After my tour of Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex in Kyiv, I noticed Dynamo Kyiv had a game a few days later against Illichivets Mariupol. I bought a ticket to the game and went to the stadium after my Soviet nuclear missile base tour.
The night before my Chernobyl tour from Kyiv, I decided to take advantage of the sunlight with a relaxing one-hour Dnieper River cruise with Riverest.
Saint Sophia Cathedral is one of the most important and well-known landmarks in Kyiv. The cathedral complex is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list along with Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
The Golden Gate was built in 1017 by Yaroslav the Wise as one of three main entrances in the Kyiv city walls. It was originally called the Southern Gate, then the Great Gate of Kyiv.
While exploring Kyiv, I walked to the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex. It’s a huge stadium located in the city center.
After admiring the House with Chimaeras, I set out to explore the rest of central Kyiv.
Not too far from Independence Square in Kyiv is the House with Chimaeras. I spent a good 15 minutes examining the animal sculptures attached to it.
I started my third day in Kyiv by taking the metro to Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), the main square in the city. It’s where the Euromaidan protests began on November 21, 2013.
Volodymyr’s Hill is one of the many forested parks along the Dnieper River in Kyiv. It’s a great place to explore and has some wonderful views.
Khreshchatyi Park is one of the gorgeous forested parks sit along the Dnieper River in Kyiv. It contains a handful of cultural buildings as well as monuments.