Walking the Descent
There are so many old church buildings here to go and see. They are really so large and beautiful. I’ve been adding links back to Wikipedia, so if you’re interested on reading more about them, click on their names. This next one, St. Andrew’s, was on a cobblestone road called Andrew’s Descent which is on a very windy steep hill. All along the road are merchants selling paintings, souvenirs and other random items.
Part of Andrew’s Descent
Coffee is really popular here and can be found everywhere, including the back of this guy’s truck
Monument to Grigory Skovoroda
Lots to see
Thursday we walked up the street from us to see St. Sophia’s Cathedral and in the square in front of the cathedral were all these chickens. Not sure why. There weren’t any signs describing anything. So we took some pictures with them. Why not? Who doesn’t like a colorful chicken?
The Bell Tower outside of St. Sophia’s Cathedral
The cathedral
The Metropolitan’s Residence
This picture and the following one taken by Violet
Back (or front) of the cathedral
Then we walked down the street further and saw this really impressive building
We also saw this piano asking to be played
Silly Violet posing with the piano
Down the street further we saw The Golden Gate
Monday’s Adventure
Even though it has been quite cool here since we arrived, we went exploring around the city a little bit. We have been going out everyday actually, because when you are in a small apartment with three kids it is very beneficial for everyone’s health and wellness to go outside and walk around.
Here’s what we saw:
We saw this on the wall inside of a restaurant called The Borsch Restaurant
The Statues of Princess Olha, Apostle Andriy, St. Cyril, and St. Methodius
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery
View across St. Michael’s Square looking at St. Sophia’s Cathedral
Arizona BBQ Restaraunt
Micah found this place online and it was worth the walk to get there
They have a kids room with lots of toys and a little play house. The girls loved it.
The food was really good
Happy boys with full bellies
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Six Sandowiches 