The drive back to Chisinau

We drove the 2 hours to Balti, I delivered the lecture, and we got in the car and drove the 2 hours home.

We did not drive through any villages -- just countryside -- up and down the rolling hills. My ears were popping. Cows. Sheep. Goats. Crops. More cows.

The leaves are starting to change, so there was fall foliage to admire as we looked out our windows at the scenic vistas