So far we have ridden about 2400km. The GPS says 2279km but with the cable problem we suffered in Germany we lost some miles. Also when its raining I remove the cable from the GPS to prevent water from entering the USB port. There is some rost to see already on the USB power cable. But riding a whole day on batteries is almost not possible.
The temperature has also risen, and my skin has been the victim. Of course not very smart of me to forget there is sunscreen. Since Lvov we have felt the higher temperatures and today was about 25 degrees in Kiev.
Today we haven the marschrutka from Hostomel to Kiev and from there the red line metro to the station of Dnipro. It is very nice to exit the full wagon and feel the wind and fresh air on the banks of the Dniepr river! We have walked along the river towards the Lavra to drink some holy water and from there to the national war museum. We heard the music playing and the museum was open today! First we made a small stop so see some tanks and planes which were parked outside of the museum.
There are many interesting museums in Kiev. If you are interested in the second World War, a must see is the Національний музей історії Великої Вітчизняної війни 1941–1945 років or the national museum of history of the great patriotic war of 1941-1945.
Inside the museum there are 3 floors and the whole history of Ukraine during the second World War is documented here. Almost everything is in Russian, so be prepared.
First the German occupation is shown and the battle of Kiev. Later we saw the battle of Stalingrad which was a turning point. I can really recommend this museum.
In the afternoon we have a stop at the Chernobyl museum. This is a much smaller museum. It gives a good idea what happened exactly on 26 April 1986 in the nuclear power plant. It struck me that the Soviet Government has kept this event quite secret for the people which had big consequences for a lot of people their health.
Well it is almost time to say goodbye to Wowa, Tamara, Maxim, Inna. Tomorrow we will ride to Poltava…
