To sum up this day:
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(turn your volume down for this one!)
Lena (my awesome penpal) and I went to visit Родина Мать, this GIANT statue / war memorial. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Closer to the Родина Мать (the giant statue in the distance), we come across some tanks and guns...
This is patriotic music of the Soviets and it's blasted constantly on loudspeakers. I think it's neat music!
(turn your volume down for this one!)
Lena (my awesome penpal) and I went to visit Родина Мать, this GIANT statue / war memorial. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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| We started with tea and homemade sandwiches... |
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| If I had to sum up Ukraine in 2 words, those words would be "pigeons" and "advertising". Behold the pigeons! |
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| Wedding #1 |
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| What a noble name for an English school!- Closer to the Dream |
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| Cool-looking hotel |
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| Wedding #2 |
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| Wedding #3 |
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| Another cool-looking hotel. Check out the garden on the roof! |
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| Wedding #4 |
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| Did I mention the pigeons? |
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| A museum |
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| TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN for this next video clip! |
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| Soviet war planes |
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| Approaching the Родина Мать |
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| This is the area in front of Родина Мать, more tanks and sculptures of soldiers |
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| Behold!! |
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| Wedding #5 |
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| Posing for wedding pictures! How romantic! |
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| Ukrainian: National Museum of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945 (WWII) |
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| This woman is holding a....missile? |
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| "Their bravery is eternal, their names will live forever" |
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| One more cathedral, on the way back.... |
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