Kiev
Travel Blogs from Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev - A Majestic Capital
... . 50C in the sun + humidity! The problem was that it was virtually impossible to eat out past 22h00 in downtown Kiev... weird. Another thing that struck me was that so many leaves in the trees were brown and dead. I was ...
The Orange Revolution!
... , I spot a Marks and Spencers. I know they do great food but totally surprised to see them in the Ukraine. I walked up the main street of Kiev and headed to maydan Nezalezhnosti, not before I purchasd as ice cream. I wanted vanilla and chocolate Mr ...
Living The Dream
... !!! St Michaels Monastery was next. There use to be one here that was years old, but the Soviets knocked it down. Once Ukraine became independent, a copy was built and is meant to look the same. For a building that's 7 years old, it certainly looks ...
Thanksgiving in Ukraine!
Eva is my friend from Garmsich who traveled with me in India and visited me in Taiwan. Eva is deathly allergic to alcohol a fate worse that than death so she focuses on food. As you can tell from her ...
Over river, through woods to Babushkas house we go
... moved and sad. Badass uncle Lonya teared up, I did, even Mama did for only the second time that I've ever seen. Before coming to Kiev, I wasn't sure what to make of close family that I'd never met. How do they fit in my life? Do they know me? Do I ...
Sightseeing in Kiev
... pictures. It is very cold today and windy. We walked thru several parks, saw a WWII memorial museum, Ukraine's Statue of Liberty, Kiev's Palace, Kiev's Arch which I think signifies freedom, and a beautiful view of the Dnipro River. We will be leaving ...
Kiev Day 2
... until OSU kicks off and i have to find a site that might show the game, so this'll be quick... Today was a beautiful day in Kiev. Temp was about 60 and the sun was out which is great walking weather for me as it kept my sweating to a minimum. ...
Walk Till You Drop
So I started out the day on a mission to change currency. The previous two weeks saw Ukraine completely change it's foreign currency situation in an effort to curb the black market currency exchange. The new legislation required money ...
Az első nap - Kijev
Elérkezett a nagy nap... és azóta is itt szívunk Kijevben, mert 14 óra helyett 23-kor indul a gép Bangkokba. Megismerkedtünk egy sráccal, Lacival, aki kint modellkedik majd 3 hónapig, meg egy lánnyal, Lillával, aki a barátjával találkozik ...
Autumn in Ukraine
... the WTO accession on the service and consumer agricultural cooperative segment of household plot or peasant farms (subsistence farmers) in Ukraine and what effect this will have on Heifer program recipients. The Heifer staff has been wonderful and speak ...
Merry Christmas
... traditional western Christmas, some celebrations started last Wednesday with the arrival of St. Nicholas to certain children's homes in Ukraine. It might be a religious holiday though and many Ukrainians do not celebrate. It is much more ...
things are looking up
... one or the other because I didn't find much in English there. But a really good museum covering mainly battles fought on Ukraine soil and liberation of some villages and cities. And as if that wasn't enough to make me stop feeling sorry for myself, ...
Departure City: Kiev
In Kiev, we will spend the weekend touring, attending the opera and enjoying more of the culture before heading back to the land of comfort and ...
Back Home
... I didnèt care how much it costs. I'm hoping to go to Bila Tserkva, which is a town one hour outside of Kiev, for Okasana's birthday. I am leaving Ukraine on Friday for Zurich and then on Saturday night, I will try to find an overnight train to Rome so I ...
Kyiv - Walking around the city
... . I know I always say that and never do but this time I am serious about it. I want to spend next summer in Ukraine and speaking Ukrainian will definitely help. Someone on the bus to Kyiv asked why I didn't speak Ukrainian or Russian and I replied good ...
Going on a train
Zhenia our coordinator will be here in about 10 minutes and we are finishing packing all of our stuff. He will pick us up and then we will run a few errands before we get on the train. It is a 9 hor train ride to get to her orphanage and it ...
Chillin' in Kiev
After a long, exhausting journey, I've finally made it to Kiev, Ukraine. It's been one of those days, running from checkpoint to checkpoint, gate to gate, hurrying my way along to the next place to wait. After 26 hours of travel in a state of ...
We've made it!
... whole team: Amanda, Bethany, Brittany, Claire, Jasmine, Tarryn and Yan have arrived safe and sound in Kyiv the capital of Ukraine. The flight was long but we amused each other :) Claire's feet swelled like a balloon but she survived and they have ...
Museum of Architecture and Folklore
... for us. Another volunteer's host family offered 4 seats on a bus to our cluster to visit the Architecture and Folklore Museum of Ukraine. My name was one of the first on the list as this is (or somewhere near to it or close to the subject ...
Yawwwwwwwnnn
... message. But hey, next week when I write, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to upload some pictures so you can see what I'm seein. Til then, send me your warmest California thoughts! Or wherever, pretty much anywhere is warmer than Ukraine at this point! ...
The New Year
... are heated, or if at all minimally. We heard a bit of singing and called it quits! The Orthodox people here in Ukraine celebrate quite a few church holidays. St. John the Baptist is a big one. Many people do the polar bear dip in ...
Jazz club
Wczoraj bylismy w klubie 44 na warsztatach jazzowych z koncertem Ігоря Закуса and "Z-Band". Od przyjazdu przesladuje nas deszczowe fatum, jak tylko wyjdziemy z mieszkania napada nas burza. ...
Passport, overnight train to Kiev
... ! After picking up the passport, we needed to make some serious time back to Pasha's in order to make that evening's train to Kiev. Had I known how that was going to go, I would have told him to take his time. More on that later. ...
My first nights in Zgurivka
Well guys, I don't have much time to write unfortunately. I'm still getting the whole communications thing figured out. Eventually I should be getting a cell phone, but right now I can't even figure out how to get the regular phone to work. At least I've ...
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Po pierwszym dniu
Dzisiaj duzo sie dzialo. Obeszlismy caly Kijow za dnia i noca i bylismy na obiedzie u Babci Siergieja. Obiad wspanialy - prawdziwy barszcz ukrainski, ziemniaczki, salatka, mieso a na deser lody - myslelismy, ze jestesmy w niebie. Chlopcy ciagle cos ...


