Kiev in the daytime..........part 1

[firth1974 2,659]

All these photos in this thread were take on the same day(Sunday 5th Oct). And even though the city is quite large, if you start early enough, you ca get around all the major sites in a day. Of course, the weather was a really good help for me on this day as well.

[firth1974 2,659]

[firth1974 2,659]

[MM 6,562]

Amazingly expansive and clean city..it seems nearly deserted of people though.

 

Are there any slums?

[firth1974 2,659]

Amazingly expansive and clean city..it seems nearly deserted of people though.

 

Are there any slums?

It is a very large city indeed, and clean. You see old people everywhere out sweeping up and getting rid of the leaves. These photos were taken on a sunday, and pretty much the only people that were out were actually Ukrainain tourists, and not foreigners.

 

There are, what look like at first glance to be slum areas, and you drive through these on the main run in and out of the airport. But, on closer inspection, they are quite clean, and lively,and the areas filled with people out and about. But thats not to say there are no slum areas, im sure there are somewhere, but with current unemployment in Ukraine somewhere around 3%(so i read somewhere), im sure these areas are few and far to be seen.

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Ukraine has a few political and social issues away from Kiev, if I am to believe the news, especially nearer the Russian borders. A lot of stuff in the news here following a plane being shot down and a bit of a civil war. Is there anything showing of that in Kiev?

 

We also got information about the locals upsetting the Russians by giving some soviet era statues an interesting paint job making them look like Marvel superheroes. They would make for some great photos.

 

BTW desert looks good.

[firth1974 2,659]

Ukraine has a few political and social issues away from Kiev, if I am to believe the news, especially nearer the Russian borders. A lot of stuff in the news here following a plane being shot down and a bit of a civil war. Is there anything showing of that in Kiev?

 

We also got information about the locals upsetting the Russians by giving some soviet era statues an interesting paint job making them look like Marvel superheroes. They would make for some great photos.

 

BTW desert looks good.

It is really bad in Donestk and that region near the boarder. Ive seen first hand photos of the conflict, and im not talking about the bullshit photos and video the news agencies show either!! Real photos from a current Ukrianian Spetsnaz soldier. Horrible, just horrible photos.

 

Yep, the chants of Slava Ukrayini are everywhere. The country has gone and got all very patriotic over this invasion.

 

And dessert tasted as good as it looked.

 

Слава Україні! Героям слава!

Edited October 19, 2014 by firth1974