louiseinlimbo

I hung around in Sofia for a couple more days, as I enjoyed the vibe in the hostel and was having some interesting conversations with fellow travellers there - and it was cheap!  But then I started to feel guilty that I wasn't 'achieving' anything, and so I decided to pay a visit to Moldova.  This involved an overnight bus from Sofia to Bucharest, a taxi across the city to a different bus station, and then an all-day trip to the capital, Chisinau.  With a half-hour walk at each end, which reminded me again that I really have brought too much stuff with me. I really hadn't a clue what to expect of Chisinau, but I liked the feel of the place, and the hostel was nice, so when I woke the first morning I asked to extend my stay. It was a relaxed kind of place, with virtually no tourists (nearly all of the other guests at the hostel were Ukrainians or Russians - there to avoid the war - and one American wanting to go and support the Ukrainians), and it was easy to walk around...