We got up quite early today. Lewis (younger brother) is running in the London Marathon, so I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to find a website where I can watch live. Unfortunately the BBC seems to be able to tell that I am not in the UK and won’t let me watch anything on their site. I still have a valid UK TV licence, but that doesn’t seem to matter now that they have my money!
Anyway, as the weather is so lovely here we have been for a bit of a wander in the centre of Kyiv. Successfully navigated the Metro again (hurrah) looked at some beautiful buildings and lots of shops.
We’ve been people watching in the zoo as well. It’s extremely busy in the zoo today. People here who visit the zoo are different to those in the UK. At home I feel that people visit zoos if; they have a young child, are on a school-trip, are a tourist or really really like animals and conservation. Here it seems to be a popular way for anyone to spend time at the weekend or after work. The zoo is open till 7 every evening, and is usually busy up until then. Visitors are families with children, old people, groups of teenagers, young couples – everyone really. People like having their photos taken. They try to pose in front of the animals or in front of the flower-beds. The gardening department here have made some exquisite displays (photos to follow).
Anyway, as the weather is so lovely here we have been for a bit of a wander in the centre of Kyiv. Successfully navigated the Metro again (hurrah) looked at some beautiful buildings and lots of shops.
We’ve been people watching in the zoo as well. It’s extremely busy in the zoo today. People here who visit the zoo are different to those in the UK. At home I feel that people visit zoos if; they have a young child, are on a school-trip, are a tourist or really really like animals and conservation. Here it seems to be a popular way for anyone to spend time at the weekend or after work. The zoo is open till 7 every evening, and is usually busy up until then. Visitors are families with children, old people, groups of teenagers, young couples – everyone really. People like having their photos taken. They try to pose in front of the animals or in front of the flower-beds. The gardening department here have made some exquisite displays (photos to follow).
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