I spent under 2 days at home this month. After returning from Ukraine on the 21, we left for Canterbury on the following day, and by the 24 we were in Paris. Now I am in France, but I will return from my holiday shortly. I am very excited to get back home and stay […]
5 weeks in Lviv, in pictures, is my latest post. I’ve been blogging about everyday life and different places in Lviv from mid-August. Today I am sharing 20 pictures from my 5 weeks in Lviv, random snippets of everyday life, from my hotel rooms (had 2) to vegan food to shots to getting the bus. […]
Ukraine has a lot of fancy cafes and Lviv Coffee Mine is one of the best. I was told about it and I went there a few times in my time in Lviv, either with friends or alone. It is based on a funny story, that coffee was mined, and the underground cafe is decorated […]
I had the opportunity to visit the National Rehabilitation Center Unbroken, in Lviv. It is a remarkable place. I also got to meet a few of the soldiers who were getting treatment in the centre. The stories of Vadim and Artem, pictured below, were inspirational. They are both incredibly strong. One of them was in […]
Lviv National Opera is one of the most important landmarks in Lviv. It was opened in 1900 and today there are shows multiple times a week. I’ve been to the opera 3 times and it was wonderful each time. The first opera I saw was Don Giovanni, the second one was Carmen, and the third […]
The Outcrops was a special exhibition at the Gunpowder Tower in Lviv. I will share a few pictures and a few facts on both the exhibition and the Gunpowder Tower. Gunpowder Tower is the last building remaining which was part of the defensive system of medieval Lviv. It is beautifully preserved. It dates back to […]
In a deadly attack on Lviv, on 4 September, 7 people died. I went with a friend at the funeral of 4 of those victims, to pay our respects. The victims’ names were Evheniia, Yaryna, Daryna, and Emilia Bazylevych. A mother and her 3 daughters died, being survived by the husband & father. He was […]
Lychakiv Cemetery, opened in 1786 which is now both a cemetery and a museum, is one of the most important places to see in Lviv. The cemetery is one of the oldest in Europe, older than most if not all from Liverpool, for instance. Around 400,000 people are buried in this cemetery, from soldiers and […]
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