Yaremche (Jaremcze or Jaremcza in Polish) is a small town tucked among the Carpathian mountains in the southwest of Ukraine, amongst some very beautiful scenery. In days gone by–before World War II–it was quite a growing tourist attraction. The war put an end to that, but it is still a pretty area. It sits about 2000 feet above sea level, surrounded by the lush and green Carpathian Mountains. You can see my pictures here: http://poland.leonkonieczny.com/Poland%202011/Yaremcze%20and%20the%20Prut%20River/index.html.
Yaremche sits along the Prut river (which also runs past Chernivtsi, another town we visited), which was at one time the border between Romania and Russia. When we visited, we saw a very nice rapids with some shops and even a few boys playing on the rocks. It was a refreshing and fun place to visit and quite scenic. You can see the rapids and the boys playing in the water in the pictures. It looked a bit dangerous, actually, but also like a lot of fun.
Later on we took a drive, basically along the Prut river. We saw some great railroad tunnels and bridges, and went over a very treacherous (it seemed) bridge at a point where they are building a new bridge. It was a very pretty area, as you can see in the pictures. And finally we came across a ski jump. Even in the summer it was a bit of an attractcion.
Finally, towards the end of the day, we took Filip swimming! He enjoyed playing on the rocks in the shallow water of the Prut river. It does not take a lot to entertain a child and he sure had a good time, as did we, in the beautiful setting. It was a very memorable day, and looking at the pictures brings it all back to my mind.
