Kyiv is really something special. I was thinking about all the different cities I've visited so far as I was climbing up the hill behind my hotel, and then I found myself looking first at St Michael's in one direction and then St Sophia's in the other. These two pieces are two of the most sumptuous I have ever seen.
And that was before I found St Andrew's (pictured), whose domes look like embroidered velvet.
I've had to make the first change to my plans today. I tried to understand how the rail network here works, and having failed I scarpered to the nearest tourist office. The earliest I can make it to Lviv will be Friday night (arriving Saturday) which means I lose a night there. However, the hotel is pretty cheap so I could stay an extra night; I'm not terribly disappointed whichever way things work out, because if I'm to spend a day longer in Kyiv there are a million street stalls calling my name with their sub-50p pints of beer. Ah, Kyiv.
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