In 1996 I organized a trip to Romania, Moldova, and the Ukraine for Dr. Kent Hovind. He lectured on Biblical Creationism and we flew between most of our speaking points. But from Suceava to Simeria, we took the train – there is no airport near Simeria. Pastor Viorel Condreanu took our passports and went to downtown Suceava and bought the train tickets. We left at 11 PM and took the sleeper car. Brother Kent had three pieces of luggage, and we had difficulty getting everything into the small cabin on board. But the conductor was professional and was glad to help – after a generous tip. The sheets were clean and we were rocked to sleep by the motion of the train and the clickity-clack noise of the rails. The conductor came by and woke us up at 6 AM, just in time to drag the suitcases off of the train in Simeria. Brother Florin Doboş was waiting at the station. He knew that the train would stop for only 90 seconds. The train is the only thing that is on time in Romania. And it was a bargain. The 360 Km trip, including clean sheets, was $20 per person!
