Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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On September 2010 mr R. together with mr C. decided to launch an inquiry into the Euro Cup preparations. Let's agree that it was the main reason of our last visit to Ukraine this year. Right away I want to stress that all the rumours that it was just the cheap way of getting "satisfied" are unfair, what does not mean that they are wrong ;)
To distance from the events which took part on Ukraine, I decided to take a break in writing - my laziness has nothing to deal with it, really :) Having our translator in Lviv we were hoping to conquer at least half of the country. While the map of our route looked incredible, it was impossible to be realised. At least our "guide" was insisting that there is no way to make it in just 6 days. Hence from the list of Lviv, Chernivtsi', Suceava, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Kiev, Tarnopil... we have decided to hit straight on the capital.
I have no clue if I mentioned that in my previous posts about Ukraine, but the best - what makes it the only reasonable - way to travel inside the country is the long-distance train. Prices are low as everything on Ukraine (except the HIV carriers ratio) so the cost does not make a problem. However that occurs when you really want to buy the tickets. Ukrainians are travelling a lot and the most interesting routes are popular not only among tourists. Getting ticket on the day of the departure in the full season is that possible as getting to the spaceflights program. I mean - you can make it if you are smart. In the first case very helpful might be President Lincoln , if you are about flying - you may need rather few Wilsons. Generally people on East like American Presidents and change their attitude when you are conscious about that. Impossible looses prefix.
Kiev - I always had prejudice towards to capitals. There are exceptions, but... OK. Kiev is mess. There is everything. Beautiful buildings, statues, views, women, fancy restaurants, cheap bars, rivers, hills... just it is always surrounded by an awful soviet or modern architecture. I agree, you can see that all around the world, but in Kiev that makes really bad impression. I don't know if you are familiar with events of winter 2004/2005. The Orange Revolution was the first time in my life where the political history of Europe has been written, I mean as a "full-member" of the EU state I was conscious what happens behind the eastern border. So visiting the Maidan Nezalezhnosti where that all took part was somehow going to be exciting. Nothing that wrong. I don't know what I was expecting, but what I've seen there just disappointed me. Five years after "birth of New Ukraine" - as we thought in 2005 - there was nothing what could tell you about that.
I don't want to complain about Kiev - perhaps it's a nice city, for sure has great clubs, you can nicely spend time there. I was just expecting much more.
Ternopil - we went there just because our Ukrainian friend advised that. City is smaller than others - a bit over 200,000 inhabitants, streets as streets, buildings does not cause sensation so let's go clubbing. Riverpool - club placed by the lake which seems to be a heart of the city - has probably the best djs in the country. Really if I could have my own jet, I'd be flying there for weekends. I think it was just before the workday but the club was full of gorgeous girls. The owners try to make it exclusive hence you can enter all the rooms without special cards, but still even higher prices than in any other club I partied on Ukraine, don't make you feel bad. One thing might - unthinkable case of entering club. I don't mean the selection, but the rule of scanning fingerprint. I understand, that it's a bit other world than behind the door but it doesn't make it JFK Airport.
Lviv - what to say, if everything has been written in the past? The city is slowly going through changes with regard to Euro... Right! I should tell about the preparations! Shortly - if western fans will be shocked coming to Poland, in Ukraine they will get a heart-attack. Look, Poland is 20 years now after the system transformation - it looks as it looks -the motorways seem to be too big challenge, trains have delays, there are still problems with commuting from airports, but at least your planes will land, you will get to every match on time, back to your hotel and have fun meanwhile. Now try to understand that Ukraine is 15 years behind Poland. All you need is just to be patient :)
That post is not a complain... it is just an observation. :)
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1 comments:
i think you are wrong, Ukraine is 30 years behind Poland, and i don't need to go to ukraine, i live in ukraine
read more if you want
euro-2012news.com/news/509/what-surprises-ukraine-is-preparing-for-euro-2012?mova=en
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