December 2007

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Merry Christmas to all!

With Ded Moroz and Snegurochka

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Old-timey

One of the things that I find amusing about Kyiv is the fact that there are some aspects of life that seem stuck in the past. Like, say, the 1950s. I had one of those moments this week when I needed to buy snaps for a sewing project.

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B-ball: Ukrainian style

Last night we attended our first sporting event in Kyiv. BC Kyiv (BC stands for Basketball Club - everything’s a “club” here) took on Benetton at the soviet-style Palats Sportu arena. Unfortunately for us, it was not one of the Wolves better showings, as they lost 73 to 89. However, there was much amusement to be had by the crazy Americans in the 12th row.

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