Kiev. What a beautiful city, especially under a thick blanket of snow. I think I like Lviv a touch more, but they are very different. Our apartment location is wonderful, overlooking the Opera House. The apartment is very spacious, but not as clean as our Donetsk apartment. The beds are certainly more comfortable, though. I can't believe I spent what...six weeks on that awful bed? No wonder I'm behind on sleep. Okay, there may be other factors involved with the exhaustion.
The train ride last night was pretty miserable. It was the "fast train," seven hours instead of the eleven hour sleeper train. The train was new so it was much nicer with great bathrooms, but if given the choice again, I'd take the sleeper so I could lie down. We shouldn't have to make that trip again, but the way this process has gone, I won't relax until we land in America.
Isaac has been coughing for several days but last night it got remarkably worse. We're throwing everything at it we can, but may take him to a dr this afternoon. It hasn't gotten him down too much--his sweet, mischievous personality hasn't been compromised.
We went out for awhile this morning to get some food and check out the neighborhood a little. Oh my heavens the people here are so much friendlier than in/around Donetsk. Night and day. Being a large capital city they are more accustomed to international travelers, I'm sure. Plus it's much less "Russian" here. It's amazing what a difference that makes. It's so hard to get geared up to go out knowing I'm likely to face hostility.
I'm not that concerned about getting lost as we wander, as we can always jump in a cab and sing a bar or two of opera to get us home. It's supposed to be cold but pretty dry for the rest of our time here. I'm fine with that. We have nothing on our to-do list until Tuesday. It will be so nice to go at our own pace and explore this wonderful city leisurely.
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