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Kyiv was a great city and I got in a lot of walking while I was there. Our hotel was a riverboat (Bakkara Hotel that had been converted into a really nice "boatel".

I saw the Motherland monument in the distance and figured it was close enough to walk. I hoofed it up a reallllly steep hill (about 25ยบ) behind the church grounds, and eventually made it over to the Motherland monument and took a bunch of pics there.

It was the first gig of the run and it felt good. "First gig" is always a magical performance and there's a lot of video footage from that gig. I've included some in this album.

  • Kyiv, Ukraine from the air.

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  • Just arrived at Kiev Airport!

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  • A most welcoming place.

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  • Kyiv urban art.

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    MVIMG 20190910 145324
  • Ukranian Hryvnia. That's about $40 USD.

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  • Getting photobombed by the merch babe Victor!

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  • Interesting menu items.

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  • I've only ever seen pictures of this statue, the Motherland Monument.

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  • The Dnieper river, that runs right through Kyiv.

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  • The statues and church across from our hotel. I walked there (~2.75mi).

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  • You always see cool things on foot that you wouldn't normally see from a car. I love walking.

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  • Lots of statues and monuments in this part of the world.

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  • At the Motherland Monument there's a lot of history surrounding WWII relics.

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  • Tiny little tanks... did they conscript kids to drive these?

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  • Again, being on foot allows one a great vantage point that wouldn't be visible from a car.

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  • More cool urban art.

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  • At the Motherland Monument, checking out the view.

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  • This big ol' girl is like 91m tall. It's absolutely breathtaking.

    Click to view panorama

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  • Description of the monument and area.

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  • Looking back towards the church area.

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  • They all stand majestic.

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  • Urban art.

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    Paul Gilbert live in Kyiv
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    Paul Gilbert Live Aurora Music
  • This is the WWII Memorial, just adjacent the Motherland statue.

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    mvimg 20190911 093102
  • The Dneiper river

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    mvimg 20190911 085004
  • A sink at the hotel. I really liked this sink!

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    mvimg 20190912 070518
  • On tour, I find it comforting to use a sleeping bag liner and my own pillow in hotels.

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    mvimg 20190912 055642
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  • The deck of the hotel

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    mvimg 20190912 072054
  • Looking towards the memorials

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    mvimg 20190911 085152
  • We caught a show in downtown Kyiv.

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  • More downtown Kyiv

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  • My travel pillow/sleeping bag liner and a bottle of water for scale.

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    mvimg 20190912 055941
  • Downtown Kyiv

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    mvimg 20190911 221124
  • Our liason, I forgot her name (please message me if you know!). She and her father were our liason and driver.

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    mvimg 20190912 072409
  • A local poster. I love local posters

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  • Driving in Kyiv

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  • Scenery from my walk

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  • The church next to the War Memorial

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