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Karpaty — The Carpathian Mountains

Posted on 29 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Our morning was filled with a walk to a beautiful waterfall (that’s another post) and a visit to a brand new, world-class ski resort that is still under construction, Bukovel (also another post), but eventually we took off and winded … Continue reading →

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Waterfall

Posted on 27 October 2011 by lkonieczny

I have spent the past several hours on the Internet trying to figure out the name of the spectacular waterfall we visited after we left Yaremche–and before we made it to the Bukovel Ski Resort–without success. Yet it was pretty … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Funeral Procession

Posted on 26 October 2011 by lkonieczny

We were on our way from Kremenets, where Wojtek and I climbed the ruins of a fortress high above the city, to Pochaiv, a huge and lavish monastery, when what should pull out on the road ahead of us but … Continue reading →

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Warszawa

Posted on 25 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Warsaw (Warszawa in Polish) is the Capital city and the largest city in Poland, with a current population of about 1.7, the ninth largest city in the European Union by population. But the most amazing thing about this marvelous city … Continue reading →

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Family Photos

Posted on 23 October 2011 by lkonieczny

So here goes, lots of photos of family. I’ll try to make sense of it all here–if I can. With my notes, some help from my cousin Alicja, and a lot of luck, I can identify the people in these … Continue reading →

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Yaremche and the Prut River

Posted on 18 October 2011 by lkonieczny

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 … Continue reading →

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Chernivtsi

Posted on 10 October 2011 by lkonieczny

OK, so when we were in Chernivtsi for about 4 hours, I took nearly 400 pictures. That’s around 2 pictures per minute. It was hard to condense them down because we saw so many wonderful things. But, alas, I have … Continue reading →

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Ivano-Frankivsk

Posted on 9 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Ivano-Frankivsk has a relatively new name, but it’s a pretty old city. The city was founded in 1650 and named Stanisławów (in Polish), a name that it held until 1962 when it was changed to honor the Ukrainian poet, Ivan … Continue reading →

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Skala Podilska

Posted on 9 October 2011 by lkonieczny

Skala Podilska (in Polish, Skala Podolska or Skala Nad Zbrucze–Skala [cliff] on the River Zbrucz) is a town that for many years in history was on the line between tradionally Polish territory and Ukrainian territory. The river Zbruch (Zbrucz in … Continue reading →

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Lwów Churches

Posted on 8 October 2011 by lkonieczny

When we toured Ukraine, we stayed in Lwów two nights, so we had ample opportunity to see some of the highlights of that city. I’ve written about some of them previously, but one of the (many) highlights was when Alicja … Continue reading →

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