Tour of Kyiv

This morning we were picked up by Vitaly, our "tour guide" for the day.  We went downtown Kyiv to see Independence Square, a bunch of very ornate churches, the military museum, and finally lunch. 

Lunch was a small restaurant in Kyiv.  While waiting in line, I noticed the guys behind us were speaking very clearly American english.  I asked the guy where he was from... "Michigan"...  So, I asked where... "Grand Ledge".  Strange to be 6000 miles from home, and talk to someone 50 miles from home! He was her on vacation, with a guy from Austrailia.

It was surprisingly comfortable to walk around in town.  We purchased a sim-sim card to recharge the cell phone, and a svitonline card for internet access.  Then Vitaly took us all over town to check out Kyiv.  We took a bunch of pictures (hopefully I can download them later) and bought a few small souviniers, including a couple Tak! shirts.  Yes, they are bright orange, for the "Orange Revolution". 

We found out today, that today is "Green Day".  Not sure what the significance is, but it's definately a Holiday.  I'm guessing this is what the NAC is taking tomorrow off for.  Kind of ironic that it's "Green Day" and we are the Green's! 

More later!