The Loft Is So Easy

 The Loft is less than three blocks from the embassy, the wait staff speaks some English, and service is relatively fast.  This makes it our "go to" restaurant for quick lunches out.  This particular lunch was in early April.  We still wouldn't go if the food wasn't good, too.  We can get that any day at the embassy cafeteria....

 Andreas had two courses - a pasta and chicken dish that he said was pretty bland, and some other thing with potatoes and cream, which he said tasted better.  My lunch is below: zeama, a sour/salty chicken soup with noodles, and the "warm chicken breast salad".  The salad is mixed greens, no dressing, with sliced chicken breast and a soft boiled egg on top.  The restaurant serves it without dressing; I usually ask for balsamic vinegar.  The greens are invariably fresh, and the egg's yolk, when broken, covers the salad.  The chicken is moist and fairly flavorful, without have any really defined spice.

Building Out

The little bit at the bottom is very close to the bottom edge of the whole piece, so I don't have all that much to go.  The castle itself is beginning to take on life and looks good, even if it's just me saying so.

Dinner At Buffalo Steak House

 This place is probably the most American restaurant we've gone to in Moldova.  It's good, and they import most of their beef.  The pictures are of a dinner for four that we had at the end of March.

Little Bits of Green

Along with the usual filling in the white background, I did a couple of leaves and some more of the yellow vines.  

Moldova's Version Of Denny's

 It never closes and the food is local, good, and inexpensive.  The top is salad.  Second is soleyanka, a soup with things like salami and smoked pork in it.  Next is a placinte cu brinza, a staple.  Mamaligia, another staple, and grilled chicken breast with mushroom sauce.  The restaurant's La Placinte.

Just A Bit More

I don't have much more to do to be all caught up on this.  All I need is two and a half more flowers and a line of chain stitches!

Another Loft Lunch

 I had salad and Andreas had pizza.  Both were up to the usual great standard.