Moldova
Moldova is a landlocked
country. This means that the country is
completely surrounded by land. The
country is boarded by Ukraine on the north, east, and south and Romania on the
west. The country is also sandwiched
between two rivers, the Dniester and Prut.
I stayed in Ungheni, Moldova that
is on the border of Moldova and Romania.
I was near the Prut
River, that runs along the boarder of Romania and Moldova. An interesting fact is there is a bridge
across the Prut River and on the other side the Romania border town has the
same name.
Flag
Moldova has one of only
three national flags that differ on their obverse (front) and reverse
sides. Can you find out which two other national flags are like
Moldova?
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| Obverse (front) |
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| Reverse |
Weather
The first few days of the
month were cool, but spring sprung in Moldova.
Most days it was sunny with a later afternoon storm, which cooled the
nighttime. It was a nice change from the
winter like temperatures of Ireland. See if you can convert these temperatures from Celsius to
Fahrenheit.
Coldest Day of the Month –
May 14th
High - 14°C Low -10°C
Warmest Day of the Month –
May 26th
High - 31°C Low - 19°C
Money
The Moldovan currency is
called Leu (MDL). Right now the exchange
rate is $1.00 = 14.00 MDL. So let’s see if you can figure out how much each of these
items are in USD.
Can of Coke – 15.20 L
Twix – 11.00 L
Can of Pringles chips – 41.00
L
