Hotel Fregat Kherson
Ushakova, 2 Kherson, 73000, Ukraine
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The Griebna Stops Here (HYl htrEWsDV Fghyl YuUkLs)
... hot, summer day and walked down the “Potemkin Stairway” to the dock area, were the boats leave from, stopping at the many souvenir stands along the way and enjoying the random guys hustling their postcards and photo opportunities with giant birds and in their funny costumes. It just so happens that a cruise ship had arrived this morning and the area was alive with tourists and activity of all kinds.
When I arrived at the boat dock, I tried ...
Elegance By The Mile
... I took a slow and comfortable walk, straight down the main street of Odessa, heading in the direction of the large park that forms the barrier between the city center and the amazing beaches of the Black Sea. Along the way, I couldn't help but notice the amazing, underlying elegance of this beautiful seaside city. As usual, I misjudged the length of the streets and distances, but today, I was in no hurry whatsoever, to go anywhere. My only plan ...
So We Sailed Into The Sun
... Odessa Station.
Because it was Sunday morning and just before 9:00, there were few to no services open at the small, sparse terminal, so I decided to take a taxi into the center and drop my suitcase off at my hotel before looking for something to eat, as I had chosen, for comfort reasons, not to eat before the train trip and I was now, HUNGRY.
Unlike my experience in Kiev, the taxi driver was very mellow and did his best to speak ...
Sailor Hats and Rock Hard Abs
... prepared for an unfriendly visit and much of this rang true. Russians being the dominant market, virtually no one spoke English and upon uttering the Queen's language a common reaction from shopkeepers was the stony faced eyelid roll. Even the staff at our supposedly backpacker friendly hostel made virtually no effort to reciprocate our efforts at conversation. It was a strange feeling - for the first time in my life I felt a mild ...
Moldova to Odessa and the Seaside
... were selling their home grown produce. This was an opportunity for us to use up our remaining Lei I bought some sweet tasting grapes and peaches. Also, some chocolate wafers, Moldovan vodka, and ice cream. I have 3 Lei left, worth about 40 cents that I can put into my scrapbook.
The border of Moldova took about 15 minutes. The Ukraine, another hour and fifteen minutes.
By 1pm we arrived at a very very hot, humid, city of Odessa which ...
