Uzhhorod (Ужгород) is the city that you don’t expect. In fact, to be 100% honest, I didn’t know about its existence before I went to Ukraine. All things considered, I’m Continue Reading →
One could rightfully describe Lviv as truly Ukrainian and truly European, and the two adjectives would not be mutually exclusive. Fifty years of Soviet rule have had a twofold impact Continue Reading →
Going to Odessa from Kiev is like moving from one place to its (almost) exact opposite – and not only because Odessa is located by the sea, while Kiev is Continue Reading →
Putting together one ultimate tourist-friendly itinerary around Kiev’s main sights is virtually impossible. Kiev is huge, and it takes time to get to know it and explore its multi-faceted urban Continue Reading →
On day 1 in Kiev, after visiting St. Andrew, St. Michael and St. Sophia, we thought we could get a break from all the religious Kiev. The time had come Continue Reading →
2 Sept 2017. I didn’t know what to expect from Kiev – or Ukraine at all, for that matter. So I thought having no expectations at all would be the Continue Reading →
Our Kiev sightseeing plan included Saint Sophia’s Cathedral, one of the main churches in the Ukrainian capital. As we approached the church, though, we noticed a kind of ‘labyrinth’ entirely Continue Reading →
I will talk about Kiev and its highlights more properly in a bit, I promise. It’s just that, as I went through the unimaginable amount of photos of the Ukrainian Continue Reading →
1 Sept 2017. I’d like to say that I can easily squeeze 48 hours of Kiev into one single post, but really, I’m not even attempting to make such a proposition. Continue Reading →
1 Sept 2017. It was around 2pm. We’d just had our sandwiches near the access to the gate area of the airport, and the couch we’d been sitting on was half Continue Reading →