Dennis & Jon

Ukraine

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March 11th 2009
We started on the next leg of our adventure with a 2 AM taxi ride from our Jerusalem hotel to the Tel Aviv airport and our flight to Kyiv, Ukraine via Prague, Czech Republic. Our one-hour drive brought us to what should have been a sleepy deserted ghost town of an airport. Instead, it was bustling with activity. People were coming and going even at 3 AM. Don’t they know it’s time to be home sl ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kiev

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Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Gran... ... read more