Kyiv Passenger Station
December 2013
I don't remember much. The smell, the sounds, the temperature outside, the scratching of my old yet warm sweater. Memories are shrouded in fog, beyond which it is difficult to see anything; Just like the capital that day.
It is December 31, 2013.
It's cold in Kiev. I would say that the first thing we do is head towards the Motherland Monument, but you can't see shit in this fog.
I'll take a quick pause here for a little wink towards the Ukrainian Railways. It's not just about the plackard places, the samovar in the carriage, a tea for 2.50PLN / 0.50EUR (10 years ago); or the potential of meeting your travel companions. All this deserves a separate post. But. At this moment, let me just mention, that it's an overall great way to cover long distances and stay overnight at the same time. There is a train from Lviv, at 23 with minutes, which arrives at the Kiev Passenger Station at 7 in the morning.
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Railway station blues. Less than 20 hours ahead.
January 1, 2014, just before dawn.
Despite the loud festival in the center and people coming from everywhere, there is relative peace at the station. Interrupted occasionally by the musicians accompanying us in the waiting room.
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