A Tour of Kiev
We spent Sunday touring Kiev. What started out as a five hour tour, turned into a day-long event, once we had a late lunch, and then moved on to shopping.
Kiev was beautiful, and though the wind was a bit chilly at times, it was a sunny day that was great for walking around outside.
I really liked the sculptures around the WWII Museum, even though we didn’t have time to go inside. (Well, Matt went in, but the rest of us walked the grounds instead.)
And see? I don’t dislike all cats. This one is supposed to bring good luck if you pet it’s head and tail at the same time.
I think my favorite thing, though, was the whimsical nature of the sculptures and playground near yet one more church. (I’ve crossed my threshold on churches for a while.)
After we concluded the tour, we went to a great old retro place (with lots of Communist-era decor) for Vereniki… though I ended up getting two of my all-time favorite treats: pelmeni and vinaigrette salad (the only way I like beets!). Once we wrapped up with lunch, we went walking through downtown to do some shopping.
Heather and I marveled at how on earth all the skinny women managed to walk on the cobble stone in 5 inch spiked heels without killing themselves.
Quote of the day:
Alora: “After seeing all these skinny ass women, I can’t eat an ice cream cone.”
Heather: “But they’re all eating them! They must put something in it to make them so skinny. I think we should give it a go.”
And while I applaud my British colleague’s well-applied sense of justification, my diet starts now. Downtown Kiev was like being in Los Angeles. One of my legs weighs more than most of those women. Yikes.
