How are things in Taraclia

KOMPAT  =  Comrat

Taraclia , a city on hillsides

Sitting on the Peace Bench

The primeria in Taraclia

The raion center of Teraclia Raion

Casa Cultura with statue of Lenin

World War II Memorial

Local heroine nurse comrade.

a local school

Woman Soldier

New Park in city center

200th Anniversary of Teraclia 1813-2013

lama and Peace Bench

Orthodox Church

City Piata

Uncle Sasa's 

How are things in Taraclia ?

How are things in Taraclia?   I always have a melody in my head when I say that sentence that goes "How are things in Glocamora?"  If you know the tune, I'm glad I shared that with you.  Taraclia is a city that is about 100 miles south of Chisinau in Moldova.  That puts it in the southern tip of the country and I was anxious to visit.  The trip takes about 3 hours by bus or rutiera from the capital.  Half way there is a 20 minute stop in the city of Comrat.  Notice in our first picture that Comrat is spelled Kompat.   That's how it is spelled in Russian.  At this point in our journey south, the lingua franca turns from Romanian to Russian.  When I arrived in Taraclia I noticed that it was a city built on hillsides.  I was anxious to visit because my friend Sylvia (another PCV) lives here.  She showed me around town.  Main street has a new supermaket that just opened this year.  The first in town.  The primeria (mayor's office) has a pretty garden in front of it.  Taraclia is also a raion center (county seat) and has a handsome office building for it.  Across from it is the casa cultura with a statue of  Lenin guarding the front door.  On Main St. there is a World War II Memorial that depicts a local heroine, a nurse who was active in the defense force against the nazi army.  A local school also has a monument to a female warrior of this period. Looks like the women of Taraclia are not to be messed with.  There's a new upgraded park in town center that helps commemorate the 200th anniversary of Taraclia which was founded in 1813.  One of the sculptures in the park reminds us of a Lama, but we suspect it was meant to be a forest deer.  Next to the lama is the Peace Bench.  The story is that a married couple would come to the park to air their differences.  They got so excited in their argument they broke the bench in the middle.  Then suddenly they slid into each other's arms and all was well again.  The break in the bench has been kept so that others may benefit from its effects.  Next we see the main orthodox church here.  Immediately next to the church is the city's piata (market).  I took a picture of Uncle Sasa's establishment which offers ritual preparation (washing of the dead for burial) as well as light refreshments (bar).  But Taraclia has some fancy restaurants and we enjoyed a fine meal at one of them.  How are things
in Taraclia?  I'd say they are Buna !