Dnipro

Welcome, possibly my drunkest holiday ever - Alright! I promised myself I would go to europe with the dons if they got through, little did I know that they would actually do it and then pick one of the most difficult places to get to! Not even sure that ...

... De Gaule, took off late, missed connection and got to Kiev via Moscow (naturally minus our bags) to late to catch our flight to Dnipro. So 1 500km taxi and 8 hours later we turn up in Dnipro. 3 hours later we are up and atom! Not being a fan of lager, ...

Just arrived from Dnipro - quick I am sobering up, get me to a bar! So quick check in to a hotel and its go again. After a few drinks at a very average Irish bar, its off to shooters with a few Everton supporters, Spence, Dacre, Bri and myself get in at 7 ...

Kyiv, Ukraine - The home of the Orange Revolution. Remember? 2004, suspecting a rigged election, the city camped in the maydan Nezalezhnosti from 22 Novemeber to 26 December. I remember the story, I just wish I had paid more attention to it. My ...

... the affiliate of the English school I work for in Kiev, but the people I needed to see were away for the weekend.  Dnipro is a major industrial city in Ukraine.  It has been the manufacturing capital for many years.  Rocket parts, cars, ...

... first day wandering through the streets of the downdown area, visiting cathedrals, the opera house, and the banks of the river Dnipro. A crumbling little cobblestone street called St. Andrew's is now covered with souvenir and art vendors - but apart from ...

Ran into some Australians in the square. Real Ockers but they no doubt speak Ukrainian better than me.  They'd been visiting relatives over in western Ukraine. Finally bought my ticket out of Kiev - to Lviv.  The usual terrible system at the ...

... a few church holidays.  St. John the Baptist is a big one.  Many people do the polar bear dip in the Dnipro River to commemorate St. John baptizing Jesus.  There are also tons of people at all the churches getting 2 liters bottles ...