Down The Corridors

One thing all these photos show, from both tours, is that salt mines are NOT cramped ugly places.

Got Some Yellow

The right gargoyle got some love this time along with the center support.  I feel like I'm getting some part of it done.

First Oliva Visit

 Andreas and I went to Oliva in the Riscani district of Chisinau for dinner in November.  We went because we'd heard it was good and that it delivered.  We were not disappointed with the food or service.  The place is warm and inviting with a wood burning oven cooking the pizza.

I was somewhat disappointed with my mushroom soup because they upgraded it with chicken chunks.  I would have preferred it chickenless.  My pizza was great, with real Moldovan bacon on it.  Andreas' pizza was nice and hot with hot peppers on it.  We also had "bruschetta," which was flavored butter on bread.  The butter was waaaay too much for the amount of bread.  It tasted good, though.  The greek salad used a lot of fresh veg, which is hard to find in Moldova in November.  Overall, a very good experience.  So good, in fact, we ordered delivery from them the next week.

 

A Second Chapel

 This chapel is in much better shape than the first one we saw.  It's also not the best one.  This one is still used on an occasional basis.

 

Friendship Roll Done

I am done with another older crazy January project.  At least, it's all stitched.  I need to make it into a needle roll and hope to get some of my finishing stuff like this done soon.  It's to the point where things are embarrassingly piling up.  Now to just find the time!

Group Dinner At C House

 Back in November a dozen of us ate at C House.  We all had a great time; the service was very good.  They also made us some fantastic drinks!

 

 

 

Salt Lake

This is one of the smaller salt lakes down the mine.  The ultimate decider of the depth of a salt mine is the water table.  Pumping water out always happen, but eventually it's a hopeless cause.