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Day 4 - Sunday in L'viv

Statue to Adam Mickiewicz (Adam Rosenfeld loved this statue).  (High-Res)

We woke up early to take advantage of the running water, only to discover that the hot water heater wasn't working.  There went any possibility of a good shower!  So we went back to bed and slept until noon, which felt absolutely fantastic.  Around 1, we headed out for lunch at this nice little restaurant called Veronika's; again, nothing happens fast, and we ended up spending almost two and a half hours over lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L'viv Opera House, with stage in front for concerts for City Days.  (High-Res)

This weekend was "City Days" in Lviv, and the main streets around the city square were absolutely packed with people walking around enjoying the sunshine and the festivities.  It's much like Canada Day in Ottawa; they had street concerts and fireworks at night.  Gary and I wandered for a couple of hours, visiting a church and exploring parts of the city centre.  It really is a beautiful city.  It's a shame they have absolutely no money to keep it in good condition.  After the rains the night before, the streets were flooded in parts and muddy almost everywhere.

Another long dinner at Wiener Kafe in the middle of the festivities, followed by a street concert, and we were ready to call it a day.

 

 

 

One of the streets off of Schevchenko Street.  (High-Res)

 

Polish Cathedral.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orthodox Church.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last day in L'viv

On Friday morning before leaving for Dnipropetrovsk, a couple of students took us on a walking tour of L'viv.  The students - Anha and Ivan - were going to be coming to DP as well; Ivan Ivanus would be attending the Entrepreneurial program. 

Gary, Mike, Joanne, Ivan, and Anha on top of Castle Hill during our walking tour of L'viv.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

We spent a few hours walking around, going up to Castle Hill to see - what else - the castle on the hill. Lviv was settled around three large-ish hills and this castle was built for the purposes of protection from invaders. Too bad they didn't think of situating Lviv on a river for the purposes of water.

 

Interior of the Orthodox Church.  (High-Res)

After a few hours, I had to excuse myself to go home and take a nap before leaving for Dnipropetrovsk - I was beginning to crash as a result of the previous night's debacle. Ivan was kind enough to come and collect me and Gary and take us to the train station for our trip to Dnipropetrovsk, and he even picked up food for us to take on the train.  

Interior of the Polish Cathedral.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L'viv City Hall.

 

 

 

L'viv National University.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L'viv National Opera House.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statue of the first publisher in Ukraine.

Biblical character killing snakes.  (High-Res)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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