Kiev Ukraine

Gambling Paradise all over Kiev! My Hotel! Bird Bush! What a Sunset! Monastery! Hello, I have been in Kiev, Ukraine about 6 times. I have traveled from one end of the city and back. Its Metro is about a quarter of the size (or less) of the Moscow Metro, which made it very easy to transverse and see the whole city in a matter of a week. This time in Kiev I was alone and was very bored. So I walked, walked, walked and walked. I also watched TV and that is something I do not do in Moscow. I came to a realization ... Read Full Story

Hello, These are just a very few of the pictures we took at the Cave Monasteries of Kiev. We decided to tour the city of Kiev, after obtaining a Visa in Record time. I could not reenter Russia until the 5th of October. It was just the 2nd of October and we could not believe that the pressure of the Visa was off our shoulders. So we went to the Cave Monasteries of Kiev, also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, it is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev, Ukraine. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051 the Monastery ... Read Full Story

Hello, I promised earlier that I would give the information on getting a Russian Visa in Ukraine. This information will help you but by no means will solve all problems. The rules to get a Visa for Russia change as fast as you can write them down! (Always call first!!!!!) =============================== Basics: (For Multi entry Business Visa) Russian Consulate in Kiev, Ukraine Country: Ukraine City: Kiev Address: Ukraine, UKR-252000, Kiev, Kutuzov St. 8(phone +38 (044) 294-6701, 294-6816; fax +38 (044) 294-6816; (email visa@rucons.kiev.ua), (citizen@rucons.kiev.ua) Web: http://www.embrus.org.ua Please note, that the Consular Division is closed on Russian National holidays: January 1-2 - New Year Holiday; ... Read Full Story

In Soviet times the underground train stations were praised as masterpieces of art by Russian society. Each one was in depth planned in the smallest detail by the best Russian architects and artists. All the stations were decorated with the best sorts of stone and marble. There were large mosaic art works devoted to the Soviet life on the walls on the floor and on the ceilings. People coming from Russian countryside were astonished when they first time entered the Russian metro, it looked even more triumphantly than the museum of Communist party.Now, the times have changed. If in Moscow they still try to ... Read Full Story

Hello, For the next few days, Svet and I will be in Ukraine. It is that wonderful visa time and we get to go explore Kiev, Ukraine. We always enjoy the train trip from Moscow, Russia to Kiev, Ukraine. I call it the Kiev express! We will see what is happening in Ukraine and maybe we will come across something interesting. I checked the weather and it is running -3 degrees C. at night in Kiev. So like Moscow it is still cold. We should only be gone a few days and expect to be back by Thursday at the latest. But..... (Life is ... Read Full Story