Marissa In Moldova: Soroca - and our last day in Moldova

We went to see the medieval fortress at Soroca today after a stop at the Churchi monastery. It was freezing! The Churchi monastery was beautiful, and after a quick tour we were back on the bus on our way to Soroca. Soroca is a city situated on the Nistru river, just across from Ukraine. The fort, established by Stefan cel Mare in probably 1499, was important in the campaigns of Peter the Great and the Russo-Turkish War. Soroca is full of a lot of Roma houses and has a large gypsy population.

We spent the day touring the fortress and learning about its history from our hilarious guide. It was super windy and very cold, so, as much fun as we were having, we were ready to get back on the bus! The original plan was to have a picnic lunch on the Nistru river, but because it was so cold, we ate on the bus while Professor Ion Tetuic told us about his latest project, which is taking place during the restoration of the fortress. he also invited us back to join him!

We made our way back to Chisinau after the tour and lunch where we were able to change clothes and relax for a bit before our Farewell Reception with our ULIM colleagues. We had a nice dinner at Hotel Europa with our friends, and they gave us all a little Moldovan memento to remember our experience. Eventually, we all decided that our wine from Milestii Mici might be too much to take home, and started bringing bottles down to share with our friends. We had a great last night, and I will never forget this trip.