Treisprezece, un japonez dj, cel mai rău kebab si lingură

Last weekend Daniel and me made a trip in the direction of Moldova.

We started at 5 A.M preparing a backpack and chesse sandwiches, and we went to the bus station. We arrived to Braila at 9 on a cold morning (well, not for Daniel, a true german used to german winters) and we walked at main streets.

Braila has 168,389 inhabitats. The old center of the city has many 19th century buildings, some of them fully restored.
The most important monuments are the Greek Church, erected at 1865, the Sfintii Arhangheli Church,built during the Ottoman rule (until 1831), the 19th century Sfântul Nicolae Church, also from the 19th century, the Maria filotti theatre, the Palace of Culture and its Art Museum, the History Museum, and the old Water Tower. Another important site is the Public Garden, a park situated above the bank of the Danube with a view over the river.

   

We left Braila on afternoon in the direction of Galați. We went to the main road with a big paper with the name of the town and a big smile, waiting for someone generous who wanted to pick us up. Luckily we found Viorel. 

Viorel likes snow. He doesn´t understand why it is not snowing now. All winters he goes with his family to Brasov to ski. He worked in Germany, Moldovia and Holland, so he can speak german but he feels more comfortable speaking english. He was born in Slobozia (coincidence?) but his family moved to Braila when he was 1 year old. 

Viorel picked us up in his big car and he drove to Galați center. He explained to us the interesting places of the town and he left us in the Danube riverside. 
To say us goodbye he told us this sentence:
"Remember that comunism is not in the buildings or places, comunism is in minds, enjoy the town".

Galați has 231,204 residents. Its name means "fortress". Its a cultural city with a lot of palaces, monuments, theaters, museums and universities. In Bram Stoker´s novel Dracula, Galați is the port at which Count dracula disembarked on his way back to Transylvania.

 We walked through the town. We were in a book shop where Daniel bought Alice through the mirror (romanian edition, of course) and we decided to eat in a fast food. We order, like always, one kebab and one vegetarian sanwich ("fara carne"). We ate it watching on tv a romanian dancing program. It was the worst kebab ever. 
We decided to go to watch a play in the Drama Theater at 7, so until this hour we spent time in a bar drinking wine.
In this bar a japanese dj was making a soundcheck for her performance at night, so we could drink the wine enjoying japanese tecno music.
At 7 we went to the theater but unfortunately it was full. When we were walking to the exit so disappointed, a man came to us and he said: okay, there are two seats free that you can use!
So we could watch the play, and for free! The name of the play was Treisprezece (thirteen)and it was about adolescence, this complicated stage.
We didn´t understand mostly of the words but we understood the argument and we really liked it.

After the play we had dinner in a cool underground restaurant and we came back to the bar. The show was starting and we could enjoy the techno party with Ruca Apple, the japanese dj.

As you can see, Daniel was so happy and motivated in the techno party, like a true german.
We left Galati in the morning. On the way to Braila (we walked a few kilometers) we found a little dog so slim and hungry. We gave to her little pieces of cheese and water and she followed us all the way.

You can call her Spoon.
Al :)