Last spring we were out and about a lot and saw a lot. This year we have not done as much but this last Saturday I decided to take a vacation. We had enough left overs to eat and we decided to buy bread so I didn’t have to bake and we decided to go exploring. We walked the entire time. We went to the mall where you can catch the tram up the hill or out to the branch and the train station but we kept walking across Yavornyskova Street and see what was there to be seen. It was a little hill but not too bad. At first it was not very exciting or different but we managed to see some interesting things and had a good walk.
Here are some things we saw.
You can see the domes of this Church from the mall and I have often wondered what Church it was. We found out it is this beautiful “Holy Trinity Cathedral.” An ornate Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
Here is a close up of some of the art work on the front. We did not go in but even if we had we would not have pictures of the inside.
On the corner of the street across from the Holy Trinity Church is this equally beautiful building which is headquarters in Dnipro of Eparchy of the Dnipro Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
Close up of this building has the words “Christ is Risen.” A common greeting at Easter time in Ukraine – before during and after Easter.
This very interesting “statue” on top of this building is a black horse and chariot. No idea what it means and the building is not marked – not even sure it is in use.
This is farther away and yes that is a “Beer Bank” Bar and the next building is a Sports Center then the unknown building. Notice the cars – new and old cars here and not much in between.
We found an ATB store and went in for ice cream (small cones for just about 3 grivne (about 11 cents) – when we came out I took pictures of the building across the street – it looks like a studio front – you can see the sky behind it through the windows. At one time this was probably an amazing building but now it is falling down.
The other end of the building seems like it might still be in use.
We walked to a bridge that is over a gully where there are people living and old falling down buildings as well.
Beyond the gully you can see the tall apartment and business buildings that are newer in the city.
Some buildings are falling apart – literally.
Close up of one
Then we walked down the hill and went to the Cascade Plaza – buildings on both sides are part of this last mall. The balls on the wires overhead are lights and the wires have hoses that sprinkle mists on very hot days. The balls on the ground are concrete and you can sit on them. You can also see the carousel and the buildings in the center which are restaurants and bars. The upscale grocery (Le Silpo) that we sometimes go to for specialty things is on the second floor of the building on the right.
An interesting sculpure at the mall.
Elder Morgenegg with the statue man on the bench.
Sister Morgenegg with the statue man on the bench.
Since this is Saturday and it is near the synagogue we often see Jewish families walking home. The synagogue is actually in the stair step building on the right about a block from the mall.
A yellow marshrutka bus. We have only ridden a marshrutka twice. Once with Pavel on the way to his apartment to have dinner with him and his wife and once home from his apartment. We usually walk or ride the tram.
So that was our walk. We sat at the mall for a while to rest and then we walked home – about a mile or so from here. We walk past the synagogue and through a small park and then to our apartment complex. It is the route we often take after Church on Sundays and other days.
There are still things to see here but this was mostly just a relaxing walk to see what there was to see. Love you all.