Old Town Lviv

... Only in the last two years have the borders opened up to Visa-less entry for westerners following the orange revolution. Because the old town area has not been destroyed and the city lacks major tourist infrastructure, the best part of visiting was just ...

... ticket station was closed from 2 PM to 3 PM, so we went to Old Town to get our bearings and kill some time. Old Town is very different here than in the Baltics or Poland. The buildings are much older, but no less beautiful. The weather was pretty Grey ...

... Lviv has had a number of rulers and names (Lwow, Lemberg, Lvov) over the centuries, each contributing to the city's UNESCO old town. Like Prague (yes, now I'm drawing parallels) in the early 90s, the buildings are unrefurbished and exude a faded grandeur ...

... surprisingly, given the name, once had a castle upon it. Further to the north was the biggest contrast from Lviv's old town though, giant grey concrete communist apartment blocks. One could quite easily forget that they were in the former Soviet Union ...

Lviv's old town is fairly compact. My room at the hostel has a balcony overlooking Market Square, the focal point of old town. It is great people watching. I have the entire hostel to myself. Church’s everywhere but apparently everyone in Ukraine ...

... inside Mr. Sacher-Masoch’s pocket. During our tours around the city, we heard a lot of interesting stories about the old town.  The central part of the old town of L’viv revolves around the town hall building and during the earlier ...

... a terrific place for walking! We headed to the city centre to meet our local guide Ilena. After our walking tour of the Old Town, taking in the grand Opera House, Armenian Church, Roman Catholic Cathedral, Jewish Quarter and Rynok Square as well as other ...

... nbsp; Probably the most expensive trout, let alone fish, I have ever eaten.  But, it was mighty tasty. Tomorrow we'll have a walking tour of the old town.  I can't wait.  Finally I have a captive audience to take pictures with me in them. ...

... of comforter, blanket, pillow and towel. There is also a tea/coffee service.   The hostel that I stayed is located near the Old Town Square. It is in an old building with a huge courtyard. The spiral wooden staircase gave a squeaky sound as I walked ...