Kiev, Ukraine

(or Kyiv)

Links:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev

- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ukraine/kyiv

- http://wikitravel.org/en/Kiev 

- http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g294474-Activities-Kiev.html 

• • Kievo-Pecherska Lavra

    • See mummified monks by candlelight in the Kievo-Pecherska Lavra

  • Andriyivsky uzviz and St Andrew’s Church

    • Walk up Andriyivsky uzviz in the shadow of the magnificent St Andrew’s Church

  • St Sophia’s Cathedral

    • Inspect St Sophia’s Cathedral and any other major church that takes your fancy

  • Chornobyl Museum and reactor

    • Visit the Chornobyl Museum or even the damaged reactor itself

  • Khreshchatyk

    • Take a stroll along Khreshchatyk and the leafy parks lining the river

  • Hydropark

    • Join locals in pursuit of a dizzying array of activities in inimitable Hydropark

    • Mykola Syadristy Microminiatures Museum

    • A ship, a bible, a clock and many other things -- carved out of objects smaller than a grain of sand or a human hair.