Week 3 opener...

As part of today's post we thought that we'd throw in a few interesting pics taken from around the city. First of all it seems as though the celebration of St. Patrick's Day doesn't go unobserved here in Kiev either. At least thats the impression that we got when we first saw this advertisement for an Irish Pub here in Ukraine.








You have also heard Shirley and I describe the traffic and parking scenarios as very typically Europe. As for me it reminds me of the chaotic streets of Greece. One thing we notice here that we've never seen in the States is the Ukrainian attitude towards parking. If no parking spot is available on the street, the Ukrainians don't think twice about pulling onto the sidewalk and parking a vehicle there. Here is a pic showing cars parked both on the street and on the sidewalk.






Finally this ominous nightshot is of the KGB Headquarters here in Kiev. Reminiscent of the Cold War, the KGB still plays a role in anti-crime scenarios such as against the powerful Russian Mafia. As for taking this picture itself, so far no one has come knocking on our door. ;-P






We are having a late morning meeting with our facilitator tomorrow (Monday). He says that he hopes to have some kind of news for us. We're getting a little antsy here ourselves and are hoping for the same. But we're used to weathing it all here.





Hope everyone had a nice weekend.











Steve and Shirley