KIEV

GLOOMY BUT VIBRANT KIEV

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September 19th 2008
We were lucky to have met Iryna on the train, from Kiev she spent holidays with her parents in Crimea, she speaks good English and bless her she offered to show us her city. We watched a movie on my storage device then slept, the cabins are open in the train but the beds are quite comfy but could not sleep well. Glad to get off the train finally after 17 hours but Kiev is cold and gloomy. Iryna sh ... read more

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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