Kiev

About St. Sophia’s Cathedral and Other Things

[ Sept. 2018 ] I continue talking about our sightseeing tour in Kiev in Ukraine. After St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral, we went to Zoloti Vorota (Golden Gate). We had visited here the last time we came,…

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Ballet Lesson at Theatre of Operetta

[ Sept.2018 ] On the second day of our holiday in Kiev in Ukraine, we visited Kiev National Academic Theatre of Operetta. This theatre was founded in 1934 and it hosts performances such as “Die…

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Ballet at the National Opera Theatre

[ Sept.2018 ] We arrived at the National Opera Theatre in Kiev in Ukraine, which was the destination of our walking tour on the day. This theatre was completed in 1901. Before that there was…

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Eccentric Mr. Horodecki

[ Sept.2018 ] I continue talking about the walking sightseeing tour in Kiev in Ukraine. Our guide, Miloslava, pointed out the unusual building next to the presidential residence. There were many strange animals on top…

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Second Visit to Kiev

[ Sept.2018 ] We visited Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. This was our second visit and the first time was seven years ago. Our Ukrainian friend, Alina, arranged the itinerary this time and it…

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Shopping in the underground shopping centre

[September, 2011] In the centre of Kiev, there is a big underground shopping centre. Most of the shops there seemed the franchise of western European chain stores, but we found some Ukrainian jewellery shops and enjoyed…

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Kiev Philharmonic

[September, 2011] There was a concert hall in front of the hotel we stayed in Kiev. If possible, we wanted to listen to some live music, so we went to the box office. After a lot…

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Worldwide phenomenon

[September, 2011] The scenery we saw many times in Italy or Spain was here in Kiev, too. A lot of locks on a rail in a park on the hill in front of our hotel. On…