Hotel Eduard Uzhhorod
22a Bachinsky St. Uzhhorod, 88000, Ukraine
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We head west, via Slovakia
... photo), the Czech beer that, by the way, is “the world’s first pilsner.”
After lunch, which was so cheap that we were very happy to tip about 50%, we continued our journey to the southwest, towards Hungary. As we entered a broad green valley, far on the other side of the road we saw some sort of gray-white monument. Up a set of broad stone steps was a statue of a soldier with a rifle, heroically protecting two peasants ...
We meet the Hasids of Uzhgorod for Sukkot
... Feast of Ingathering. During Sukkot we give thanks to God for the harvest. A special holiday ceremony involves "The taking of the four species." Who knew that we would be taking the four species with Hasids in Uzhgorod?
Our guide was Monika, a university student who also taught English to children at the guest house. She had led us to Hesed Shpira, the Transcarpathian Charitable Foundation, where we hoped to find more information about the Klein ...
The police pay a visit to the guest house
... This police occupation was being played out on top of an even more pressing concern: our hopes of getting to Shalanki today were rapidly diminishing. In the midst of my Healthy Start Cole slaw and coffee we got the message that our translator, Boris, would be late for our planned 9 o'clock lift-off. He had a doctor’s appointment, but should be back by 11.00. So much for our planned early start. Then we were told ...
We take a Sunday stroll and encounter a guard pig
... the bribe last night also took Manfred’s car insurance certificate. And he failed to give it back. It’s tempting to think that this was a gambit for future extortion—and it might be—but the consensus is that he simply saw no reason to return it, and tossed it in the trash. Or, more likely, in the road.
In any case, without the ability to document insurance coverage, and with rogue police ...
We are welcomed to Ukraine with a police shakedown
... means city. So loosely speaking, we’re in Snake City.
Breakfast was served in a light and airy dining room edged with all sorts of climbing plants. There were five breakfast choices: Transcarpathian breakfast, European breakfast, Continental breakfast, American breakfast, and Healthy Start breakfast. I chose the Healthy Start, which was French toast and Cole slaw. Both were delicious, albeit somewhat ...


