CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Another large ship going to Turkey
Last additions - Another large ship going to Turkey - This is the same ship that has the old Soviet logo on it's hull. It was also going to Istabul. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Museum in Odessa - This is one of the museums in Odessa. You can see a wedding party on the left of the photo. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Figures in the oldest shopping mall - It said in our guidebook that this little shopping area was one of the oldest malls in the world. It's quite small, but very ornately decorated, like these statues. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Hammer and sickel logo on a ship - This ship had an old-school Soviet logo plate on it's hull. It's interesting how much of that imagery still remains even after the fall of communism. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - The boat terminal in Odessa - This is a photo looking down the ship terminal in Odessa CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Our boat to Turkey - This is a photo of the Caledonia, the boat that would take us across the Black Sea to Istanbul (though after the trip, I'm not sure how sea-worthy it was!) CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/A safe in the train station
Last additions - A safe in the train station - This was a safe where we left our luggage for the day - The locking system was so confusing we ended up needing help from a guard to get our stuff back because we couldn't open it up again! CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/The Lviv Opera / Theatre
Last additions - The Lviv Opera / Theatre - This is a photo of the large Lviv theatre / opera. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Downtown Lviv
Last additions - Downtown Lviv - This is on one of the sidestreets in the old town of Lviv. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/The Lviv train station
Last additions - The Lviv train station - The nice Lviv train station. It was recently renovated and is really quite nice considering some of the other train stations in Ukraine. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Busy street in downtown Lviv
Last additions - Busy street in downtown Lviv - One of Lviv's busy streets just outside of the old town. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/View towards Lviv's old town
Last additions - View towards Lviv's old town - This is a view from our hotel looking towards the Lviv old town. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Park in Lviv
Last additions - Park in Lviv - A small park near the old town ov Lviv. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Inside of our train cabin
Last additions - Inside of our train cabin - This was our "first class" cabin on the night-train to Lviv. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Courtyard between churches in Kiev
Last additions - Courtyard between churches in Kiev - A courtyard flanked on each side by large church buildings. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Map of the Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve
Last additions - Map of the Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve - This is a map of the sprawling Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Decorated domes waiting to go on some churches
Last additions - Decorated domes waiting to go on some churches - A set of the decorated domes that go on top of the church towers, waiting to be placed. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Views on the Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve
Last additions - Views on the Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve - This is a photo looking across just part of the large Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/The Kiev Opera / Theatre
Last additions - The Kiev Opera / Theatre - This is the Opera / Theatre in Kiev, a great place to see some shows. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Another historical church
Last additions - Another historical church - Another massive church in Kiev CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/National Museum of Ukraine
Last additions - National Museum of Ukraine - A museum near the churches in Kiev. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Look up at the church
Last additions - Look up at the church - Looking up at the detail of this Ukrainian church. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Glowing golden spires on a church
Last additions - Glowing golden spires on a church - Many of Kiev's churches have these shimmering golden globs on top of their church towers - They shine brilliantly on a sunny day. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Photo of a Ukrainian Orthodox Church - One of Kiev's many beautiful churches. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Downtown Kiev
Last additions - Downtown Kiev - This show shows one side of the main downtown area of Kiev. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Golden Angel in downtown Kiev
Last additions - Golden Angel in downtown Kiev - This is a photo of a small arch and on top a statue of an angel. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Statue in downtown Kiev
Last additions - Statue in downtown Kiev - A statue showing various warriors from Kiev's history. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/A museum in Kiev
Last additions - A museum in Kiev - This is a photo of one of the many museums in Kiev CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Downtown Kiev - This is a photo of the main sqaure in downtown Kiev CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Star on the top of a building
Last additions - Star on the top of a building - Great architecture in Kiev, this communist style building had a large communist star rising from it's roof. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/The Dragon Bridge in Ljubljana
Last additions - The Dragon Bridge in Ljubljana - This is a photo of one of the Dragons on Ljubljana's Dragon Bridge. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Downtown Prague
Last additions - Downtown Prague - This shot looks towards the downtown area of Prague. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - View of the River and bridges - This is another shot from the tower on the Charles Bridge looking up the river. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - View of Prague - This is a view of Prague on an overcast day, from a tower on one end of the Charles Bridge. You can see Prague Castle in the distance. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Statue in Zagreb - This is a photo of a monument in downtown Zagreb, Croatia. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Island of Hvar - This is a picture of the island town of Hvar. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Streets of Dubrovnik
Last additions - Streets of Dubrovnik - This is a photo of the main street in Dubrovnik's old town - Probably the nicest old town I've ever seen. The streets are made of marble. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Overlooking Cologne at sunset
Last additions - Overlooking Cologne at sunset - This photo overlooks Cologne at sunset, you can see the towers of the church in the old town. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/The Turkish Quarter in Sarajevo
Last additions - The Turkish Quarter in Sarajevo - This is a picture of the Turkish Quarter in the centre of Sarajevo CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Memorial ceremony at Corvin
Last additions - Memorial ceremony at Corvin - There was a big battle here at Corvin in Budapest where several Hungarian freedom fighters were killed. This memorial unveiled a statue to a young boy who was killed fighting the Soviets. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Hungarian armoured vehicle
Last additions - Hungarian armoured vehicle - This was an older army vehicle that people (or at least kids) could climb around on and look at. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Mourning revolutionary
Last additions - Mourning revolutionary - This shows a dead Hungarian fighter, and a woman mourning him. It was great they had all this setup to give a feeling of what happened during the revolution. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Buda Tunnel
Last additions - Buda Tunnel - In the tunnel under the Buda hill they setup exhibitions and games to show people what life was like during the revolution and show people the history. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Pondering the revolution
Last additions - Pondering the revolution - This actor sits silently on a crate, as though disparing at the situation of the revolution. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Guarding the Chain Bridge - This actor stood silently watching as though guarding the chain bridge from Soviet soldiers. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Actor on a bike - This actor was motionless, holding a bike. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Actors holding guns
Last additions - Actors holding guns - These actors had guns and held a sign that I believe says something about "Give us Freedom" - Based on my terrible Hungarian language skills :) CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Actor holding a Hungarian flag
Last additions - Actor holding a Hungarian flag - There were actors on the chain bridge dressed in 1950's era clothing and holding fake weapons and flags, to give an idea of what it was like during the revolution. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/1956 candles on the Chain Bridge in Budapest
Last additions - 1956 candles on the Chain Bridge in Budapest - They setup candles spelling out "1956" on the Chain bridge in Budapest to commerate the victims of the 1956 revolution against the Soviets. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Soviet made car - An old soviet made car, not sure the model CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Rear of a soviet made car
Last additions - Rear of a soviet made car - Note the dual exhaust pipes! CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Truck called "Stalin's Papa" - This truck had old Hungarian flags with the hammer and sickel logo cut out from the middle of it. Note the name of the truck, "Sztalin Papa". CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Cannon on a truck - From the front - A view from the front of a truck with a cannon mounted on it. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Last additions/Cannon on a truck
Last additions - Cannon on a truck - Photo of a 50's era truck with a cannon mounted on the back. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Last additions - Photo of an old medical truck - A photo of a medical truck used in the 1956 revolution. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Guarding the Chain Bridge - This actor stood silently watching as though guarding the chain bridge from Soviet soldiers. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Figures in the oldest shopping mall - It said in our guidebook that this little shopping area was one of the oldest malls in the world. It's quite small, but very ornately decorated, like these statues. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Most viewed/The Kiev Opera / Theatre
Most viewed - The Kiev Opera / Theatre - This is the Opera / Theatre in Kiev, a great place to see some shows. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Another large ship going to Turkey - This is the same ship that has the old Soviet logo on it's hull. It was also going to Istabul. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Photo of a Ukrainian Orthodox Church - One of Kiev's many beautiful churches. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Actor on a bike - This actor was motionless, holding a bike. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Pondering the revolution - This actor sits silently on a crate, as though disparing at the situation of the revolution. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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CanuckAbroad.com Travel Photos - Most viewed/1956 candles on the Chain Bridge in Budapest
Most viewed - 1956 candles on the Chain Bridge in Budapest - They setup candles spelling out "1956" on the Chain bridge in Budapest to commerate the victims of the 1956 revolution against the Soviets. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Actors holding guns - These actors had guns and held a sign that I believe says something about "Give us Freedom" - Based on my terrible Hungarian language skills :) CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Colourful houses in old Istanbul - These colourful houses were tucked away in an alley and had slogans painted on about solidarity between the Turkish people and the Palastinian people. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - A museum in Kiev - This is a photo of one of the many museums in Kiev CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Actor holding a Hungarian flag - There were actors on the chain bridge dressed in 1950's era clothing and holding fake weapons and flags, to give an idea of what it was like during the revolution. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - National Museum of Ukraine - A museum near the churches in Kiev. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Buda Tunnel - In the tunnel under the Buda hill they setup exhibitions and games to show people what life was like during the revolution and show people the history. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Busy street in downtown Lviv - One of Lviv's busy streets just outside of the old town. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Look up at the church - Looking up at the detail of this Ukrainian church. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Another historical church - Another massive church in Kiev CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Island of Hvar - This is a picture of the island town of Hvar. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Downtown Lviv - This is on one of the sidestreets in the old town of Lviv. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Sunrise over Asia - This is a picture of the sun rising over the Asian side of Turkey. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - The Lviv Opera / Theatre - This is a photo of the large Lviv theatre / opera. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Cafe in the Aristar Bazaar - This cafe was a great place to hang out in the evenings with many locals, and well located just down from the Blue Mosque in the Aristar Bazaar. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - View of the Blue Mosque from the park - This is a view of the Blue Mosque taken from the park between the Blue Mosque and the Haghia Sofia CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - View of the Blue Mosque from the Haghia Sofia - This is a view looking towards the Blue Mosque from a window in the Haghia Sofia CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Views on the Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve - This is a photo looking across just part of the large Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Sun going down over Odessa's harbour - Nice photo of the sun setting in Odessa, just before our voyage to Istanbul started. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Streets of Dubrovnik - This is a photo of the main street in Dubrovnik's old town - Probably the nicest old town I've ever seen. The streets are made of marble. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Old tower in Istanbul - This is a photo of the old tower that overlooks Istanbul. There's a restaurant at the top and a look out. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Courtyard between churches in Kiev - A courtyard flanked on each side by large church buildings. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - A safe in the train station - This was a safe where we left our luggage for the day - The locking system was so confusing we ended up needing help from a guard to get our stuff back because we couldn't open it up again! CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Hungarian armoured vehicle - This was an older army vehicle that people (or at least kids) could climb around on and look at. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Map of the Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve - This is a map of the sprawling Kiev-Pechersk National Historical Preserve. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - View towards Lviv's old town - This is a view from our hotel looking towards the Lviv old town. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Decorated domes waiting to go on some churches - A set of the decorated domes that go on top of the church towers, waiting to be placed. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Textiles from around the middle east and asia - These textiles are from old camel bags and carpets made by nomads and others from around central asia and the middle east. These were hanging on the wall of a shop where they sold these. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Bridge linking Europe and Asia - This is the famous bridge linking the European and Asian side of Istanbul. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Photo of the Haghia Sofia - This is a photo showing the huge Haghia Sofia from the front. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Domes of the Haghia Sofia - View of some of the domes surrounding the huge Haghia Sofia CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - European side of the bridge - This is the European side of the massive bridge that connects Istanbul. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Full view of the Blue Mosque - This is a full view of the huge Blue Mosque in Istanbul CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Park in Lviv - A small park near the old town ov Lviv. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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Most viewed - Leaving Odessa behind at sunset - Shortly after our ship departed for Istanbul, a shot of the harbour. CanuckAbroad Travel Photos Gallery
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