Kiev [Kyiv]

Independance Monument in Independance Square

I visited Kiev [written Київ in Ukrainian] in April 2019 with my wife Leashia, my eldest daughter Leora and her boyfriend Jonathan. Kiev was a wonderful place to go for a city break and easy to get to from England, no visa was required and it’s cheap and easy to get around when you are there. It is city stuffed full of Golden Spires, beautiful parks, attractive streets, statues and monuments.

I look forward to returning when the Russians return home where they belong.

Slava Ukraini.

Bitter Memory of Childhood statue in Eternal Glory Park
The trees have eyes! in Park Shevchenka
Park Shevchenka
After Two Hares statues.
Eternal Fire monument in Eternal Glory Park.
Andriivs’kyi Uzviz- Andrew’s Ascent.
Independance Square- the scene of bloody protests in 2014.

…..and of course, just two hours away is Chernobyl.

St Michael’s Cathedral viewed from St Sophia’s Belltower

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