After all that happened in Kiev, I just wanted a few days to decompress and relax and Lviv was the place to be. Every traveler I have met has loved Lviv – not so much for seeing so many sights, but for a wonderful smaller town with a great hostel and this is just what […]
Ukraine (2008)
Ukraine Part 3: Kiev – Land of thieves beware…(June 2008)
I was in Kiev for 3 days (June 18-20, 2008). So where so I start with Kiev? I was so excited to go to the Ukraine as my grandparents were from there, and I grew up with all the fun Russian and Ukrainian foods. So starting in Kiev sounded like a good idea. To start, I […]
Ukraine Part 2: Kiev – My bad day got really worse on Friday… (June 20, 2008)
Just when I started to move on from being robbed and losing my i-Touch…things got worse. Within 29 hours, I was robbed again. Yes, robbed again. What are the chances of that? Kiev has been a bad city for thefts and I`m not the only one that was robbed. After a great day sightseeing with […]
Ukraine Part 1: Kiev…A Bad day… (June 19, 2008)
Today was not a good day. I went out to the metro with Morgan from North Carolina and Jonathan from New Zealand to see the Caves Monastery. As we were on the very crowded metro and talking, I was robbed (or pickpocket). Luckily, nothing violent happened, but it really was a bummer and happened so […]