{"id":6765,"date":"2017-10-06T14:38:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukrainistatemp.martinblack.com\/?p=274"},"modified":"2018-03-05T15:48:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T15:48:48","slug":"road-lviv-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2017\/10\/road-lviv-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday in Lviv"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday 25th September 2016 <\/strong><\/p>\n

We arrive in Lviv bleary-eyed after losing two hours sleep at the border.<\/p>\n

Lviv’s station is a grand example of Art Nouveau architecture. It’s utterly different to the station in Krakow we had left twelve hours ago. No international coffee chains, no shopping centres, none of that.<\/p>\n

Even at this early hour the station is a hustle and a bustle and we feel a long way from home.<\/p>\n

\"Lviv
Lviv railway station (photo: Nenad Bumbi\u0107<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So it’s 6am and our Air BnB isn’t ready until 11am. \u00a0Unsure of what to do, we make our way over to the interesting looking ‘Express Bistro’, a building uncannily similar to something out of 60s cartoon show The Jetsons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Express
Express Bistro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The Jetsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I try out some of my terrible Ukrainian and much to my surprise return to our table with coffee and cake, success!<\/p>\n

The coffee is tasty, and the cake gives us a nice sugar boost. \u00a0At 7am we finish up and hop on a bus into town. \u00a0We spend the next few hours visiting cafes, drinking more coffee and devouring some delicious breakfast.<\/p>\n

\"Lviv
Lviv coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At 11am we meet our Air BnB host who leads us to her flat 10 minutes from the old town.<\/p>\n

\"Our
Our AirBnB from the outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Take a look at that photo, \u00a322 a night! \u00a0Wow. \u00a0We were very happy boys.<\/p>\n

\"Our
Our AirBnB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We settle into our wonderful flat, freshen up and head back up to Rynok (‘Market’) Square in the centre of the old town.<\/p>\n

\"Rynok
Rynok Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We went to the Pravda Theatre bar<\/a> for a couple of beers.<\/p>\n

\"Pravda
Pravda Beer Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We went to the\u00a0Ba\u011f\u00e7asaray cafe<\/a>\u00a0for tasty Crimean Tatar cuisine.<\/p>\n

\"Kyimaly
Kyimaly pite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And excellent coffee.<\/p>\n

\"Crimean
Crimean coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After our meal we wander about the old town. Herbert was still a little peckish so we pop into a bar with chips on the menu.<\/p>\n

It was only after ordering and taking our seat we realise we are in an English pub theme bar!<\/p>\n

\"English
An English pub in Lviv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Henley’s<\/a> is not the place I would usually chose, though I give them credit for getting the decor right.<\/p>\n

\"English
English pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tired after a busy day we head back to our flat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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