http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ukraine , Kiev en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:03 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:59:03 +0000 Dan39s movie trailer he made... worth a few yucksIgorIt was here finally. A journey over a year in the making. An idea born out of a flippant comment and in less than 12 hours it would be done and dusted. We hoped it would be worth it.Breakfast was an early affair and we then regrouped in the hotel lobby. We were being picked up at 0810 by our tour guide. We found him outside sat in a very c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/Chernobyl/blog-785430.html Albatros Travel UkraineAlbatros Travel company offers a full range of services in the sphere of business tourism in Ukraine... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/Lukyanivska/blog-781587.html Arrived in Kiev in the early morning after an overnight train journey from Warsaw. Around midnight the Ukrainian border guards had woken us and taken our passports away for a couple of hours whilst we waited in a desolate train garage in an unidentified location listening to the crashing and banging of train works all around us. Our passports were returned and we reached Kiev on time but feelin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-779969.html Istanbul to Kiev an hour layover Kiev to New York. I was going back West and that was how I was getting there. On paper at least. I got as far as Kiev before things came to a screeching halt the airplanes questionable brakes were only the beginning of the problem. Airport employees were being vague to say the least but from what I could gather AeroSvit hadnt paid their docking f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-765241.html Ukraine is a quite poor nation but at the same time is a beautiful place that deserves a trip expecially if you like to visit locations that are different compared with Western Europe. My trip started in Kiev where I arrived by plane from Milan it continued in the Crimean peninsula and ended in the sunny and rowdy Odessa. KievKiev is the capital of Ukraine and is setted in the North of the cou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-762144.html Today is our last day in Kiev. We packed our bags and left them at the hostel and after some breakfast and blogging at the cheap caf nearby we set out for Caves monastery. The monastery is Ukraines most important religious site and consists of two parts the wall surrounded Upper Lavra and the Lower Lavra where the most important religious places are.After a few kilometers of walking we arrive http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-731247.html 16.7.2012 KievWe had an early wake up at 7.30 and even though we hadn39t stayed up particularly late the night before we were kind of tired all day. But we had to get our bureaucratic stuff done so couldn39t stay in bed. We will return home by train bus and boat and the quickest route goes via Belarus. To go to Belarus we need a transit visa which gives us permission to stay for 48 hou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-731146.html With a quiet room good beds and some sleeping debt from our train ride we slept late. Johanna was the early bird and went out before me to do some shopping while I prioritised my pillow over the womens wear shops she was going to visit. When I finally got up I went for brunch at a nearby restaurant soup and bread for 15 and then we met up with Johanna at the Independence square.We took th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-730958.html Our train arrived in Kiev at around 7 o39clock in the morning. We didn39t have a room booked and didn39t really feel like staying in at someone39s apartment again so we took the subway from railway station to the center to find breakfast and wifi to find a hostel. We managed to book a room at DownTown Hostel and walked there with our backpacks. Luckily the room was immediately availab http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-730890.html If in the shortest possible time inexpensively you need a beautiful apartment in Kiev. On our site you can choose a luxuryapartment with the author or renovated cozy apartment in the city center. Our managers will answer any questions you may have and help you place your order. Another option is to request a reservation through the website it is possible that a suitableapartment for rent in K http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/Maidan-Nezalezhnosti/blog-692381.html Pe 21.10.Jetlag painanut pari piv aika hyvin ja nyt perjantaina klo 17 lht 5hln voimin Kiovaan viikonlopuksi. Air Balticin lennolla ja Riiassa on ruhtinaalliset 30min vaihtoaikaa. Onneksi ei ole mukana kuin ksimatkatavarat joten ei pitisi olla kuitenkaan ongelmaa. Kiovasta on varattu ihan ytimest Hotel Ukraine jonka omalta parvekkeelta on ihan huikeat nkymt itsenisyyden a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/Maidan-Nezalezhnosti/blog-660778.html Before I forget video diary 3 httpwww.youtube.comwatchv8xwptSSazQgfeatureyoutubegdataAnd video diary 4 which is my personal favourite httpwww.youtube.comwatchvcDCFLUGeW6UfeatureyoutubegdataSo yes St Petersburg was beautiful. We wandered around the city to see all the famous churches etc and went round the Hermitage. We managed to see quite a lot of it I think. By the end w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-648826.html Kiev had a different atmosphere to Lviv altogether. It was our final destination and as the capital of Ukraine it was bigger more modern and more happening. We also arrived feeling refreshed after a good night39s sleep in a first class sleeper carriage which made a huge differenceUnfortunately we found our hostel here was without a doubt the worst of the trip. We got a 12 bed room inste http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/Chernobyl/blog-628728.html Announcing to my peers that my next destination was to be Kiev the Ukrainian capital city prompted the inevitable references to chicken Kiev perhaps ironically the one Kievan export which a fair number of people tend to identify with the most. Well my predeparture images of the city were far greater than a wellprepared dinner and I had visions of coming across golddomed church roofs Sov http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-585341.html httpwww.youtube.comuserdonjenaro79httpwww.youtube.comwatchv2cWevohZTkhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvA8YwONS44d0httpwww.youtube.comwatchvZGlzY9aYg http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-579178.html When I tell somebody especially a girl that Ive been to Chernobyl and Pripyat there is immediately a reaction that dont I want to have children and its always the same thing as if I cannot think for myself and choose for myself and what do babies have to do with someones trip to Pripyat I dont even have a girlfriend and doubt so much itll change in the nearest future so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/Chernobyl/blog-559432.html Yes it has taken me a few days to add the final blog entry. I think that once this entry is complete and published that indicates the end of this trip. I enjoyed this trip so much more than I expected met some absolutely incredible people experienced a beautiful Country and honestly just did not want this trip to endI admit that I briefly thought about the implications and trouble I'd be in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-533500.html After spending 5 months in Asia I decided to visit Ukraine the place of my birth before meeting my family in Istanbul and traveling a bit with them. I didn't really know what to expect. I left Odessa Ukraine 18 years ago. I've been back twice since then but only to Odessa visiting relatives. Last time was about 5 years ago. So this trip is much more about discovering Ukraine then rediscoverin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-533348.html Day two in Kiev second visit.Last day of Ukraine oWeather It's feeling a bit cool today. Well the coolest day of the trip so far. Overcast looks like it could rain today crosses fingers730 up out of bed.Going to shave and shower and go downstairs to Coffee House to start the day with a coffee first time LOL.Leaving at about 930 to make my way to the statue to meet Oksana.1000 arri http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-532381.html Kiev Day one of second visitWeather Warm and a bit muggy out there today. No jacket wondering why I packed it630 alarm ... argh705 showered and out the door to hail a taxi.730 yeah call Helen Olenka to let her know that not one damn taxi stopped for an English speaking fare Gave her the address to grab a taxi from the rail station to meet me here.740 Olenka steps out of the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ukraine/Kiev/blog-532281.html