I’m a day late with this blog, so please bare with me! Yesterday was Tom and I’s last day in Odessa. We flew to Kiev this morning. Although I am returning to Odessa on Friday, Tom is traveling to Kamyanets-Podlisky to see a medieval castle. I’m so jealous!
Our last day in Odessa was packed with events. We started off the morning at a monument dedicated to Mel Brooks called “The 12th Chair.” Yes, I typed that correctly. A monument to Mel Brooks. He directed a film called “The Twelve Chairs,’ which took place in Ukraine. It’s such a popular monument, we got up at 7am so that we wouldn’t have to wait in the hour or so line that develops throughout the day.
Then we went to church, which was an exciting experience (hearing church service in Russian-pretty cool!)
After church, we went to the beach on The Black Sea, and Tom agreed to go with me to see the Nemo Dolphin show at the Dolphinarium. Super fun day! It is so great to sit out and watch the waves of the sea hit the shore.
Once back in town, I suggested we go to a pizza place. “I want to see what Ukrainian pizza would be like.” Turns out, it’s sort of like Sbarro in mall food courts…which is so Ukrainian: Good, but totally bland. The pizza was about $2 total, and I got a fruity drink again!
Once back from dinner, I started to feel totally sick, and was up all night with a fever and other details nobody wants to know. That’s why I’m a day late, but I’ll try to catch up!
We are now in Kiev, and I feel like that’s a topic for an entirely different blog….
Jeff: Auguest 22nd, 2016.
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