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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Ukraine >> Kamenets-Podolsky | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 heading south from Lviv with driver Vitaly and guide Alex |
 a quick stop in Hrymailiv, to see the ruins of the synagogue there... |
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 then on to Kamanets-Podolsky and its 14th-c. castle, one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine |
 inside the castle compound |
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 views to the south |
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 a view to the north, and the St. George church |
 looking across the river at the old town |
 up and down the interesting stairways... |
 ...we visit the city history museum... |
 ...with a rich representation from the Soviet era |
 this bridge connects the castle with the old town, and divides the river |
 the Smotrych River loops around the 'island' old town |
 now in the old town, a fortress tower and a former synagogue |
 lunch at the former synagogue with Alex |
 views over the river from the restaurant balcony |
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 entering the gate of the church of Saints Peter and Paul... |
 ...with its minaret |
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 looking across the river at the castle |
 the town hall |
 Marla had ancestors from here who emigrated before WWII |
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 the tower of the ruins of the Armenian church... |
 the gate to the garden where the church once stood |
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 the church foundations... |
 ...and a few remaining gravestones |
 heading down Virmenska street to see the historic neighborhood |
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 now at the grounds of the 14th-c. St. Nicholas church |
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 the chapel is tiny but well-maintained... |
 ...and well-decorated inside |
 now out on the old town streets again |
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 we visit the 'museum of old things' |
 and indeed they are: items from the neolithic era... |
 ...7th to 3rd century BC here |
 the area is particularly rich in stone statues... |
 ...including some unusual styles |
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 now we are around the corner at another city historical museum... |
 ...itself housed in a historical building |
 the art collection is especially strong here |
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 Alex may be able to help identify this mysterious painting! |
 back on the old town streets |
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 here's our hotel (on the left) |
 across a 19th-c. bridge, now we're in the new town |
 the deep Smotrych gorge makes for amazing vistas |
 Vitaly and Jay have some fun with long lenses between bridge and gorge |
 a view of the former synagogue and fortress tower |
 into a new town park... |
 ...to see a memorial to the victims of the Holodomor famine |
 then we end the day at the city's Shoah memorial... |
 ...in a field where over 20,000 Jews from the city and deported from Hungary were killed |
 we take some time to reflect, as the day ends |
 pano: Kamenets-Podolsky 1 |
 pano: Kamenets-Podolsky 2 |