Today I’m going to take you on a tour around the capital of Moldova, Chisinau (pronounced Kishinow), using a myriad of signs to tell us about this fascinating place.
I’m starting with a cuppa in my hotel room, but I’ll be with you soon.
Let’s make a quick stop at the bank first, to get some Leu. You can pop in here to convert your home currency, but I found it easier to just visit an ATM whenever I needed to top up my funds. You’ll also find that many places will accept US dollars and Euros for payment.
It is a very friendly city, with good signage and many people speak enough English to help if you’re stuck. That isn’t quite so easy once out of the capital, so it’s worth learning a bit of Romanian and/or Russian.
After visiting some of the sights, there are plenty of places to stop for food, kvas (a wheaty soft drink) and wine.
If you’re seeking something from home, you can order a burger for delivery, or maybe go for a shrimp McWrap instead.
Rest over, let’s have another good wander around. There’s graffiti and street art, a theatre or two, places to shop, and if we spend too much we can always sell our hair to top up our funds.
I hope you had a great time on our well-signed tour, and that you now love Moldova.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 September 2019
Posted as part of Cee’s B&W
Travel with Intent 
Fabulous Debbie. What a great gallery of signs around Chisinau. I had a good time thanks 😀😀
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Oh Debbie, you went all out on signs for this week. Wonderful fun photos. 😀
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Their Tourist Board should definitely hire you. You’ve done a great sales job, and I feel inspired to visit.
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Definitely worth a visit. There’s beautiful countryside too. And a wine festival in October each year.
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Tempting ….
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I agree with you, Margaret!
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🙂
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My favorite photo is the one with the zebra and spotted poles – with the man walking- cool composition all the way!
And enjoyed the signs and the mono aided the ones you chose to do that with.
Such a cool way to highlight this place
And what does the triangle sign mean with the flying thing carrying the smaller thing?
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I think the sign is a joke about mosquitoes – larger than humans!! They weren’t a problem when I was there but I’m taking this warning on board for any future trips there
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Yikes –
And that makes sense now –
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