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| You will see this word everywhere! In the roman alphabet - it looks like 'hotapiyc'. I asked Niko what it meant and he laughed. "Everyone asks me that! It's not 'Hot Topic'! It's said 'notary'". It's a notary office - and they're everywhere! |
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| I'm not sure if I've posted this photo yet or not. I just wanted to show the traffic in this city. To the right of this photo, there are another 4-5 lanes of traffic going in the other direction. BUT - oddly enough, these people DO obey the crosswalk rules. Obviously, don't run out in front of traffic - but if there is a break in traffic (even just a small one!) you can feel safe to walk out into the street. Also - people here obey the green/red 'its okay to cross person' on the stoplights. If it's red -don't even try crossing. In America - it makes no difference. You just go whenever. Here - obey the signs. |
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| Before we got here, I read tons of info about what we should bring for clothing in order to try to fit in. HA! That's pretty much a joke, in my opinion :) Unless you want to wear shoes like this everywhere you go, don't even bother. You will walk differently - eat differently - ride the metro differently - than all of these people. They will know instantly that you're not from here - and that's okay. Not one person has been rude to us (yet!). Honestly - just dress how you would dress at home. Never sloppy - but sweatpants are okay. Tennis shoes are okay (and necessary!). Sweatshirts are okay. Really, you're just not going to fit in. |
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| Here's Friday's! We spend our fair share of time here :) |
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| Anybody know what this says? Anybody? "Papa Johns"! Haven't tried it yet, but it looks good! |
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| Celentano's (pronounced 'CHelentano's). Yummy pizza - SUPER cheap. But I would asks for the thick crust. There are several of these in Kiev. You will see one of them by the SDA. All of these 3 restaurants are on the same street corner. By the way - 'restaurant' looks like 'pectopah' in cyrillic. Good to know :) |
That's all for now :) More later!
One Thing I Know For Sure: I seriously cannot believe we've been here 6 days....
Hey, guess I get to be the first one today!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the notaries are EVERYWHERE!!! It wasn't until my 2nd trip that I found out what it meant. LOL
Love Celetanos too! Let me know how Papa Johns is. :-) Hope you have a great visit this afternoon!
Love ya!
The one saving grace for me for when we travel there is that I can read cyrillic. I don't always know what I'm reading, unless I say the word out loud (which usually comes out slowly) and can match the sound in English in my head. I knew that said "notary" off the bat. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnother great blog post, thank you for the tips (and I would NEVER wear those shoes, ha ha)!