Arto's Blog - Latest Comments on Learning Ukrainian and practising Japanese https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/main/?disp=comments en-EU http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 stephen dean in response to: Learning Ukrainian and practising Japanese Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:25:59 +0000 stephen dean c474@https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/ <p>What a surprise to see a photograph of railway timetable on your site. I was there a few months ago as I need to travel between Poland and Romania.Passing through Ukraine is far more exciting than travelling through Hungary and Slowakia.I was very surprised to find how easy it was to pass this border crossing the bridge.I had taken the very comfortable night train from Brasov to Sighetu. Like you I was able to leave my luggage with the station master.I saw that a microbus was leaving for Lviv outside the Maramures restaurant at 1030.This did not look like a comfortable ride although it would get into Lviv bus station at 1830.Lviv bus station is situated miles away from the centre and is a dangerous place-bogus policemen wanting to carry out a foreign currency inspection.So I opted for the train.Ukrainian trains are ok for the price.You just have to know how to operate the water taps in the toilets-small lever inside.Also toilets are locked when train is approaching next station.So don&#8217;t drink too much of that nice BILE beer before you board.</p> <p>Lviv is a great place-still undiscovered by the stag-nighters who have ruined Riga and perhaps Krakow.Lots of nice restaurants in the centre where you can sit outside and watch the extremely pretty local girls pass.Best buy for me is the brandy in a bottle shaped like a sabre for about 9euros.If you are travelling onto Poland then you can take bus from bus station-remember outside town-to Przemysl runs several times a day.Otherwise take local train to Mystika and then taxi to border.Avoid queue of Poles just walk past them keeping to channel and smile at Ukrainian border guard who will open the door for you.Minibus from border to Przemysl station.Remember that trains marked P are the cheaper alternative.I can travel from here to Bialystok -not far from Lithuanian border for about 15euros.</p> <p>I really think that Ukraine is for the more adventerous traveller as they do not speak foreign languages there-I speak a little Polish which really helps.</p> <p>Stephen</p> What a surprise to see a photograph of railway timetable on your site. I was there a few months ago as I need to travel between Poland and Romania.Passing through Ukraine is far more exciting than travelling through Hungary and Slowakia.I was very surprised to find how easy it was to pass this border crossing the bridge.I had taken the very comfortable night train from Brasov to Sighetu. Like you I was able to leave my luggage with the station master.I saw that a microbus was leaving for Lviv outside the Maramures restaurant at 1030.This did not look like a comfortable ride although it would get into Lviv bus station at 1830.Lviv bus station is situated miles away from the centre and is a dangerous place-bogus policemen wanting to carry out a foreign currency inspection.So I opted for the train.Ukrainian trains are ok for the price.You just have to know how to operate the water taps in the toilets-small lever inside.Also toilets are locked when train is approaching next station.So don’t drink too much of that nice BILE beer before you board.

Lviv is a great place-still undiscovered by the stag-nighters who have ruined Riga and perhaps Krakow.Lots of nice restaurants in the centre where you can sit outside and watch the extremely pretty local girls pass.Best buy for me is the brandy in a bottle shaped like a sabre for about 9euros.If you are travelling onto Poland then you can take bus from bus station-remember outside town-to Przemysl runs several times a day.Otherwise take local train to Mystika and then taxi to border.Avoid queue of Poles just walk past them keeping to channel and smile at Ukrainian border guard who will open the door for you.Minibus from border to Przemysl station.Remember that trains marked P are the cheaper alternative.I can travel from here to Bialystok -not far from Lithuanian border for about 15euros.

I really think that Ukraine is for the more adventerous traveller as they do not speak foreign languages there-I speak a little Polish which really helps.

Stephen

]]> https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/main/2008/09/25/learning-ukrainian#c474 ajt in response to: Learning Ukrainian and practising Japanese Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:01:18 +0000 c472@https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/ Sure, I know, it&#8217;s always possible to refuse alcohol. But I&#8217;m not an absolutist, so it wasn&#8217;t so bad to join for a cup or two. :) I just avoid drinking too much. https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/main/2008/09/25/learning-ukrainian#c472 Teemu Kemppainen in response to: Learning Ukrainian and practising Japanese Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:22:35 +0000 Teemu Kemppainen c471@https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/ An absolutist friend visiting Russia politely refused offered alcoholic drinks by pointing at his heart and saying &#8220;doctor forbids". https://ajt.iki.fi/blog/main/2008/09/25/learning-ukrainian#c471