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- Kiev
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Kiev
Travel Blogs from Kiev, Ukraine
Being a tourist
... people lived back then. They have a few beautiful old churches and windmills as well. Each village represents a different region of Ukraine. There were several tourists, and we met a guy from Michigan visiting Ukraine. We ate a late lunch at a restaurant ...
Bangor to Brussels via Waterloo
Left Bangor on the lunchtime train to Euston, bit apprehensive about the forthcoming trip across europe and whether all the train connections would fit ...
Chimp in a Suit
... too stressed out! There certainly won’t be any help available though. In addition, the realization came to me that Kiev is beyond a third world state with a lot of “window dressing.” The new buildings and amazing parks are like a ...
Kiev - Shooters
Just arrived from Dnipro - quick I am sobering up, get me to a bar! So quick check in to a hotel and its go again. After a few drinks at a very average Irish bar, its off to shooters with a few Everton supporters, Spence, Dacre, Bri and myself get in at ...
Ukraine
Ukraine When I arrived in Kiev (on Aeroflot airline via Moscow) late at night I had no idea that the following day was the Ukrainian independence day (like the 4th of July here). So I was surprised the following morning after sleeping late ...
Good bye Kiev!
As i'm on my way to St Petersburg, a few closing thoughts on Kiev. Its a very beautiful city that has many new cathedrals. They've all been rebuilt since the fall on communism. The traffic is awful. Its very dangerous to try ...
Independence Day
Today is Independence Day in Ukraine. It is a big holiday. There was a parade this morning at 10:00 A.M. Lancie and I were expecting to sit where we saw the rehersal. Not! They had barriers and police everywhere and you needed a ticket to get a good view. ...
Travel Day #5 - Kiev
... 1:00 (yes, P.M.) after a very long day of travel yesterday. We did a bit of shopping at a craft market in downtown Kiev and toured two cathedrals, St. Michael's and St. Vladimir's. We finally met Yuliya's mom and her friend, Natasha at a nice ...
Travel Day#4 - Kamianets-Podilskyi
Saturday - Time for a road trip across Ukraine. We took Yuliya's car to Kamianets-Podilskyi, a mid-size city near the Romanian border. Ironically, this city is only about 20-30 miles from the Romanian city of Radauti', where I spent a week two years ...
European city break
... .on the first day we found ourselves swept along by a crowd which took us to the football stadium where we discovered a ukraine vs italy match starting at 9.45pm which seemed bizarre.there were crazy amounts of police everywhere keeping a close eye on ...
Back to square one
... boy was very sweet and hugged both Lancie and I. He wants to be adopted. We would have adopted just him in a second, but Ukraine will not seperate the pair. We requested a second appointment to look at children available for adoption, but can't get ...
Kiev
... patron saint of Ukraine. It is said that he predicted that there would be a great city right in the spot that is now Kiev, Ukraine. Kiev is built on small rolling hills. His prediction came true. I was talking to the priest who worked in the ...
Ukraine
... -brew along with a relatively cheap rib eye steak before heading back to my room to work on the blog. The overnight train to Kiev, Ukraine’s capital was the sort of train travel I had become accustomed to in Russia. It was basically identical to a ...
Killing Fields
We took the subway out from Kiev to a place called Babyn Yar. This was a Nazi execution site during WWII. More than 100,000 people were killed here between 1941 to 1943 and are buried in a covered-in ravine. There are monuments, but they are in the wrong ...
Big Day Done
... to do the talking so I spoke about my Baba and Dido (my Ukrainian grandmother and grandfather), where they were from in Ukraine and the Ukrainian traditions that I participated in with them while I was growing up. Once this portion of the ...
Home #3
Tim spent his childhood in Kiev and now his Mom lives here. So, we visit at least twice a year. It is a lovely city (much better than Moscow!): very friedly, beautiful, green, and relaxing. Coming here is always a nice escape (especially ...
Kiev - Soccer Again
... . I really like that sort of stuff. I can't believe how many of them seem to be smokers though... Turkey played Ukraine at soccer at the local stadium just up the road in the evening. I didn't pay to go in in the end but I did ...
Kyiv 2011
... will replace the entire medicine kit and well worth shuffling around in the backpack! The capital city of Ukraine (Population 46 million) Kyiv (formerly Kiev) is its largest cultural centre with a population of about three million. Kyiv lies on hilly ...
The Great Gates of Kiev
... , back into the city. Walked down the top of the embankment along the river past the Fame Monument and Eternal Flame into Kiev-Pechers'k Lavra, an ancient orthodox monastary founded in about 1000AD. There were brides and bridal cars everywhere. A huge Big ...
Chicken Kiev
... , arriving at a large square at the bottom, with a motor bike convention and rock band in full swing. Had lunch of Chicken Kiev to celebrate our visit (Kristina said she was 'very proud' when we told her it was Ashley's favourite meal), then wandered ...
Kiev and the Monastary of the Caves Tour
We are on bus #2 for the trip and our guide is Inna (said Enna). We set off to see the city of Kiev today -woops ...
Last Day in Kiev...
The French checked out of my hotel and moved across the road. I thought I wouldn't run into them again but here they are... Very cool blokes. Yet another monument to a famous general... I rather like them. Plus they're much better ...
We're Sad to Say...
... ; This has been a trip of a lifetime even though it didn't work out in our favour. We have enjoyed exploring Ukraine and meeting wonderful people along the way. Our adoption teams back in Canada and here in Ukraine have been fantastic. ...