At Sigheta there is a new bridge across the Tiso to the Ukraine, former USSR. A little bit of paper work, a walk in the rain, and there you are...
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Even before Sapanta, we noticed road signs in Russian as well as Romanian
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We did not dare take pix of the border facilities, but you can
see the new bridge in this Ukraine billboard, at the crossing;
I think it says "Your capitalist wolves' taxes at work..."
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From the bridge, Romania on the left, Ukraine on the right; River Tiso in the middle
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So there we are, past the border station and its frowny-faced guards
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Just like in Romania, unfinished buildings
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Welcome to Slatina
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The village church; note variety of construction materials
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One or two very nice houses; most not so nice
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There were exactly two stores open, both
very limited general merchandise, staples, beer; nothing in the way of souvenirs or
trinkets, not even post-cards; not unlikely
we were the first Americanskis to venture
this way
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OK, now we've been to the Ukraine; alas, not much to show
for it but stamps on our passports, but we did it
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PS For those wondering why we did not venture further into this fascinating land, the Ruskies generally, in whatever their former-states, are not particularly welcoming of independent travelers, and especially of those in RVs; we have an acquaintance who did the Ukraine recently in an RV, but he was part of an organized caravan (convoy), that is, a tour. Next time. Or more likely, the time after that.
