Poltava "Екскурсія"

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First off, mini cultural moment, Ukrainians love the term excursion (екскурсія). In English it's a word seldom used and is usually saved for a more extreme/grand activity, however in Ukraine well... here's some наприклади (examples).


you could...

• explore a new city - екскурсія
• go for a hike - екскурсія
• be going down the street to pick up some groceries - екскурсія
• go visit a friend in the next town - екскурсія
• go visit a friend in your town - екскурсія
• go visit a friend two houses down - екскурсія

so I think you get it, I'm sure you have things like carmageddon in LA on your mind, but enough with the tangent, this post is dedicated to Poltava, my oblast center.

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My counterpart and myself went yesterday on a bus tour which turned out pretty sweet. I won't bore you with words because the pictures can speak for themselves. I guess I'll split it up into sections.

Cathedrals / Churches / Monasteries

Featuring (in order of appearance)

• Sampsonyyvska church
• Khrestovozdvizhensky monastery 
• Dormition Cathedral 

Museums / Statues / Monuments

Featuring (in order of appearance)

• Memorial Rotunda
• Russian warriors Bed of Honor 
• Monument to defenders of Poltava
• Museum of local lore
• Monument to T. G. Shevchenko
• The Museum of Poltava Battle history
• The Museum - Place of I. P. Kotyarevsky
• White Rotunda

Pictures of me

 my counterpart forced me to do this - however I won't lie, it's pretty funny

I think that about raps up this екскурсія