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- Kiev
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Babi Yar
... , Babyn yar; Russian: Бабий яр , Babiy yar) is a ravine in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. In the course of two days, September 29-30, 1941, a special team of German SS troops supported by other German units, local ...
WISH LIST
MY WISH LIST- updated Monday January 30th, 2006 So many have asked me what items could be sent from America, so here is a list I'm updating regularly. If possible, please send things in padded envelopes, not boxes, and mark the customs slip vaguely ...
CHAPTER 9 - MOLDOVAN POLICE ACADEMY
... but its not the one we thought. Looking at our maps over breakfast, we had believed it possible to cross from Romania into the Ukraine by crossing over the Danube Delta. But on closer scrutiny, the bridge we imagined on the map is just a product of ...
Crimea
... , where I'll see Chersonesus, some ancient Greek ruins. In case you're wondering, Crimea is a peninsula just barely attached to Ukraine that juts out into the Black Sea. But most people here think of themselves either as Russians or Tatars. It's where the ...
A 3-hour Tour x 2
... celebrating independence and on the other by a hideous metal parabola in the Soviet style celebrating "The Friendship of Nations" between Ukraine and Russia. I sat on a bench in the sun and watched people for awhile -- babas in their babushkas and teens ...
Sunday morning, Kiev
... (sacking ran in the family) and living under various flags ever since, until August of 1991 when the Communist Party of Ukraine decided that if they didn't declare independence from the USSR, the opposition would. The speaker of Parliament that day, put ...
Odd bits from Odessa
... a strip show in my hotel "What's Going On" magazine -- "Private dance and 10 private-rooms for pungent feelings" -- maybe those Ukraine girls really do knoock you out.) It I ordered Hetman's Borscht which was a treat, potato pancakes and mushrooms and a ...
Fork in the road!
... so fortunate to acquire such an awesome bunch. I know you will make huge strides for the promotion of a free and transparent Ukraine and the empowerment of its people - I wish I were with you! You are my inspiration and I will live ...
Good-bye to Khust, Hello to Kiev by 14 hr. train
... delivered to Estonia. We discussed Vasyl Mondich’s evangelistic travels and the need to buy a church building in central Ukraine. He gave his perspective about how the Church in Khust finances his travels and about the Church ...
Kijowski plan
Mamy problemy z mejlami z komorek. Ukraina wita nas czajem i pysznym plackiem orzechowym, rozneglizowanymi dziewczetami na Chreszczatyku. ...
Sabbath in Western Ukraine
... of God and Sunset to Sunset. We sometimes have trouble shipping literature up to Estonia, so we take every opportunity to take out with us what we can. We pack everything and lie down for a few hours rest before our leaving Ukraine in the ...
EASTER
... of ceremonies and flowers. He did, in fact, have some wonderful ideas that I need to learn more about. Ukraine will be hosting a part of the world cup for soccer in 2012 and Chernihiv is in the planning stages for extra visitors on ...
WAY Below Freezing!
... about premed programs starting next January on the east coast. Life moves on, although it is hard to imagine that when I return to Ukraine in 5-10 years, it is going to look so different. I wonder if any of my students or friends will meet me in ...
Underwater in Kiev
... taken me all morning to find. The waiters were dressed as Cossacks, complete with balloon-style trousers and wide leather belts, but as Ukraine is rife with themed eateries, I settled on a table outside next to the street and dug into the menu which was ...
Finally the Ukraine!!
5 November: Though about a month later than planned we finally made it to Kiev. It's been snowing every day til now, today it's just mostly overcast and windy cold. We got off the train not entirely sure whether we were in Kiev or not, but as everyone ...
Last night in Chervonohrad
We were able to take the children outside again today. We asked them where they wanted to go and he showed us that the back of his calculator had fallen off and the battery was gone and asked if we could buy him another one. Unfortunately, ...
I learn to wait
I partly forgive Miss Direction who, with a bit of help from a couple of passers by, gets me from the hotel, across Kiev, to AWT Bavaria, the BMW dealership where the service is carried out. Lesay on reception, Dmitri the training and technical officer ...
Crimea
Crimea - Sevastopol, Alushta, Yalta, Simferopol An overnight 16 hour train ride brought me to the southern coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea. For the last ½ hour of the ride we passed massive security and lots of barbed wire. All this ...
Thursday
Hello again from the post office. We've got our routine pretty much down to the minute now. We just came from visiting Talia. We were only there for about an hour, and today was more play-do and running the halls of the orphanage! ...
Kiev sushi
Forgoing the 30 euro hotel breakfast, I set off for ... well, somewhere vaguely toward Independence Square in search of coffee (the fancy looking in-room espresso machine, despite robust grinding and sucking noises, only manages to spew forth a half cup ...
Glorious.
... on everything. Thank you all for your support of all of us on the team. It is appreciated, and even though we may not always keep you super updated, we think of you. Keep in touch, we will again soon. From Ukraine, Bethany. (on behalf of the ...
Chicken Kiev(sky)
... come here is the most common question! Ha Anyone headed here for that in 80 days or so is in for a wild ride! Oh, and Ukraine’s most famous export, Women - they are as stunning as all the rumour’s would have you believe. And one final note, ...
A Day at the Beach
The streets glistened on a damp morning, the sky and sea merging in a watercolor blur. It looked like a good chance of rain and after breakfast I headed into the center to have a cup of coffee and see which way the wind was blowing. Finished the Chekhov ...
Finally... my SITE!
... not see any Internet access, although I may find somebody with access in the town eventually. It is a wonderful location for anybody visiting Ukraine since it is so far west, and not far from the gorgeous city of Lviv (which reminds me of Florence). I ...
Look at my pictures!!!
I'm in Kyiv right now because we have a four day weekend, and I'm finally getting the chance to upload some photos! I don't have time to write anything right now, but enjoy the pics. I tried to post them with the entry they belong with, so be sure to do ...
More pictures...
I'm in the PC office rite now, so I can upload some pics for you all to look at. These are pics of the camp I just did, Camp Big Bang. And wow did I forget an important detail... the holiday called "Ivana Kupaila" Day, which is basically a big ol' ...
Green Reed Day
... ! I feel a large reason my hand healed so nicely had to do with some amazing Ukrainian ointment I was given. I owe Ukraine's pharmaceutical industry a big apology because when I first opened the goopy, farm-stinking ointment, I thought I was sure to get ...
Elections
... know US elections don't always seem fair (especially after what happened in Florida last election), but the situation in Ukraine is unlike anything the US has experienced. Imagine US elections where television reports said that the total counted ...
A Night with Lydya
Like in Russia, there are four classes of train travel in Ukraine. Spalny vahon offers a compartment with two berths, kupe holds four bunks, plan skart is an open car with four bunks in each alcove and two in the aisles and zhalny vahon is a black hole of ...
Mum Don't read this one!
Then on Friday we got picked up and driven out to the Chernobyl information centre, where an English speaking guide told us some propaganda about the accident and what is happening now. We were all surprised to learn that there are still 4000ish people ...