Putin Sighting

Waiting for a girlfriend on Stefan Cel Mare Street, directly across from Stefan the statue himself I stumbled upon an exciting event!

Vladimir Putin, former Russian president and currently Prime Minister was paying a visit to Moldova. I thought it strange that traffic was stopped on the main street in town, assuming a caravan of important delegates would eventually drive by to an embassy or something. Instead I was pleasantly surprised. Directly across the street from where I was standing at the Stefan Cel Mare statue a military band started playing the Russian national anthem while Putin walked out from a fancy black car carrying a flower wreath draped over with the Russian flag. While the band began playing the Moldovan national anthem and media cameras rushed out to capture the quick display of friendship he laid the wreath at the foot of Stefan, the former 15th century king and hero of Moldova.

It was quite a coincidence! For once I was at the right spot at the right time.