It has been very nice in Moldova lately as we have transitioned from the coldest winter in Eastern Europe in a generation to what is turning out to be a warmer than normal spring. When we arrived here in early January, it was striking how dirty and gray everything was. The streets were full of dirt, mud, and eventually a lot of snow and during the snow melt-off there were small brown steams everywhere. Also, it seemed that people were not very careful with putting trash where it belongs and keeping things nice. Part of this is due to typical city living with a lot of apartment and rental housing and with a lot of public property to dump trash on. It was very hard to imagine that Chisinau would ever look like all the pictures displayed on postcards, maps and the other publications highlighting how green this city is.
Yet, as the weather warmed we saw people all over the city cleaning up. Some of them were city workers who spent considerable time sweeping the streets and cleaning areas around trash dumpsters and other public places.
Also, we began to see people everywhere painting curbs and tree-trunks white (something they do all over the city) in order to make things look nice.
It has been a beautiful and welcome transformation around here as moods are certainly affected by the weather and springtime here is turning out to be quite beautiful.
Below is our favorite park...
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