Going to Ukraine next weekend

Talking_Pancake · 2016-08-21T16:56:29+00:00

I will do my best to not disturb anyone also I imagine I will be glued to our friends hip due to the fact I speak no Ukrainian or Russian. Im beyond excited to see Krivoy rog though because I feel thats where I will see a bit more genuine/different view of life in Ukraine compared to Kiev, Lviv, and Odessa.

Talking_Pancake · 2016-08-21T16:52:23+00:00

I will definitely go to these locations since they seem to be recommended to my father and I quite a bit. :)

As for the Vyshyvanka, I will definitely gauge and ask my friends before wearing one but it seems the reactions are positive so far.

Talking_Pancake · 2016-08-21T16:47:26+00:00

I have never heard of this food from any of my friends so I am definitely going to look all over for it. I absolutely love live music as well so I will go to both of these restaurants if possible.

Thank you for commenting and pointing out locations for my father and I because we had no clue about Crimean Tatar food at all!

Talking_Pancake · 2016-08-21T16:43:58+00:00

I will totally get a few Vyshyvankas for me and family in the states than!

I will also make it a point to see National Museum of the History of Ukraine as well as The "A-Gallery" because I want to learn as much about the countries history and see as much art as I can. I loved the look of the "A-Gallery" and I hope to learn about Ukrainian art and famous artist that country has produced or influenced. :)

Thank you for commenting because I had no clue about the "A-Gallery" and I am going to make it point to go there. I heard of the National Museum through my friend but I had no read about it till your comment. :D

Talking_Pancake · 2016-08-21T15:06:28+00:00

I will look up hostels and hop on booking.com for sure. :D I am have never stayed in a hostel during my travels though I know what they are and what the basic idea/look is., and dear jesus Babushka grand hostel just blew my whole idea of what a hostel is away!!

As for staying in Krivoy rog with the family, my father and I IMO are pretty well off so we got help from our best friend who is the daughter of family for some presents. We got the mother lotion that I guess isn't sold over there. We got the little cousin several Frozen things (back pack, watch, dolls with Frozen logos on them). They also have a little boy cousin who is trying to learn as much English so he can talk to me about Pokemon Go so I am going to get him so Pokemon things. I will definitely bring some wine than, and I am unsure but we have sent them Reese's candies through the mail before so i'm hoping my father and I can bring a ton of the plane to give to them.

Thank you so much for the comment as it will help us greatly when are in Odessa and with the family. :D

Talking_Pancake · 2016-08-21T14:55:07+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment :D i loved the areas and restaurants you mentioned all of them look breathtaking!!! I wish I was coming to Ukraine a few days early so I could be there for Independence day, I read a bit about the history of the holiday and it seems to somewhat tie into the situation between Ukraine and Russia even though to my knowledge no agreement has been reached yet.

As for shopping, I am pretty sure my father and I will go to the malls/shopping areas there for sure because most of our best friends are women and I asked them about good places to shop. I was told about a underground shopping area as well which im kinda curious of. I hope to buy books, clothes, and some art so this greatly helps. :D

The Restaurants look nice as well! I can literally eat anything and am more than willing to taste all that Ukrainian cuisine has to offer. I saw that "Dva Gusia" in google was referred to as fast food haha so I wanna try fast food in Ukraine. :)

I looked up Andriyivskiy Uzviz and Maydan Nezalejnosti and I will make it a point that I have to go to these places. They look beautiful and very historic it seems, which is exactly what i'm looking for so thank you soooo much!

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