If you're planning a trip to Kyiv, here are some tips I hope will help you on your journey. Arriving / departing: Travelling with Ryanair? Then you'll be arriving/departing from the old Borispol F terminal that has not much in the way of facilities. At the time I was there for departure (June 2019) there was limited… Continue reading Top tips for a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine
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A week in Kyiv – Day 7
Our last full day in Kyiv! Where did the time go? We should have been more rigorous with our mornings and done less sitting around the apartment. Oh well, you can't travel back in time, but you can travel to Pochaina metro to visit Petrivka market. Petrivka market is mostly about books; literature, scholastic, stationery,… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 7
A week in Kyiv – Day 6
I love a funicular. And Kyiv has a funicular. I don't know why this isn't near the top of any list of "things to do in Kyiv"; I found out about it almost by accident. We took the metro to Poshtova plosha from where we would ride the funicular. But first, a visit to the recommended… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 6
A week in Kiev – Day 5
Again, we spent part of the morning in a disorganised way, but at least we had a good sleep. And although it took us a while to get going, at least we had a plan - today we were heading to the Lavra complex. To save us what looked like a long boring walk, we… Continue reading A week in Kiev – Day 5
A week in Kyiv – Day 4
After two intense days at Chernobyl, we slept late and then sat in the apartment trying to organise a schedule. Sometimes this happens on trips - if we don't have a pre-defined agenda, we sit around procrastinating. It's as if we are afraid to say, "Let's relax and take it easy," because we feel we… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 4
A trip to Chernobyl part 2 (A week in Kiev day 3)
After a rough night's sleep (our fan broke so the room heated up quickly, and then the dogs started...), down to the bar for breakfast at Hotel Desiatka: mors, bread and coffee (two options - "with milk or without"). And three fried eggs. Well, protein is important to keep your strength up in a radioactive… Continue reading A trip to Chernobyl part 2 (A week in Kiev day 3)
Trip to Chernobyl part 1 (A week in Kiev day 2)
No, I haven't seen the TV series (yet), thanks for asking. But having many times seen the haunting pictures of the city of Pripyat, abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, we could not resist the chance to take a tour to see the place for ourselves while on our trip to Kiev. We chose… Continue reading Trip to Chernobyl part 1 (A week in Kiev day 2)
A week in Kyiv – Day 1
Originally I wanted a week's holiday on a Greek Island somewhere by the beach but booking that kind of holiday was too complicated for me. So instead, we booked flights to Kyiv in Ukraine. Kyiv (or Kiev as you may also know it) had been on our to-visit list for a while, but we only… Continue reading A week in Kyiv – Day 1
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