Friday, September 16, 2011

September 10th

 To sum up this day:
and
(turn your volume down for this one!)

Lena (my awesome penpal) and I went to visit Родина Мать, this GIANT statue / war memorial. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
We started with tea and homemade sandwiches...
If I had to sum up Ukraine in 2 words, those words would be "pigeons" and "advertising".  Behold the pigeons!
Wedding #1
What a noble name for an English school!- Closer to the Dream
Cool-looking hotel
Wedding #2
Wedding #3
Another cool-looking hotel. Check out the garden on the roof!
Wedding #4
Did I mention the pigeons?
A museum

Closer to the Родина Мать (the giant statue in the distance), we come across some tanks and guns...
TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN for this next video clip!
 This is patriotic music of the Soviets and it's blasted constantly on loudspeakers. I think it's neat music!
Soviet war planes
Approaching the Родина Мать
This is the area in front of Родина Мать, more tanks and sculptures of soldiers
Behold!!
Wedding #5
Posing for wedding pictures! How romantic!
Ukrainian: National Museum of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945 (WWII)
Russian: National Museum of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945 (WWII)
This woman is holding a....missile?
"Their bravery is eternal, their names will live forever"
One more cathedral, on the way back....

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