You have to walk quite a ways to get into the center of the Monastery, where the Lavra is.
A beautiful nativity outside of the entrance of the catacombs.
The whole complex is huge- it's incredible. No wonder it's one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
After going through the church.
Obeying the rules.
Part of the Monastery.
No shorts, public displays of affection, dogs or taking pictures. Even my jeans were inappropriate- they made me wear this apron thing when I went through the catacombs.
This area was founded in 1015 and is the center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe.
A Pepsi table, right next to the Lavra.
One of the many churches in Kiev. It's around the Arsenal'na area.
This tree was the entrance to some museum.
The next three pictures are of the same memorial. I'm not sure what it is for, but it was beautiful.
Obelisk in the Vichnoi Slavy Park.
Overlooking the river. I live on the opposite bank, to the right of the bridge.
Another monument in the park.
Obelisk.
This flame never goes out. It's at the base of the obelisk. Though I can't read what it says, I beleive it has to do with WWII, as there are stones with peoples name and the years they were born and died lining the path up to the obelisk. They call died around 1942.
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