Instead of rushing to the
center to the hustle and bustle of the Ukrainian party, we went first
to the island of the entertainment: Hydropark. The main goal was to
find the gym section which is still much in use. What you'll find
here are the musclemen in Speedos pumping their iron on the rusty
Soviet exercise equipment. Great place for people who are seeking for
the profound glory of the Soviet past or for those who are in need of
some exercise.
Hydropark is not just
sporty. During the hot summer days, people can work on their tan,
swim in the slightly polluted river Dnepr, eat fresh shashliki and
party all night in clubs. It's a place where people get a feeling of
holiday. Despite the great national party today, it was not very busy
here. But as soon as we leave the island, we see a large flow of
partygoers approaching the Hydropark. We left the place on time, or
maybe not...
We have had an appointment
with friends. They took us for a walk in the center. We met at the
metro Zoloty Vorota. Just before the metro is a main entrance to the
ancient city. This piece was reconstructed, because the Mongols
destroyed the gate back in the 1240. We passed the beautiful Sofiyska
square and entered the Andriyvsky uzviz. This whole street is filled
with stalls selling antiques, nice pubs and a pleasant atmosphere. I
was unfortunately too late for the house-museum of Mikhail Bulgakov,
it was closed. But I did take the opportunity to pose with his
statue.
We ended the walk in a
nice rock pub with live music, good beer and snacks. Our company was
very nice and the time passed quickly. It was not very late, but
stragely enough the party in the city already last. We walked through
Maidan to the next bar and it was very quiet. The bar we went to
however was very busy. At the end of the day we tried to call the
taxi, but it seemed that no car was available that night. After a
long wait we were finally dropped off at the apartament.
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