Moldovan Shopping Heaven

 When you live in Moldova, there really aren't many shopping options, especially actual malls.  There's a solution, though!  Merely two hours from Chisinau by road, there's Iasi, Romania.  It has the Palas Mall, which is shopping nirvana.  The outer grounds are also lovely, including the cultural palace (big old looking building), which is being remodeled.  That's about all that's lovely about Iasi, but it's enough if you've been shopping inhibited long enough.  It even has a Subway sandwich shop and an Auchan supermarket!