One of the most interesting and unique natural things I saw on my trip was the Kryvche Grotto, a cave. It is near the town of Kryvche in Ukraine (near Khotyn). The town of Kryvche is known mainly because of its cave system, and it is one of the longest in the world. There is also a ruin of a castle nearby.
To get to the cave you literally have to go on the smallest of backroads–and ask direction a few times because there are not many signs. As a matter of fact, I don’t think there are any signs. But it was well worth the trip to see this amazing natural phenomenon. The cave is very extensive and known for it’s interesting crystal formations, some of which you can see in my pictures. This is also called the Crystal Caves, and you can read a bit more about it here.
We took a tour of the cave. The tour goes about 500 meters into the caves–it really is fascinating, but definitely not for the claustrophopic or anyone not sure of foot. It was up and down, through very tight places, many times bending way down. We probably walked for a good hour. The place was lit…for a while… but it still was not for the faint of heart. Bats fluttered about, and we saw some amazing rock formations that look like various animals and people. It was a very amazing place.
You can see my pictures here: http://poland.leonkonieczny.com/Albums/Poland%202011/Kryvche%20Grotto/index.html.
You can also see a nice set of pictures on You Tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__yqkMMGC4w .
Very interesting and pretty. What was the story behind what looks like draped beads and fabric?
What looks like beads and fabric is actually a christmas tree with tinsel on it. It does not show up that well in the photo, but it was off in the distance.
In one of the pics it did look like that but in the other it looked like a series of bars with stuff draped over it. Thank you!