The biggest worry that I had about the break was that I may have made a mistake in leaving the bike behind. I paid a parking lot attendant the equivalent of $10 to look after the bike for a week, and he let me put it in a locked shed on the site. Happily, when I returned, he was still there, and so was my bicycle. I should have known that you can always trust a Moldovan. The first evening I was back I did the normal wander around town routine - this picture was taken not too far from the Arch of Triumph. (1-7-05)

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Downtown Chisinau, Moldova