November 2012 – Travel Monkey

A-Z Photo Challenge: The Letter V

V is for Vienna! A view of the St. Michael wing of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Travel safe. Have

Independence Square in downtown Kiev is the public political center of Ukraine. This view of the square shows the column

Kongo spent a couple of hours visiting his big cousins at the zoo yesterday. All the gorillas were out because

U is for UNDERGROUND The Kiev Metro Station, Zoloti Vorata (Golden Gate) is more than 340 feet underground. Build during

A helping hand from a friend. Something we can all be thankful for at one time or another. This picture

An earlier post tells the background story behind The Doll House. Click the “Related articles” link below. The grand girls

No, not that Golden Gate, we’re talking about the Golden Gate of Kiev. Built about the same time as the Saint Sophia Cathedral,

The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is one of the city’s best known landmarks. This magnificent cathedral, a World Heritage

Actually, it’s more like take the 101 to the 405, then the toll road to I-5, and scoot down the

In a quiet park near the Dorohozhychi metro station in Kiev lies a ravine named Babi Yar. In places the

The picture above shows Kiev’s St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery overlooking the Dnieper River at night. Like the complex at Pechersk Lavra,

Kongo paid a quick visit to the Besarabsky Rynok food market in Kiev. It is the most famous indoor food