Ukraine Trip '10

Kiev

I've made it to Kiev

Zoloti Vorota (Golden Gate) Fort designed by Yaroslav

Zoloti Vorota

Bell Tower at St. Sophia

The courtyard at St. Sophia

Church from above

St. Michaels from a distance

St. Sophia Square

St. Michaels in the distance

Buildings along the square

St. Michaels Monastery

Inside St. Michael's courtyard

Standing if front of St. Michaels

Playing on the seesaw in the park

Goth looking building...some art studio now

Cat Statue

There has to be at least one archway photo taken on every trip.

Ukrainians playing chess

Buildings

Buildings

Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) - Location of Orange Revolution

Kiev Building

Me in the Kiev

Simpson in Independence Square

I love how they sell fish in the corner store...looks safe to eat.

St. Andrews Cathedral

Andriyivsky uzviz Market

Monument to soldiers lost in Afghan war

Chilling by the guns

Soviet Chopper

Soviet rocket launcher truck

Soviet motorcycle

Reminds me of "Spies Like Us"

Soviet tank

Entrance to the Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Soviet soldier monument

Old Soviet machine guns

Kievo-Pecherska Larva

Rodina Mat (Nation's Mother) - 62 meters tall

Rodina Mat (Nation's Mother)

The subway escalator

Odessa

Potemkin Steps

Cheers to Odessa...Good Times...vodka and a beer.

Opera Building

Side shot of the Opera Building

Tree outside the Opera House

The Philharmonic Hall...saw a concert here directed by an American

Beer alongside the Black Sea

Simpson at the Black Sea

The beach along the Black Sea

Random statue chair

Ditto

My new friend in Odessa

Simpson knows him too.

Buildings

Another building

Old building

Really old buildings

Archaeology Museum

Statue

There has to be at least one lamp photo taken on every trip.

Nice row of trees

Pretty sure this isn't right the flag they wanted, but you gotta love seeing the Texas flag.

Might be time to head home...