More Kyiv

The week in Kyiv was, as previously said, great. Our schedule gave us access to professors, diplomats, business people, NGO’s and students who were all keen to share their views on Ukraine’s political and economic development. This was a great learning experience, even though we left more confused than we arrived. In addition, for a history junkie like my self, being in a city which has been at the cross-section of Vikings going south, Mongols going west and German tanks going east was most interesting. If you don’t know what the following things are, just click and discover: Poltava, Holodomor, Babi Yar.

The best thing however was our reception and interaction with the locals. A week full of sun and without clouds, and 25-30 degrees was perfect for exploring a city full of nice parks, bustling city centre and a big river (Dnipro) crossing it all, and thanks to Ariadna, Tanya and Dasha it was all the more enjoyable. These sweet ladies (all related to AIESEC in one way or another) were the best guides one could have asked for. Many thanks to you.

Pecherska Lavra is a monastery in Kyiv, so impressive
that it is on the UNESCO list of World Heritages

Monument in remberance of HolodomorMonument of the Red Army recapturing Kyiv.
Massive, in fact quite brutal. As one of my fellow students said: it is funny to think that these structures will probably stand here forever, since nobody will ever contemplate moving them

Kreshchatyk is the main street in Kyiv.

On the Wednesday evening we went on a party-boat, going up and down the Dnipro while at the same time enjoying Ukrainian music and a great party atmosphere.