After a sleepy, rainy day resting from our travels, we took Cynthia downtown to see some of the tourist sites in Kyiv. We started at the Golden Gate. We’ve actually been here three times as a family but were never able to actually tour the inside. While it wasn’t that impressive after all, we were glad to finally be able to see it.
After visiting the Golden Gate, our next stop was the Kyiv Zoo. We could see that they were making renovations and had plans to make it quite beautiful with natural exhibits and walkways. As it is now, we enjoyed the rather unkempt wildness of it.
The kids weren’t impressed with the rules that said: “Do not leave children unattended. (Our animals love children, but they have no skills in raising humans).” 
We heard some deep, loud grunting, only to finally realize that these two turtles were having a romantic interlude! 
Fascinating. 
Next, we had wandered past the ballet to see St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral.
St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral
I was captivated by the intricate beadwork. 
Back home for dinner and bed before our last day with Cynthia!
