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... that meant we had to look for another accomodation yesterday, at day minus 1 from actually going there.

Had to book an hotel for tonight, then found another nice apartment starting on Monday (on Booking as Airbnb refused to let us book anything for some reason, I guess you're not supposed to book stuff at D-1/D-2 there )

Bottom line is, please check the profile of the host and reviews before you book something on Airbnb. Also avoid booking only 2 weeks in advance

(I would have booked sooner, but I didn't have all the exam dates before then so I could book neither the flights nor the accomodation)

Anyway, it will be refreshing to travel again, and I'll operate as YO/F4JBS with my D878UV

Currently at the Marseille airport, I cleared security, that went smoother than I though it would I have my talkie with me, I'd try to listen to local stuff but I'm afraid I might get into trouble if I get it out, so it'll wait until I arrive in Bucharest.

The airport was a bit crowded when I arrived but it got better

(oh no, forgot the description! above is a photo of the airport lines before luggage drop and security, and there's a few people)

So I arrived yesterday, the hotel was very nice so it reassured me a bit.

I was able to order (junk) food, and I tried calling on a repeater (YO3KXL) linked to RoLink, as YO/F4JBS in English and French, and someone answered in Romanian which was surprising since it was past midnight local time

Any advice for calling on repeaters in countries where you do not speak the language?

Also, I used both "stroke"/"barre de fraction" and "slash" to describe the / separator, should I stick to one?

Just arrived at the apartment I will stay at for the rest of my stay in Bucharest. It's surprisingly nice and has all the amenities I could ask for, including a supermarket right in front of it.

Unfortunately, it's about ~40 minutes from the university but it's still a bargain.

I think I'll get the radio and call on the repeater and local frequencies, see if someone answers

(no pictures for now since it's a private owner, although it's publicly listed, @M0YNG what do you think?)

I have completed my last exam, and I leave tomorrow.
I did a few QSOs on DMR with French people, unfortunately I wasn't able to make any local QSO for now. Gonna keep trying

je sui a laeropor bisouuuu je manvol