Easter in Ukraine - Mini Kiev and Dancing

We started the day by searching the web for places to see in Kiev. I happened to notice that the tallest lattice tower stands in Kiev, but we decided not to check it out as it didn't look so interesting. Guess what was almost the first thing we noticed after getting out! Yes, the 385 meters high Kiev TV Tower rising in the horizon :). It didn't look as tall as it actually is, but I guess it's more impressive when you stand next to it.

But that's enough about the tower we didn't even plan to see! Instead we took a subway to the other side of Dnieper and visited the Kiev in Miniature -park. It was nice to see mini-versions of the places we've seen in full size. They even had a small version of the river Dnieper and the bridges crossing it! We also spotted a few buildings new to us and decided to check them out later. As far as I remember the admission fee was ten UAH for students and perhaps fifteen or twenty for adults. The Finnish student card worked!

In the evening we went to see a dancing show on the main square in the center of Kiev. The show is called Maidans, and they're trying to find the best dancing city in Ukraine. This time it was a steamy clash between Kiev and Zaporizhia. The show was great with two big screens helping us see everything. There weren't as many people as I expected, but the atmosphere was nice anyway. Both of the cities took turns in dancing, and in the end they danced at the same time - a thousand dancers trying to prove themselves worthy of victory! Somehow it felt like the judges were giving even scores to prolong the competition and even in the end it was a draw! What an anticlimax :).

It was a great experience to see such a big show anyway, and it was my first live show since Tuska Open Air in 2004!

What happened to Kiev? Or did something happen to us?

One of the small buildings

Hmm...something weird is...

...indeed happening here!

A beautiful subway tunnel

People were carrying food to churches for blessing.

Cherries were blossoming too. Almost like in Japan!

In the heat of the battle