Texas In Romania? Not Quite

 Nearly two years after moving to Chisinau, we finally went to Romania.  Granted, it wasn't far into Romania - only Iasi, but it was Romania.  While there, we stayed at Little Texas.  They really -do- try.  There's American country music blaring; the rooms look like something from the 1950's in a ranch house; and the menu is .... well, you can see.   Romanians do tend to try some of the Moldovan "if it looks like it, it must taste like it" mentality.  The nachos were okay.  The Texas toast?  Wrong cheese, not enough garlic,  but tasted okay.  The soup was in a bread bowl, something I've not seen in Europe at all before.  It was a nice, chunky mushroom soup.  Lemonade was definitely made differently, but tasted like lemons.  My mother would not be impressed, though.

Architectural Details

Once we left the air show, Saturday's rain stopped.  Isn't that always the way it goes?  Anyway, we decided to visit downtown Paris while we were actually in Paris.  These are some architectural details we noticed on the Ile.

Not My Crest

While in Krakow last week, we kept going back to the museum gift shop on the main square.  It's full of handmade items and the shop staff are very friendly.  One of the things we bought was this artistic interpretation of a Polish heraldic crest.  It's copper on green velvet, and the way it looks is beautiful.

At The Top

I'm at the top of the last corner of part six.  Still quite a bit to go on this, but I do hope to get this part done soon so I can go on to something else!

Ho Hum At Mi Piace

 If presentation was all there was to food, Mi Piace would rank among the best in Moldova.  Taste is important too, though, and I find Mi Piace's taste to be flat and uninspired.  The photos here are from several people's meals, and you can see how beautiful the food looks.  If only....

Missiles and Museum

 Saturday at the air show was wet and dreary, so we pretty much stayed indoors.  Our plan to explore the Air Museum was squashed, however, when someone set off the fire alarm.  So these are all the air show photos I'm sharing from Saturday.

Love The Colors

I love the colors of these yarns, especially the ones on the left.  They're being turned into a shawl and a hat when I get the time.  Both were bought locally at Gemeni.