Archive for January, 2008

More impressions about Svenska, Sverige and Stockholm

I really like all the books and travel guides which I am buying before going somewhere. Wherever I am going, all the time in the travel guide is stated that this city is the most beautiful city in Europe/Africa/Asia/World etc. The same situation is this time in my travel guide about Stockholm, which is described as the most beautiful capital city in Europe:

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Inside another travel guide I saw that actually Stockholm is considered as The Most Beautiful Capital In The World.
I am a little bit confused, I thought it is Prague 🙂 .

Maybe Stockholm is not as big and famous as Paris, London or New York, but still it is regarded as one of the most beautiful capitals in the world. Arriving in Stockholm is already something special. From your train/bus/plane you will see the water, the immense green areas and so many islands with the colorful buildings that make up Stockholm maybe really as the most beautiful capital in the world. Stockholm is also sometimes called the Venice of the North.

North Venice

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Bienvenidos a Sverige

It was a busy, but wonderful night before leaving Prague. Having a nice dinner with Silvestru Family 😉 and than exclusively they provided us an unforgettable night tour around Prague, for few minutes we transformed our car in a horse carriage, which means that we have the permission to drive through Old Town Square and other places 🙂 :

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Eurotrip

After a very comfortable journey to Moldova in very comfortable ***** bus (with individual seats inside (of course not adjustable), with option to carry somebody’s bag in front and below your seat in order to have a better aerodynamic coefficient inside the bus, and exclusively which was stopping every 5th hour in order to survive to next customs point I thought it’s a good idea to change the old traditional way of reaching Prague by another less overcrowded way of transportation.

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Few Guinness World Records from Moldova

Some friends from Czech Republic asked me, if Moldova has something truly spectacular to offer for its tourists. So far many might have gotten the impression that Moldova does not have anything amazing to offer. That is not quite true. There is one thing. A thing that will make your lower jaws hit the floor 😉 . One of the most mysterious treasures from Moldova is the largest underground wine cellar in the world, which is “hidden” in our country.

Just 15 km from Chişinău (the capital of Moldova), Cricova mines lay deep underground. The mined limestone has been used for centuries to build the city of Chisinau and surrounding towns.
After the Second World War, someone came with this brilliant idea to use the empty space of this underground world for wine storage. Since the average depth of the caves is 60-80 meters, the temperature is constant and low that makes it just perfect for the storage of wine and the fermentation of sparkling wine – about +12-14°C and humidity of 97-98%.

Nowadays, the length of mines is more than 100 km and the winery located there uses about 2/3 of them. It is a labyrinth of subterranean streets, named after wine types, so you can stagger along Cabernet Street before crawling east into Pinot Street and then on Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Feteasca, Aligote, Muscat Streets and so on. You need to have a guide not to get lost. The most fun is to drive a car in this world of large oak barrels filled with aged wine. It is so spacious down there that even a large truck can drive in.


Source: Piataauto.md
Taxis are available at each main intersection and don’t be surprised if you see a traffic light
😉 .
Cars
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