Kiev Favorites

Favorite thing: Ukraine is situated in Eastern Europe and lies in the Dnieper River basin. The river devides Ukraine into two halves - appropriately referred to as the Right Bank and The Left Bank.

Neighboring Ukraine are the countries of Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. In the South Ukraine is washed by the Black and Azov Seas.

The climate is generally temperate or continental. Only on the South Coast of the Crimea, does a subtropical, Mediterranean climate exist. The average low temperature in January is -7C, the average high +19C, in July.

The area of Ukraine is 603,700 sq.km, the population is more than 51,728,400.

Fondest memory: Ukraine is home to a variety of nationalities: Ukrainians, Russians, Belarussians, Jews, Moldovans, Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, Tatars ans Greeks, are the groups that are predominantly represented.

The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. Kyiv occupies more than 790 sq.km and sits on the both banks of the Dnipro river. Its population is 2,635,300

Favorite thing: ... that Kievians are eating caviar each and every day. Caviar is a delicacy in Ukraine, too, and may eventually be served when foreign guests are invited or as a gift to take it home for them. Yet you will most probably not get any second rated sort like in the supermarkets in the west. This will be the delicacy that you expect it to be. Definitely!

Favorite thing: In case that you finished visiting all famous places in Kiev, just walk in any street of Kiev and see how much the city is green, honestly it is not an ordinary city, it is a city surrounded by a big park.

Fondest memory: The most remarkable thing about Kiev is that it is a very green city, just visit the city and find out this fact by yourself

Favorite thing: Just a heads up. You can not count on the fact that even if the establishment accepts Credit Cards that the machine will be operational. So if you want to avoid walking with an escort to the nearest Bankomat machine, carry cash.

Favorite thing: For your orientation on the Kiev metro lines it is advantagous to make yourself familiar with the general setup and naming conventions of east European subway systems. Details can be found under

"Confusion on the Metro" in the transportation tips category.

Favorite thing: If you will go further under the gates, on the left side you will see the entrance to museum. It was done not long time ago. Steps starts with first years of Cathedral and steping up on every level you will see different period of building.

Favorite thing: I really adore this place. This Cathedral is new, but it has so many spirit that during my visit to there I forget about all troubles and worries.

Fondest memory: One June I went to walk around Kyiv with my close girlfriend and we came to the place where the Cathedral is now. There was archeological dip. it just started so we jumped among stones and dips. And then when we came there in a year, I saw the building of nice church. Maybe this is a reason why I like it so much.
Inside of church you will see wonderful paintings of St. women. Walls are in blue and gold color.
Inside of Cathedral there is semenery (school of religious science).

Favorite thing: This wonderful lion is in front of city courtnear Sofiyevskiy Cathedral

Fondest memory: I just adore this lion because I know him from my childhood when I climbed on his back and imagine like I am great winner and traveller somewhere in desert and I see oasis in front of me :-)))