Category Ukraine
Euro 24 Match Day 13 – Ukraine v Belgium
All teams have 3 points from 2 matches in this group, something that has never happened before. Ukraine In 2011 I visited the disputed territory of Crimea, then firmly part of Ukraine. We had a wonderful time, staying in Sevastopol and visiting the nuclear submarine base at Baklava and the Islamic town of Bakhchiseray. Belgium […]
Euro 24 Match Day 8 – Slovakia v Ukraine
Slovakia The country officially came into existence on New Year’s Day 1993 after the amicable split of Czechoslovakia. In July 1992, Slovakia had declared itself a sovereign state and began negotiations with the Czech Republic to disband the country. Independence Day is celebrated on 17th July, the date of the earlier declaration. Vienna is actually […]
Euro 24 Match Day 4 – Ukraine v Romania
In 2011 I undertook a rail holiday taking in Hungary, Romania, Moldova & Ukraine, so I will focus on our departure point into Moldova from Bucharest, and our entry point into Ukraine, Odesa. Romania Growing up, Romania was synonymous with Communism and the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu. The fall of the Iron Curtain predicated on […]
Tuesday Train – Simferopol to Lvov in Ukraine
With my thrice aborted attempt to take the trans-Siberian train, at 27 hours this 2011 trip remains my longest train journey. We actually started out from Sevastopol, a further 90-minutes south in Crimea. Total distance in excess of 1,000 km. You can see on the map below the area travelled. Unfortunately the cities shown have […]
Ukraine in 2011
Ukraine is never far from my thoughts these days. One can only imagine the fear & hardship that innocent citizens are facing. Ukrainians are our friends. A proud & hospitable nation that made me feel so welcome in 2011, less than a year before they hosted Euro 2012 with their great Polish neighbours. Here are […]
Monday Morning Blues – The Black (Blue) Sea in Sevastopol
I took this picture in 2011 whilst visiting Ukraine. A lovely September day when Crimea was firmly part of Ukraine.
Ukraine Tour 2011 Part 4 – Bakhchiseray & Sevastopol
Continuing the recount of my tour of Ukraine over a decade ago. See my previous posts from Odesa, Sevastopol Arrival and Balaklava. Khan Do Attitude Bakhchiseray is a stop off on the main line from Sevastopol to Simferopol in Crimea. Back we went to the scene of the previous day’s hell. I was pleased to […]
Ukraine Trip 2011 Part 3 – Balaklava in Crimea
Continuing our wonderful trip to Ukraine from over ten-years ago. Picking up where we left off, we had at last found a hotel in Sevastopol after a horrid overnight bus journey from Odesa, followed by a frustrating time at the train station trying to procure train tickets to Lviv. The Balaclava Helmet A sixty-minute kip […]
Ukraine Trip 2011 – Part Two, Sevastopol Arrival
In 2011 I visited Ukraine, first arriving by train in Odessa from Moldova. I wrote about the trip a few years ago and with the awful events taking place at the moment, I thought I’d share my travels during far happier times, whilst I pray for a return to peace. Odessa to Sevastopol by Bus […]
Ukraine Trip 2011 – Part One, Odessa
In 2011 I visited Ukraine, first arriving by train in Odessa from Moldova. I wrote about the trip a few years ago and with the awful events taking place at the moment, I thought I’d share my travels during far happier times, whilst I pray for a return to peace. Train Journey: Chișinău to Odessa, […]
