau, Romania.