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Europe » Ukraine » Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast September 21st 2019

In the Carpathians... Ever since arriving in Ukraine last week, I've been having bad flashbacks to my year and a half studying the grammatically diabolical Russian language. To me, Ukrainian and Russian are similar enough yet also different enough that I'm never quite sure if I should: a) attempt to communicate in Ukrainian; b) make a marginally better attempt in Russian; c) just give up and go straight to English. With b), I never know how Ukrainians will feel about being addressed in Russian so I've been hoping that I'm being perceived as a well-intentioned tourist trying to speak unintelligible Ukrainian. Currently in L'viv, beautiful city with a fascinating history. Will spend 3 days and nights here before continuing to Kyiv, Odesa, and Moldova... one frenetic week for all 3. До побачення, товариші! $US ≈ 24.5 ... read more
Souvenir Stand, Many Bottles of Nalivka
Town Hall and Market Square
Childrens Library

Europe » Ukraine July 5th 2019

Toto mesto a asi aj ako cela ukrajina nikde nesklame. Puzata huta jak by dal. Skvely fastfood retazec. Clovek tu ma vsetko co potrebuje a za normalny peniaz. Stretko s yusiou potesilo, predsa sa len vsetci ludia nemenia. Dalsia cs uz bola taka nemastna neslana. Bol som svetkom otvorenie noveho pesieho mostu. Otvorenie nic moc ale most fajn. Cernobyl tour (soloeast tour) bola fajn, i ked som cakal pobehanie i po cinziakoch. No i tak to malo nieco do seba. Veru nechcel by som tu v case vybuchu byt. Som rad, ze som v pripjeti bol este pred uvedenim serialu na hbo, po nom to tam bude preplnene instagram cestovatelmi. Vylet k Pushcha-Vodytsy prijemne prekvapil. Kusok od kyjeva paradne kludne miestecko s borovicovym lesom v pieskovom podlozi, moznostou si zaplavat v jazere. Skoda, ze som nemal ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kiev May 29th 2019

Rano check out v pohode, len som musel manazerke ukazat kde som spal. Oproti hotelu dneper davam do smetiaka v igelitke topanky. Mozna dakemu bezdomovcovy posluzia. Ranajky som chcel dat v puzatej pri bille ale tam otvarali az o 1000, tak klasicky rovnaka puzata ako vzdy. Este taka mini vlozka k tomuto koncomajovemu pocasiu. V kyjeve maju kopu topol, tak tu toho dost poletuje. Napraskany na maidane chytam bus c.114 a smer zastavka raiduzhnyi. Listok mi predala konkudorka v buse. Neviem si predstavit ako predava listky v najvacsej spicke. Za niektorymi pristupujucimi ani nesla. Cesta podnad rieku. Vyskakujem pri klasickom komunistickom sidlisku kde krabicove cinziaky, zanedbany travnik, neaky ten obchodik. Prichadzam na Raiduzhna St, 11А. Dlhy cinziak, bol som v tom, ze cislo 11 znaci vchod, no neni to pravda. Postupne sa pytam okoloiducich na panu ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kiev May 28th 2019

Rano sa ma novy recepcny pytal ci som uz zaplatil ubytko. Hej, vcera, vraj nie, tak predvcerom, ok. Ono jaksi stracam prehlad o case. Ranajky opat v puzatej, tentokrat vsak ine menu. Odtial pesi busom okolo olympijskeho stadiona az k cintorinu baikove. Vonku pekne slnecno, tak slapky a kratase. Ulice plne peknych ukrajiniek. V jednom podchode v mi obchode kupujem sluchatka pristone, cul uz len natahat hudbu do mobilu. Cestou ma opat zacalo nieco tlacit, zrejme zaludok neni zvyknuti na hriby. Na cintorin prichadzam od zadu popri nemocnici. Na nahrobkoch vyobrazene portrety pochovanych, niektory v ich oblubenych cinnostiach, trebars dirigent. Ine nahrobky mali busty resp sochy v zivotnej velkosti. Hlavny ciel je vsak budova kde zacinaju svoju put mrtvi. Budova uplne vystrihnuta ako z neakeho scifi filmu z dalekej planety. Rozdelena na dve casti, v obo ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kyivska oblast May 26th 2019

Noc poslabsia bo zas stres aby som nezaspal na tour do cernobylu. Stretko ma byt pri hoteli kozatskiy o 8.00 Som tam klasicky ako vsade o pol hodinu skor nech si mozem zmapovat uzemie. Davam vyzorovo malu ale velmi bohato naplnenu bagetu. Baba si myslela, ze som polak. Normalne hovorim po slovensky, obcas dake rusko ukrajinske slovo. Pozdravy su ako u nas, dobre rano, den, vecer. Postupne prichadzaju mikrobusy a ludia. Soloeast travel vypravuje dnes 4mikrobusy. Ja som v tretom, kontrola pasu, usadenie sa a ide sa. Osadenstvo span, japon, cinania, poliaci. Polaci uplny trotli, nad vsetkym sa smiali jak jebnuty, vsetko vedeli a vsade boli. Proste polske kurvy. Zastavka na pumpe na pispauzu a uz smer cernobyl. Cestou pustene neake tie filmy o cernobylu. Dostavame vytlacne a4,co su nase vstupenky. Cesta pred cielom riadne skakaca ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kiev May 26th 2019

Vykopanie sa z postele nieco po 8.30. Nakonec tu ostavam aj zvysne dve noci. Poloha dobra, ludia na izbe normalny, staff je kazdy den iny. Vyplacam ubytko kes, nedostavam ziadne potvrdenie ale starsi chlapik si ma pise na papier. Smer puzata na ranajky. Davam si komplet menu, k tomu docapovavam kompot (dzus) Hriby v menu nesklamali, bozska chut. Najedeny smer Kontraktova squere odkial chodi elektricka c.12 do Pushcha-Vodytsy. Z puzatej idem okolo chramu sv sofii a sv ondreja. Pri druhom sa pomalicky v kopcovitej ulicke rozkladali predajcovia suvenirov. Medzi tovarom nesmel chybat toaletny papier s tvarou putina. V okoli elektrickoveho nastupista v parku par bezdakov. Listok na elektricku kupujem v budke. Su tu digitalne znacene prichody elektriciek. Na moj spoj idu aj ang hovoriaci cudzinci. Prichadza stara cervena elektricka. Dnu si cvakam ... read more

Europe » Ukraine May 25th 2019

Opat som sa moc nevyspal, zas stresy pred letom. Potichu vypadnutie z izby a dobalenie sa v jedalni. Niektory ludia este len prichadzali z party na hostel (nieco po 5.00) Smer sbahnhof. Listok abc som mal uz kupeny zo vcerA. Povodne som chcel ist na neskorsi spoj ale kedze som nemohol spat idem o polhodinu skorej. Na friedrichstrasse zmena sbahn za vlak. Na nastupiste som sa musel spytat na informaciach bo navigacia chaba alebo ja este ospaly. Sadam do vlaku a ten hned odchadza. Na letisko ide aj sbahn ale to je pomalsie. Vo vlaku bola aj revizorka. Listok si treba oznacit pred nastupom. Listok plati aj na prestup. Cesta ubehla rychlo. Schonefeld je dalsie letisko za, ktore sa mozu nemci hanbit. Davam kapucino a dva coko kroasanti a smer moj terminal a (?) Na securiti ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kiev » Maidan Nezalezhnosti March 31st 2019

Kiev is so rich with wonderful places, architectural monuments and remarkable sights that it’s impossible to get to know everyone in one walk. This route is designed for four days and is perfect for self-sightseeing tour of the city of Kiev. You can follow the proposed route, and combine it at your discretion. If necessary, you can make your own sightseeing tour for one or 2 - 3 days, in which there will be the best sights that are worth seeing in Kiev. In any case, it will be interesting and you will get a lot of pleasure. You want to know where to go to the tourist and what to see in Kiev, then let's go? Get ready to experience a good and unforgettable experience! Welcome to the city of Kiev! ? Map of the ... read more
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Europe » Ukraine » Kiev » Chernobyl February 7th 2019

First question: Is it safe to visit? Well it must be or you wouldn’t be able to. Just don’t lick anything. Second question: Should you visit? That’s not as easy to answer. Should you visit as in is it straightforward and is it interesting? Yes and yes. Should you visit as in is it the right thing to do considering the millions adversely affected, is it morally right? I don’t really know, maybe some/many people are offended that it has become a tourist attraction. But then I have visited Auschwitz, some churches in Rwanda where the genocide happened, the Killing Fields and S-21 in Cambodia, slave forts in Ghana, a KGB prison in Riga, various ossuaries such as the catacombs under Paris, abandoned ghost towns around the world, and as a kid I used to love ... read more
Children’s gas masks at a school in Pripyat
Kiev
Village near Chernobyl

Europe » Ukraine » Zakarpatsky September 9th 2017

Rano pobavila fetacka troska ci idem nazad domov do ceska. Divca uplne mimo, nechapem jak taketo volaco moze prezit mimo domova. V penazenke uz len okolo 3€, tak pre istotu zamenenie este 10€, opat lepsi kurz. Zastavka na kapucino so zakuskom v sieti aroma cafe , jednoznacne najhorsia kava a zakusok a samozrejme najdrahsia. Kapucino do papieroveho pohara aspon,ze zachody ciste. Po prichode na bus stanicu c.2 kupeny listok smer nevytsky, mam stastie bus odchadza o 5.min. No bus, marsutka to je. So mnou idu na hrad aj dvaja domaci, tak aspon vim kde mam vystupit. Vystupujem v uplne prtavej dedine., cez most sa dostavam na druhu stranu rieky Uh. Po asfaltke miernym stupanim sa dostavam az k rozostavanemu hotelu. Ovsem ja pokracujem kusok po cervenej, dostavam sa vsak len ku krizu a dalej sa mi ... read more




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