We arrived early in the morning in Lviv. I kept struggling with how to say a word with so few vowels. You sort of have to insert the vowels yourself. Luh-veev. This charming, very western (both figuratively and literally) Ukrainian city used to be part of Poland and it has retained a very European feel, in contrast to Kiev's big Soviet facades.
Our hotel was the Hotel George, a lovely 1901 art nouveau building with a distinctly peach-colored exterior and a lovely sweeping staircase inside. The rooms boast very high ceilings and were huge. It was lovely.
Our hotel was the Hotel George, a lovely 1901 art nouveau building with a distinctly peach-colored exterior and a lovely sweeping staircase inside. The rooms boast very high ceilings and were huge. It was lovely.
Lviv is not a huge Putin fan, obviously. Yes, that's toilet paper.
And that is a mat to wipe your feet on.
When two book people are traveling, a book sale is a must see. This one had a striking mascot.
We visited the Armenian Cathedral which had signs up commemorating the Armenian genocide. These were the same signs (but in a different language) that we saw in Iran.
The interior of the Cathedral was being renovated. The ghostly art nouveau paintings were done by Jan Henryk de Rosen. They were hypnotic.
Then we decided to climb High Castle Hill, not for the castle, which is long gone, but for the 360 degree views.
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