2014 Republic of Moldova (Moldova)
Announcement posters all over Moldova.
Sepp Blatter gave the Moldovans a training centre – right on the border with Transnistria.
The kiosk in front of the sports school.
The beach on the Moldovan side. On the other side of the river lies Transnistria.
Fun in the water on the Dniester, the border river. On the other side lies Transnistria, the least recognised country in the world.
View of Transnistria.
The team manager gives a talk.
A refreshing break.
Group photo in front of the theatre in Chișinău.
Team Germany.
Team Germany in Moldova.
Welcome.
Let’s go, lads.
Winning the penalty shoot-out meant fifth place in the end.
“Humiliation is a visual medium.” (Who said that?)
Food and drink for everyone.
Vladimir Putin’s wine collection. Already a little shabby.
A labyrinth for wine lovers: refreshments every metre.
A room deep in the wine cellar: this is where state talks are usually held.
Wine tasting in the wine cellar, with small snacks. A delight!
Of course Angela Merkel also has a depot in this wine cellar. Two compartments further on lies almost the entire wine collection of Hermann Göring, including a stack of 1936 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Premier Cru Classé. Each bottle from the Nazi collection is said to be worth up to 50,000 euros.
The bottles at the front are worth as much as a family home. Don’t touch.
The wine cellar lies in a former mine and was dug by German prisoners of war.
Mrs Merkel writes in a thick book. State visits in the Republic of Moldova like to take place in the wine cellar.
Oh great. We hadn’t even known this wine cellar existed, but everyone else had already been here. Sepp Blatter too. Brilliant.
Tasting good wines in a place steeped in history like Cricova – with tasty nibbles, of course.
The Cricova winery has the largest wine cellar in the world.
The cathedral of Chișinău with its bell tower.
The Moldovan parliament meets here.
And take-off.
5.6. -9.6.2014 in Vadul-lui-Voda, Training Centre of the Moldavian National Teams
Right on the border river to Transnistria. Moldovans sunbathed on the sandy beach. On the other side, sweating soldiers patrolled.
A great organized tournament. Many impressive moments.
One of our best tournaments. With a good chance to get on the podium, which we just missed because we lost on penalties to Lithuania.
- Sidestep: Transnistria by Bernd Huck
- See also: Reporting in Moldova
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