Month: September 2014
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Ukraine … again – Part 3
Monday was a quiet day, just walking around really to get my bearings and relax. One thing I wanted to do was to visit the nearby (95km) city of Lviv (Pronounced L’viv in Ukrainian or L’vov in Russian) So, first off to the train station to see if trains go there. The answer is “No”…
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Ukraine … again – Part 2
I arrived in Truskavets via probably the equivalent of A and B roads. Some completely dirt roads, some gravel, and some pot holed. You always pass nice churches in the most run down of villages. 2 right next to each other in this case All the bus stops are always nicely decorated either with paint or…
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Ukraine … again – Part 1
Last year I went to the far side of Ukraine, Mariupol and Donetsk, where they’re currently blowing each other up with (apparently, yeah right) no intervention from Russia. Anyhow, enough politics, for now.I’d heard about this place called Truskavets. At the foot of the Carpathian mountains in the west of Ukraine lies this health type…