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Galati Fieldtrip 2006
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In October we traveled to Galati a neighboring city in Moldavia. Elie, another Peace Corps Volunteer, gave us a delightful tour

 

Our first stop was the public gardens. Galati is a big city compared to Focsani, with a population of about 300,000. Mittal Steel has a huge factory here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A beautiful tree right in front of the Art Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our next stop was the botanical gardens with lush foliage all around

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A green house with some tropical plants and trees

 

 

 

 

 

A view from the botanical gardens over the city of Galati

 

 

 

The planetarium has an aquarium on the bottom floor

 

An impressive looking church on the way to the botanical gardens

 

Galati has a wonderful promenade right on the danube river

 

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