tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post4807583965401177519..comments2023-04-06T06:33:46.332-07:00Comments on Nash Holos: Some neat people and things I saw in KyivUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-71050234155513246742008-10-18T17:01:00.000-07:002008-10-18T17:01:00.000-07:00Thanks, Vasyl! It was so great meeting you and the...Thanks, Vasyl! It was so great meeting you and the guys, and not nearly enough time together. But I enjoyed every second of it and hope to be back again soon, for much longer.:-)Pawlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362158731666165458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-48303396970542477972008-10-18T03:46:00.000-07:002008-10-18T03:46:00.000-07:00Well Honcharuk has already given me his feedback a...Well Honcharuk has already given me his feedback about this post... He e-mailed me, with the following: "That's great!!! Yeahhh!"Vasyl Pawlowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239362028337300884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-27232174132167212142008-10-18T03:05:00.000-07:002008-10-18T03:05:00.000-07:00Well Pawlina that was some report... I will have t...Well Pawlina that was some report... I will have to share it with Roman Romanovych Shwed, Dirk Lustig who is currently at a toy fair in New Orleans, and Riffmaster and Andriy Honcharuk...Vasyl Pawlowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239362028337300884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-3539992118043372902008-10-17T09:19:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:19:00.000-07:00What struck me was the keen sense of joie de vivre...What struck me was the keen sense of <I>joie de vivre</I> ... I did notice some discrepancies in wealth, a lot of gawdawful concrete-boxy construction, and much building exterior maintenance that was neglected. But that's hardly unique to Kyiv.<BR/><BR/>The air of expectancy and optimism put me in mind of western Europe in the 80s. My sister had honeymooned in Europe a few years earlier and remarked that Khreshchatyk reminded her of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champs-%C3%89lys%C3%A9es" REL="nofollow">Champs-Élysées</A>.<BR/><BR/>The Kyiv I visited last month was in stark contrast to the Kiev of my recollections back in 1984 ... it's like the city has come back to life. And I want to go back!Pawlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362158731666165458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21847606.post-20017666722322415012008-10-15T22:46:00.000-07:002008-10-15T22:46:00.000-07:00Last time I was in Kyiv for 3 weeks and it was not...Last time I was in Kyiv for 3 weeks and it was not enough to see what I feel like must to see. Defiatnely a culturally reach city. Thank you for report Pawlina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com