October 13, 2010
We arrived in Kiev late Tuesday night to give ourselves time to get settled and make sure we didn’t miss our Thursday morning appointment. After sitting in airplanes and airports for a day, we decided to make the most of our visit and see a few of the sites. Kiev is a fascinating city with structures and landmarks that date back more than 1,500 years. One of the more remarkable sites is St. Sofia. The church and nearby Golden Gate (a defensive structure) are from approximately 1050, and many of the original walls are exposed to show the old construction, as well as the changes that brought them to the current day.
We also went through St. Michael’s monastery to see the golden domes on the blue buildings. We were fortunate enough to have a bright, sunny day with the sun reflecting off of the domes. Katya has probably never seen any of this, so hopefully we will get a chance to visit some of these sites again we come back to the city at the end of our journey.
We ended the day by having dinner with our friends Kris and Julia. Kris and her family live just up the road in Berthoud, CO while Julia lives in Kiev and has visited Colorado several times as to help with
Ukraine Orphan Outreach’s camps. Kris is in Ukraine visiting campers from four previous UOO camps. It will be so great to hear how all of the kids are doing and see recent photos of them all. It was a coincidence that we and Kris were in Kiev on the same day, and a treat to have dinner with the two of them in Ukraine. Sometimes the world is a very small place.
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| Golden Domes of St. Michael's Monastery |
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| Shopping on Andriyivsky Uzviz |
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| Bells of St. Sofia's Cathedral |
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| Matt at the Golden Gate |
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| Dinner with Georgiy, Julia, and Kris |
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