Transnistria is an interesting country. It isn't recognized by anyone else, yet it has it's own money, border control etc. The border was interesting. It is easy to see this isn't a wealthy place, none of the uniforms even matched. Even though I have heard horror stories of this place they were nice. The guard even said he was happy I was visiting the country. And the charge at the time was about US$0.50. Less than 1% of what Moldova charged me. So even though this is supposed to be an evil mafia regime I have a soft spot for it. I had a plan to go to Tiraspol and look around but I spent too much time in Chisinau finding my bus. So next time I guess. This was in April 2006. I finally made it to Tiraspol as a side trip from Ukraine in August 2009. It was an interesting town. Feels very USSR. A feeling agreed to by Oxana who was with me for the Ukraine trip.

Map of Transnistria

Government building in Dubasari. April 2006.

Shop in Dubasari. April 2006.

Bus stop in Dubasari. April 2006.

The countryside. April 2006.

Some soldiers, this area is quite militerized, on both sides of the border. April 2006.

The Dniester river marking the border with Moldova. April 2006.

The highway from Ukraine to Tiraspol. August 2009.

Train station in Tiraspol. August 2009.

Sidewalk in Tiraspol. August 2009.

Run down church in Tiraspol. August 2009.

Sidewalk. August 2009.

Tiraspol. August 2009.

Government building in Tiraspol. August 2009.

Lenin statue. August 2009.

Tiraspol. August 2009.

Trolly in Tiraspol. August 2009.

Gallery in Tiraspol. August 2009.

Sidewalk. August 2009.

Closeup of the sidewalk. August 2009.

Tiraspol. August 2009.

Train. August 2009.

Bus shelter. August 2009.

Bus station at the border with Ukraine. August 2009.

The border with Ukraine. August 2009.

Passport Stamps

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