Atlant Hotel Uzhhorod
27, Koryatovicha Street Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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We head west, via Slovakia
... Hungary. So our plan was to head for the welcoming shelter of the law-abiding European Union as quickly as possible. From Slovakia we could wend our way back down to Hungary, then onward towards Germany.
As it turned out, this new border crossing was even more daunting than the one on the way in. We twiddled our collective eight thumbs for over 3 ½ hours before we were finally set free in Slovakia. Though there was lots of interesting but ...
We meet the Hasids of Uzhgorod for Sukkot
We had just shaken hands with Mikhail Galin, the director of Hesed Shpira, when we heard a yelp, followed by wild clapping and raucous singing. Soon four black-clad Hasids came crashing up the stairs, brandishing a lulav and an etrog. Oblivious to our presence, they careened around the hallway where we stood, with full-tilt singing and dancing. Mikhail shrugged, and smiled sheepishly.
This was the last day of Sukkot, The Festival of Booths, sometimes ...
The police pay a visit to the guest house
... and Manfred’s room. The photo through the slits in the blinds shows the parking lot, with a police van, unmarked cars, and more milling police, both marked and unmarked. Each officer seemed to have a cell phone in one hand and a cigarette in the other. We just sat nervously in the room. Every few minutes we’d look out the window and see a slightly different configuration of cops, cells, and cigarettes.
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We take a Sunday stroll and encounter a guard pig
... when they put your food in front of you. The phrase must have been part of their training. And when they bring your coffee they also say “enjoy your meal.” Today I dropped my spoon on the floor. When the server delivered a replacement she said, “enjoy your meal.” I was completely charmed.
So here’s the latest reason for the need for travel flexibility: One of the nice police officers ...
We are welcomed to Ukraine with a police shakedown
... in certain parts of Transcarpathia. Others here speak Czech, Russian, German, Roma, and a few Yiddish, Polish, or German. We are only a kilometer or so from Slovakia, very close to the borders of Hungary and Romania, and not so far from Poland. A complicated and troubled place indeed.
By the way, in case you were wondering, a 'Uzh’ is a type of water snake with a yellow ring around its neck. And ...



