come with me let's explore the beautiful beautiful moldova together
if you haven't i would highly recommend you check out my moldova video
so that you have all the practical information about what to expect when
you land in this gorgeous country so check it out now before continuing with the video
chisinau has a small but convenient airport it's also quite modern and you can find places to eat
or to just relax before your flight or if you're waiting for your taxi
you can also buy your sim card here which unfortunately i was a bit late for
i withdrew some cash and it was time to head to chisinau
the airport is not too far from the city and it took about 30 minutes to get there
and it cost about 10 pounds i've arrived at my hotel my residence from moldova
and this is where i'm staying they've elected me the president of the country let's go
no i wish i wish
but now apparently you can just walk up and it's really really cool i really like that
i got an airbnb pretty close to stefan cel mare boulevard which was really convenient
i have finally found my perfect spa in chisinau who would have known in moldova
to get rid of all that london work-life crime i went to a really nice spa called nobil spa
and it was amazing i actually made a separate video for it do check it out the link is above
apparently it's bad manners to just go home after dinner so we're gonna go try some stuff
and see how the night ends let's go first stop is to see this is actually the presidency of moldova
wow this is actually the presidential palace it just kind of reminds me of trump tower for no
i'm sorry i don't mean any offense to anyone watching in moldova but this is crazy but
right next to it is my favorite building in all of chisinau the national opera theater
isn't it super cool that you can walk into your presidency at any time and do a photo shoot like
these guys are doing i've never seen this anywhere else well done moldova i mean look at that
i am seriously impressed this is next level transparency
and obviously right opposite the presidency is the parliament while that looks like a trump tower
this is a proper soviet-era building i love this place and i love this night tour it's
amazing and you know where the next stop is right so
cheers now you might think this is wine but it's not
what is it then you ask i'm not gonna tell you you have to come here and find that out for yourself
i'm gonna go finish this and we'll talk more later bye hello from chisinau from me as well as miss
veronica micle now it's not what i expected this place to be i saw some other vlogs and i was like
it's going to be all broken buildings beggars poor people some people basically longing for
some sort of russian revival i just couldn't be further from truth honestly and she would totally
agree moldova and chisinau especially is very very very nice it's very beautiful um quite interesting
uh in terms of its architecture so there's no old town or the old quarter of the city everything
is almost you know new there's a lot of soviet architecture here that you can explore
and the city has two main streets they found stefan cel mare which is a boulevard and the
other one is the 31st of august 1989 street both of these streets if you've done them you can
see pretty much i would say about 50 60 percent of things that you can see in chisinau
so don't forget to do these two streets taxis are very hard to find here you need high itaxi or
yandex taxi apps otherwise it's very hard to get by it's honestly horrible i've never seen
situations so bad anywhere and i'm here in august and the weather is absolutely pleasant
around 28 degrees 28 to 30 degrees super nice and super amazing i really really love it here
so let's go see what else we can do here and then i'll show you what else you can do in moldova
most of the soviet there are buildings museums as well as boutiques restaurants and even
a lot of churches are located on the 35th august 1989 street
this is one street you definitely don't want to miss
and it's actually a really pleasant street to work on
most of the people in moldova follow the orthodox christian religion
and actually found a really interesting greek orthodox church there on the same street
so this turns out to be my favorite church in all of moldova
from the national theater for opera and ballet which is my favorite building
to parliament and so many other buildings you're never far from this soviet booth
list architecture in kitchener and i love that
chisinau has some great wine bars and going to one
is an absolute must and that's what i'm gonna do tonight
i am sitting in stefan cel mare park or stefan the great park it is located
pretty much in the center of the city and if you're looking for places to live
around here would probably be the best place to actually get an accommodation
normal
for chisinau it's not chees-e-now it's ki-shee-now right get your pronunciation right
i really really like stefan cel mare park not because it was a very big or extraordinary park
but because it provides a little bit of a reprieve from the sun during the day and it's a great place
to see the people of chisinau interacting with each other it's perfect place for people watching
this is stefan cel mare or stefan the great now he's not the founding member of the current
moldova but he is the founding member of the concept of moldova and he's the one who held the
country together now it didn't look like that back when he was a ruler but the idea the concept of
moldova comes from him and down there you can see the little bull which you will also find inside
the moldovan flag now the species is extinct but he's still the national animal of moldova
right next to the park is stefan cel mare boulevard which hosts the
cathedral of chisinau and yes you have guessed it right it is a christian orthodox cathedral
the building is quite simple from outside but the moment you step
foot inside it changes and you are hit by almost an explosion of color
this is what i really like about orthodox churches that they use the colors freely to express their
love and devotion
occasionally you just cannot avoid this stefan cel mare boulevard this is where a lot of beautiful
buildings are located and you will come across a lot of really interesting shops places these
little hole in the wall bakeries where you can buy some breakfast and a lot of hotels and whatnot
so i've been told by a local that if i want to experience them all doing architecture i
need to come to the street which despite trying like 10 times i can not pronounce
correctly so i gave it up but you'll see the name here anyway so let's go explore
a little bit more of the maldovan architecture and see what it is like
i don't know actually how to spot the moldovan architecture so i think it's kind of
lame of me to try and do that but i have to say this is a very interesting street because
as you go along the architecture changes and there's very little here that's boring
so i would definitely recommend a stroll around sciusev street and that's not its real name
again valea morilor park is actually the biggest park in the city and it is a great
place if you just want a little bit of time in the nature it's also a great place if you want
to see the local people artists performing whether it is singing or many other things
but generally it's a good spot to see the people of maldova to see the people of chisinau and what
i really liked is that it is the perfect spot for the sunset and it has its own little lake inside
i'm heading to orheiul vechy and i'm at the central station in chisinau heading there
let's go i'll tell you the rest on the way or there because it's really loud here let's go
this is all from chisinau for my first two days now it's time to head
out and for that you need to check out the second episode of my moldova travel vlog