... so it's more than an option. Hoping I can land a soft class compartment and get some sleep along the way.
Camera is still packed but here's a nice shot of RodinaMat, the circa 1969 titanium giant that dominates the Kiev skyline. Cute but not my ...
... which this part of the world is still recovering.
The sun breaks through the clouds as we come to the foot of the collosal RodinaMat (Mother Homeland). At over 200 feet, it's one of the six tallest statues in the world. One stunning heavy metal hood ...
... to my first day's hike, passing Kate the Great's Kiev crash pad again and following the river further on until I met RodinaMat. She's quite a stunner. I'd say well over 100 feet tall and very shiny. She towers above the Museum of the Great Patriotic ...
... War and its many Ukrainian martyrs. The park is dominated by a jaw-droppingly huge metal statue of a woman warrior called RodinaMat ("Mother Motherland," or more colloquially "Tin Tits"). It's almost comically Socialist-Realist, but at the same time so ...
... in the 60s and 70s, too, without lasers. Quirky, but very cool. After the museum, we also managed to check out the RodinaMat, a 62m-tall babe holding 12 tons of shield and sword, commemorating the Great Patriotic War (WWII). Think of a fierce looking ...
... the gold-domed roofs. The Lavra leads down to the Great Patriotic (outdoor) War museum, where the statue of the Motherland (RodinaMat) is perched atop a plinth and is visible from far away. Another must-do tourist experience in Kiev is riding the ...
After an overnight train trip, Lancie took Sergei to see some sights in Kiev. They went to the WWII Museum under the RodinaMat, the soccer stadium and the caves monastery. He really liked the stadium and the museum, but wasn't sure what to think about ...
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The largest museum - the Museum of the Great Patriotic War - sprawled across two levels and was built directly underneath RodinaMat (affectionately known as "tin tits"), an 62m high statue of a female warrior with shield and sword, perched on a 40m ...
... plane in the museum. I recommend going there. It cost less than $2 USD for both of us to get in. Chip in the fact they have clean restrooms, and you can't go wrong. It is located right underneath the RodinaMat. ...
... sites. Eventually I found my way clear of the cemetery and caught my first glimpse of one of Ukraine’s best touristic offerings, The RodinaMat. I believe it translates into 'Mother Motherland’. An immense titanium statue of a woman holding ...