This week we had a "senior couples" conference in Bucharest, Romania. It was wonderful to meet with 11 other couples in the mission presidents home and get to know them and feel of their great spirits. We took the opportunity to rent a car and drive the 10 hour drive from Chisinau to Bucharest. It was a "new adventure" The borders here are not like driving from California to Nevaday. It takes about an hour (depending on the number of cars waiting) to get through two check points. One for the country you are leaving then you cross the border and go through a crossing for the country you are entering. It was a new adventure but not unpleasant in any way.

The drive was beautiful, other than the roads. You can see by the two photos that Autumn is coming and the leaves are changing colors. It is really quite beautiful. Outside of the cities the villages look very serene from a distance. When you get close then you see that the buildings are very old and the people don't have much in the way of "creature comforts". All in all it was a good trip. Bucharest is starting to get modern shops and malls since they have joined the European Union. We were able to find a beautiful mall and eat at Pizza Hut on Thursday. Friday night we all went to dinner at an American Style restaurant in the Marriott Hotel. It was GREAT!

We really appreciate all the notes from everyone. Thanks for being so wonderful.