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Category Archives: Ukraine 2017

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Ukraine 2017 (10/10). 5 Things That Will Make You Want to Google-Map Uzhhorod

Posted on 05/08/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged castle, mini-scultpures, pid zamkom, transcarpathia, ukraine tour, uzhhorod | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017 (9/10). Lviv in 7 hotspots and 38 snapshots

Posted on 26/04/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged estern ukraine, lviv, sightseeing, ukraine, ukraine tour | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017 (8/10). 10 Things that Will Make You Want to Visit Odessa

Posted on 12/04/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged black sea, odessa, ukraine, ukraine tour | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017 (7/10). Kiev, Part III: The City

Posted on 31/03/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged kiev, kiev city, kiev sightseeing, ukraine, ukraine tour | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017 (6/10). Kiev, Part II: Tell me about Maidan

Posted on 23/03/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged euromaidan, kiev, kiev independence square, maidan, ukraine, ukraine tour | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017 (5/10). Kiev, Part I: City of Churches

Posted on 18/02/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged kiev, kiev churches, kiev tour, saint andrew, saint michael, saint sophia, ukraine | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017. ‘No News, But I Don’t Believe…’: A Labyrinth of the memory in the heart of Kiev

Posted on 12/11/2017 by Giorgia — 2 Comments ↓

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged art installation, icrc, kiev, red cross, ukraine, ukraine war | 2 Comments ↓

Ukraine 2017 (4/10). The (extra)ordinary beauty of Kiev streets and buildings

Posted on 05/11/2017 by Giorgia — 2 Comments ↓

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged buildings, kiev, kyiv, streets, ukraine | 2 Comments ↓

Ukraine 2017 (3/10). First glimpse of Kiev

Posted on 30/10/2017 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged airport, kiev, station, ukraine tour | Leave a reply

Ukraine 2017 (2/10). Intermezzo at Budapest airport

Posted on 21/10/2017 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in Ukraine, Ukraine 2017 | Tagged airport, budapest, non-places, pondering | Leave a reply

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