Opera Hotel Kiev

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Kiev city break

A travel blog entry by panoramatours

I did enjoy a 3 nights twin/double accommodation with my wife experiencing the unique Kiev atmosphere and the luxury Opera hotel lodging. We booked a Kiev city break with panorama-tours.eu, we were transferred from the airport and back, we are definitely very happy with all our stay at Opera hotel and the Kiev city break in general. We would like …

Painting the town "Red" in Kiev

A travel blog entry by sranmal

... Inigo. The evening certainly wasn't uneventful and would be a taste of evenings to come. First impressions of Gareth? Well, apart from his comedic appearance, he drank like a fish and smoked like a chimney. Now, at the end of the night, I must admit that we weren't exactly that drunk. The local police apparently needed little excuse to harass tourists who may have had a drink in order to extort a bribe for their eventual release. So there we were, standing around ...

Off to Donetsk!!

A travel blog entry by orysiukadoption

... constant 30°+ heat and the amounts of walking we do for groceries and sightseeing. We coloured, played chess and watched a movie. Later on in the afternoon, when Marco was a little better, went to St. Volodymyr’s Church to light candles and pray for a good proposal on Monday. We are anxious to find our children and get on with the paperwork to bring them home!!!!!

Monday, July 30

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Visiting the Lavra

A travel blog entry by jginsburg

... rotted, and the result was a further de-legitimization of his regime. When Lenin died, there was the desire to make him into a saint, but someone thought it might be a good idea to plasticize him first, just to be on the safe side (also, King Tut had been discovered the year before, so that might have sparked some ideas).

All in all, it was a very neat visit. I think because it is such a special place for so many, there is something special in the air that commands ...

Free parking

A travel blog entry by peyton

... promise of sun leads me up into the necklace of parks high above the banks of the Dneiper that include the Khreschatyk Gardens, Tsarsky Garden, founded by Peter the Great, and the Mariinski Garden, where couples roll strollers along the pathways beneath the budding trees and teenagers play cards on the benches. Three kerchiefed babushkas, one carrying a cross, come slowly up one path singing their devotions. Statuary, with inscriptions I can't read greet ...

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