Kiev and Kharkov: HORSE AND DANCE (continued, part 3) Day 6 Kharkiv - Kyiv, 10 hours on the train I was very tired and slept very well all night. The train was late by 20 minutes. I have not booked a hotel room, but still went straight there. There I waited a half hour reception, she was off somewhere. Very sorry, but in a room no TV, no shower. Shower is somewhere on the floor, I think so. Monument to the founders of Kiev I decided to take a walk through the parks and go to Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. I started with Kreshchatik, the main street, and, above all, went to Independence Square (Independence Square), which was quite a beautiful place with great sites, shopping center, benches, statues and fountains. This is just one of those places that make Kiev Kiev. On the walk took me 6 hours. That's my whole trip: Metro Independence Square - the European area - Khreshchatyk - City Garden - Constitution Square - Mariinsky park - the Arsenal area - Ivan Mazepa Street - Alley of Heroes - a memorial to the victims of Holodomor - the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra - Naberezhne highway - Heroes' Square of the Great Patriotic War - Vydubitsky street - Vydubitsky Monastery - the Central Botanical Garden, and thence by bus to the hotel. I noticed that during my second visit, the distance seemed to me not so big, and now I was easier to plan the route. Maidan All parks that I visited were spacious, with large areas of forest that are not often seen in other large cities. At times I have seen the Dnieper, bridges, and modern houses on the other side. If you are interested in the history of 20-30-ies, you'll be interested to visit the huge memorial to the victims of Holodomor (this is a complex of several museums). I was shocked by the statements of Lenin and Trotsky, who knocked it on the marble stones. Kiev-Pechersk Lavra deserves special mention. When I first got here, I immediately wrote it down among his favorite places. There are many churches, monuments, and this is the best place to go and think about life and just enjoy the beauty. In Kyiv you can come just for visiting Laura, because she's worth it. I will not talk in detail about her, you better come here and see all the eyes. Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Next I looked at another large memorial dedicated to WWII. More articles you'll notice from afar, it looks amazing. At this time I decided to look at it, because in his first visit, I saw the monument of only Laura did not know that before it so far. I also visited an exhibition of military equipment. There you can see the different tanks, planes and all that, in the open. Vydubitsky monastery After that I walked about a kilometer before Vydubitsk monastery, and again saw the beautiful church, hidden among the trees. A few steps from the monastery is the entrance to the botanical garden where you can also enjoy nature, walk and relax. Tired, but happy I got to the hotel. Day 7: It was very hot. Turned to walk quite a bit - I had to finish the translation and go to the party. Anyway, a lot of walking in this heat and I could not take place. Michael's Golden Monastery Here's my route that I can recommend to anyone who wants to walk and see the major sights: subway station area by Leo Tolstoy - Shevchenko Park - Cathedral - The Opera House - the Vladimirskaya street - Sophia Square, the Cathedral - St. Michael's Golden Monastery - St. Andrew's Descent - Frolovskii Monastery - Kontraktovaya - street Sagaydachnogo - Postal area. On the road you can see many interesting things. I have done a foolish think again. First of all, I do not charge the battery before the camera, but fortunately, it should last for 4 hours, so do not worry about that. Then when I got to Sophia Square, I saw that the price for entrance to the cathedral was 40 UAH. I spent a lot of time to find an ATM, only to return to discover that the entrance to the stands just 3 of the hryvnia. Should be more careful. The cathedral was surprisingly beautiful. Its definitely worth seeing. This is followed by yet another monument to national hero of Ukraine - Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and the right of it you can see another great monastery - St. Michael's Golden. I really like his colors. Although I did not get inside, so that I can judge only by appearance. If a pedestrian bridge back to Vladimir street, you can see the different works of art - the whole right side of the street is busy exhibiting and selling paintings, large and small, performed in a variety of styles. Art lovers, no doubt, will find for himself something of interest. What sways me to paint I do not know how, so I admire all the artists in the world. At Andrew's descent, there is another exhibition of paintings. Girls, if you are thinking there, do not wear heels - the street is paved. At the beginning of the descent is another beautiful church. It stands high on a hill. The monument to Mikhail Bulgakov Here I saw a lot of different pictures: the modern, landscapes, portraits, etc. A little further on is the house where he lived a famous Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov. There is a monument. One of my favorite books is "The Master and Margarita". Be sure to read it if you still have not read. House number 24 on the street Sagaydachnogo good in their own way. Here is a cheap restaurant (or cafe, I'm not sure) self-service, where you can eat. The more he looks like a canteen, but it is clean, beautiful, tasty and inexpensive. It's called Puzata Hata. With the Postal Square visible Dnieper. There you can sit on a boat. I have not sat down, some other time. Then I returned to the room, finished the translation and went to the party. It was a 4-hour dance marathon with Testo. Day 8: That's the day of departure. But my train leaves at 6:30 pm only, so that you can and walk. From the hotel I went to the square of Leo Tolstoy, then Khreshchatyk. Here I went to the last day because I was here in his first visit in December. From there I went to the park Vladimirskaya Gorka and again on the mail area, and then a pedestrian bridge. The bridge is old, it would not hurt to paint, but overall, I liked it. I even bathed in the river, but it was cold. After that I just walked to the station. Returning home, I realized that most of all I do not like to wait for transport. I'm from that mood deteriorates. The ninth day I spent in the train, reading "A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. Start material:
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