Archive for the Tag Crimea

Mysterious man: Valery, the archeologist

Valery, the archaeologist from Bakhchasaray (Ukraine; Crimea)

Strange thing has happened to us and I’m still not sure what to think about it. We met (maybe) an archeologist, which was (maybe) doing the excursion about old Armenian monastery and is (maybe) living in nearby cave. read more »

Bakhchysaray: palace or cave?

The cave city in Bakhchysaray (Ukraine; Crimea)

The name of the town means “garden palace” and the place (or at least the name of the place) itself is well known in Poland thanks to poet Adam Mickiewicz. But obviously he hasn’t seen the caves!! read more »

Multikulti Yevpatoriya

That was a day when I had to dressed up 3 times: in old Orthodox Church, in Dzhuma-Dzham Mosque and Dervish Monastery. Yevpatoriya, which is 2500 years old, is truly multireligious and multicultural place. read more »

Between Odessa and Crimea…

At the salt lake near Odesa (Ukraine)

In the straight line maybe 300 km to cross the border with peninsula Crimea from Odessa. But we don’t like straight lines and we do like coastline which is usually not so fast. read more »