Believe it or not, but you will have a lot of downtime. Bring a few books that you want to get through for both the flight and during this downtime. Bring DVD’s from home and plan to watch them on your computer because many times DVD players are not available in apartments. Not to mention, our DVD’s are not the same region as their DVD players and will not play. Whatever hobbies you have that can be easily transported are also good ways to pass the time.
Sight-seeing is a must do! It could be difficult if you don’t know what to go see. But I can give you some ideas:
This website will give you some ideas: http://www.bestofukraine.com/
Famous Churches:
Mykhailivskyy Cathedral
Church of St. Volodymyr
St. Andrew’s Cathedral (this is right next to the SDA building)
Kievo-Pechersk Lavra
Bogoroditsa Pirogoscha
More churches listed at this site: (ignore the ads on this page)
Kyiv Parks:
There are many and unfortunately, I couldn’t find a detailed list. But one that would be beautiful in the spring is the Botanical Garden.
The Dnipro River is also worth visiting. There are islands that you can walk to via bridges. However, I wouldn’t swim in this river for a lengthy time because there are concerns over its radiation levels from Chernobyl. Chernobyl is upstream from Kyiv.
Kyiv City:
There are so many places to mention and I don’t want to give you my biased opinion. This website has everything listed, plus more. I would definitely walk to Independence Square and down Khreschatyk Street on a Sunday because the road is blocked off from traffic. It is quite an experience and definitely worth taking a stroll. There are many stores to visit as well.
Explore anything you come across. For example, at Independence Square is a mall behind the glass structure.
Underneath Khreschatyk is an underground mall that links into the Metro.
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