Volya in Oxford

I recently shared pictures from when we took Volya to Festival Gardens, a local park. That was not complicated to arrange, as it was just a short drive from home. But, after that we’ve been with Volya in Oxford for a couple of nights. Even that was in preparation, in a way, for our longer […]

Exhibition at Oxford

I talked on my blog about exhibitions of Sunflower Dreams Project, at Portsmouth Cathedral and 2 in Liverppol. Today I will share a few photos from the exhibition at Oxford. This one is my project, with help from the university and the Ukrainian society, of course. I am so happy with how everything turned out. […]

Volya in Festival Gardens

What we did not expect when we adopted Volya is that she will like to travel. For a cat is quite unusual. We took her out a few times, including on a longer walk in Festival Gardens to mark Father’s Day. Her new carrier has a handmade tit I bought from the Yarn bombing event […]

Yarn bombing in Formby

It is the first time we go to see the yarn bombing in Formby. While I am familiar with the yarn bombing concept, I haven’t seen so many in a single place. Formby is a lovely place, with lots of nice shops and cafes. It is worth visiting for this or any other events. It […]

Eonarium FLOW

Eonarium FLOW

Eonarium FLOW is an immersive light show at St. George’s Hall in Liverpool. It is a modern interpretation of The Moldau, a symphonic poem by Bohemian composer Bedřich Smetana. The piece was completed in 1874 and is a patriotic work, showing Smetana’s love of his country. Moldau is the German for the Czech Vltava River. […]

Ukrainian bus

Travelling to Ukraine via Poland

Travelling to Ukraine via Poland is complicated because of the amount of options. I will share my experience with all three options [on foot, by bus, or by train] to get into Ukraine. I imagine this post is interesting for someone planning their journey or for the ones who are wondering how one gets into […]

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May 2025

In the mid-month update I mentioned that we voted in the Romanian elections. We had to choose between a trump&musk-approved pro-russian populist thug with no education, and an independent mathematician who did his BS at the University of Bucharest, before studying in Paris for his Master’s at École Normale Supérieure and for his PhD at […]

LFC

On Monday Liverpool FC celebrated their victory. We went to see it, had lunch at our favourite vegan place – The Vibe, before waiting for a couple of hours for the bus to arrive. It was such an interesting experience, with lots of people chanting the club’s songs and a truly multicultural and diverse event. […]

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Shopping during war

How is to do your shopping during war? I think this is quite an interesting topic. It is also very specific to buying from a city which is 1000 km from the fighting. Ukraine is a big country and the experience in Lviv is different than what people experience in cities that are much closer […]

House of Scientists

House of Scientists. Lviv

House of Scientists in Lviv is a splendid 19th-century neo-baroque building. It was used before as an aristocratic casino, while today is often used as a film set, for obvious reasons. The project was created by the Viennese architectural bureau of F. Fellner and G. Helmer. This team is the one that designed other theatres […]