A short trip to my hometown is coming to the end
My husband's leave is coming to an end. Tomorrow, we're driving back home to Kyiv. My daughter asks me, “Why are you going back? Your home is here. You were born here and spent…
zirochka
@zirochka
Travels, photography, and a little bit of everything
Kyiv, Ukraine
Autumn Roads, Abandoned Places, and Silent Guardians. My brief story.
Hello again, friends and strangers. I am visiting my hometown again, trying to escape the round-the-clock Russian attacks, the wailing sirens, and the lack of electricity and…
Stories from My Trip to Frankivsk (Part 1)
There are only overnight trains running between Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk, my hometown. The journey takes at least 9 hours. Sometimes up to 12 hrs. Recently, however, an extra day…
Escape to the West
The day has finally come. A long-awaited trip to the west of Ukraine, to relative safety. I went to visit my family and, at long last, get a good night's sleep. Kyiv has been…