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 The stature of Laocoon in front of the Archeological Museum Ukrainian boys celebrating last day at school Odessa's Opera House
 Ornate Khan palace in Bakhchisarai Inside the Khan Palace Inside the palace, beautifully ornate ceiling
 Gorgeous Ukrainian bride
 Our local guide tell us all about Crimean War Sevastopol: family picnic View of Yalta from Viking Lomonosov
 Yalta, White Palace at Livadia, opulent former summer palace of the last czar Stalin Churchill and Roosevelt, 1945 Yalta "the Big Three Conference" Folklore music played by Ukrainian busker
 Anton Chekhov house in Alushta, Yalta. Here he wrote two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Pickers and continued to practice medicine. Relaxing afternoon on the upper deck Exploring the chef's domain
 Champaign breakfast every morning Cooking demonstration: guests are learning how to prepare Ukrainian "Wareniki" in the Sky Bar. House with the straw roof on Fishermen's Island.
 House for sale (private sale) on the Fishermen's Island. Any takers? Ukrainian babushka (grandmother). Beautiful landscapes along the Dnieper River.
 Arriving Zaporozhye, the ancestral home of the legendary Cossacks. Khortitsa Island, the Cossack Horse Show troupe. We were treated to a stirring exhibition of expert Cossack horsemanship and enjoyed "plov", the Uzbek rice dish that conquered Central Asia, with a glass of vodka afterwards.
 One of the guests decided to elope with the Cossack. Ukraine's modern architecture. We attended craft fare. We bought exquisite amber necklace from this Ukrainian woman. She makes beautiful jewellery.
 New generetation attending church now. The liveliest couple on our cruise. The ninety three year lady and her boyfriend. He won the first prize in the dancing competition. Pensioners playing chess in the park.
 Our waitresses, Olga and Darya. Dancing competition. Our star was the 93-year old guest.
 Enjoying glass of wine during dinner time in the restaurant Kiev on board. St Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, Kiev. St Sophia Cathedral, Kiev.
 The remarkable Monastery of the Caves, founded by hermit monks in the 11th century. The golden domes of the Monastery. Underground caves used as a burial ground for the monastery's monks.
 That's how close you can come to the working place of the President of Ukraine.  Lovely cafe where we had our pre-show dinner and tried many Ukrainian delicacies.
 Kiev National Opera where we watched beautiful ballet, Strauss the Viennese Waltz.  Interior of the Opera House, Kiev. This is one of my favourite monuments in Andreevsky spusk Kiev. The light-hearted monument where Svirid Golohvastov on his knees proposing his arm and heart to Pronya Prokopovna. A passionate scene from one of the most talented Soviet-time movies about old Ukraine, Chasing two hares at a time.
 Down the Andriyivsky Descent (Kiev's Montmartre) there is a monument to Mikhail Bulgakov, author of the world-wide known novels White Guard and Master and Margarita. Monument to is Kyi, Schek, Khoryv (the founders of Ukraine) in the Navodnytsky Park.
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