Here are some pictures from our life in Ukraine so far. We will post additions occasionally.
Cheers,
Ben, Laada, Laska, and Larissa
January 2009:
Laada, Larissa, and Laska with 14th floor Apt building in background.
View of the kitchen of the 14th floor apartment we rented for the first 2 weeks of our trip
(photo credit: Laska)
Night view of the Lavra Monestery from our kitchen window
(we saw a lot of this fighting jet lag through the first 10 days!)
(photo credit: Laska)
Soviet era "Steel Baba" (WWII monument) from our kitchen window
(photo credit: Laska)
The first sunny day - visit to the city center and playground in
Shevchenko Park. In late Janaury we moved in to the center,
two blocks from this park. (photo credit: Laska)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens
of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. (photo credit: Laska)
Three L's at the Botanical Garden's monastery.
Laska in front of the monastery
Larissa enjoying the snow (photo credit: Laska)
Streets of Lower Kyiv after the thaw (Kiev)
Andriivsky Church in the fog (we had 10 days of
dense fog when the temps rose and snow melted)
(credit: Laska)
Famous scultpure near Andriivsky Church
of two characters from the play "Chasing
Two Hares."
Laska's 12th Birthday: January 25th, 2009
Laska on the subway escalator at Tolstoho Station.
Kiev's busy streets.
Laska in uniform on her first day at Kiev School #92
Laada celebrates her 40th Birthday with childhood friend Irene and families.
February 2009:
Laska dresses up her school uniform a bit!
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