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During
the off season this year
I did some backpacking
in Eastern Europe.
I have been to that
region a few times, and
for this trip my
curiosity led me to all
the countries in that
area which are last on
peoples' list to visit. |
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In 25
days of traveling I
ended up exploring nine
countries, some more
interesting than others.
I've decided to include
my best picture from
each country. |
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Estonia: While this
picture doesn't really
capture the essence of
Estonia, it certainly
gives a close up of
their national cuisine.
Blood sausage, which is
a sausage link made from
fresh blood and wrapped
in pig intestine.
And that's exactly what
it tasted like. |
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Latvia:
East meets west. Here's
an example of a
beautiful Latvian
architecture in the
small town of Sigulda.
And here's me,
Americanizing the
landscape by throwing up
gang signs and being
obnoxious. |
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Lithuania: I could
show you exquisite
Russian temples or grand
opera halls, but instead
I've chosen the (only?)
Frank Zappa memorial.
No, it's not a joke. |
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Ukraine: Ukraine
being one of the hardest
countries to travel
through, I thought I'd
select an image that
would help describe my
frustration. This
is the train timetable
and not one English
speaker in the entire
station, trust me, I
checked. |
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Moldova: Being that
I didn't really know
Moldova existed as a
country until I realized
I had to pass through
it, I'm just choosing a
picture at random with
the confidence that no
matter what, you'll go
away with more knowledge
of Moldova than you
previously had. |
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Romania: I really
enjoyed Romania and I
have nothing sarcastic
to say about it.
Being from a ski town
however, I couldn't pass
up the opportunity to
use this picture. |
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Macedonia: While not
exactly like the shoe
room basement of the Ute
Mountaineer; I think
they, too, experienced
overflow issues with
their inventory. |
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Kosovo:
While many things can be
said for Kosovo, I chose
this picture because I
found it even more
hilarious than the
intersecting street
called: Bob Dole. |
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Bulgaria: I couldn't
conclude this trip
report without at least
one picture of a church.
The entire region is
extremely religious with
more churches and
temples than we have
Starbucks. This
one in particular is the
famous Aleksander Nevksi
Church of Sofia,
Bulgaria...and that's
about as far as my
research got me. |
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