Lviv

Once there was Kievan Rus, and it included the duchy of Galicia-Volhynia which by time became a kingdom of its own. Its king Danylo founded a city which he named after his son Lev, whence the name Lviv. The kingdom was later swallowed by Poland. When Poland was partitioned between Austria, Prussia and Russia at the end of the 18th century, Lviv became a Habsburg city. After WWI and the collapse of the Habsburg Empire, Lviv was back in Poland. It was fist after WWII that Lviv came under the rule from Moscow. Lviv has long been a centre for Ukrainian nationalism, and this is difficult to miss in the souvenirs being offered. Or for that matter that restaurant my friend Sergei took me to. We knocked the door, and there is a guy with a fake Kalashnikov asking for the password. (Which of course is Slava Ukraini!)

Lviv is also a city of beauty. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's packed with fine buildings, not the least from the Habsburg era. There is also a lot of churches, although I was not able to get into many of them. On Saturday there were weddings, and on Sunday there was mass. Lviv is a very lively town, with a lot of people out. Some of them tourists, obviously, but not all. Lots of nice cafés along the streets, and Lviv is overall a lot more appealing than Kiev.

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II
3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard
5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV
7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I
9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III
11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V
13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII
15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX
17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre
19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko
21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory
23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga
25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church
27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I
29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral
31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III
33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts
35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market
37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput
39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?
41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training
43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists
4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV
7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I	9. The Streets of Lviv II
10. The Streets of Lviv III	11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V
13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII
16. The Streets of Lviv IX	17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre
19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko	21. King Danylo
22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga
25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers
28. Armenian Cathedral I	29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral
31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III	33. Latin Cathedral IV
34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market
37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera
40. A Dissenting View?	41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training
43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard
5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV	7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I
9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III	11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V
13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX
17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre	19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko
21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga
25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I
29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral	31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III
33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market
37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?
41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training	43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III
6. Ploshcha Rynok IV	7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I	9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III
11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V	13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII
16. The Streets of Lviv IX	17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre	19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko
21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga	25. View from High Castle Hill
26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I	29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral
31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III	33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia
36. Book Market	37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?
41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training	43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV
7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I	9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III	11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V
13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX	17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre
19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko	21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga
25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I	29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral
31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III	33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market
37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?	41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training
43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV	7. City View
8. The Streets of Lviv I	9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III	11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V	13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII
15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX	17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre	19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko	21. King Danylo
22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga	25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I
29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral	31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III	33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia
36. Book Market	37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?	41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training
43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV	7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I
9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III	11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V	13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX
17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre	19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko	21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga
25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I	29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral	31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III
33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market	37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?
41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training	43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV	7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I	9. The Streets of Lviv II
10. The Streets of Lviv III	11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V	13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX	17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre
19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko	21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga	25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers
28. Armenian Cathedral I	29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral	31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III	33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market
37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?	41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training	43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

1. Ploshcha Rynok	2. Ploshcha Rynok II	3. Street Artists	4. The Italian Yard	5. Ploshcha Rynok III	6. Ploshcha Rynok IV	7. City View	8. The Streets of Lviv I	9. The Streets of Lviv II	10. The Streets of Lviv III
11. The Streets of Lviv IV	12. The Streets of Lviv V	13. The Streets of Lviv VI	14. The Streets of Lviv VII	15. The Streets of Lviv VIII	16. The Streets of Lviv IX	17. The Streets of Lviv X	18. The Theatre	19. Shevchenko Statue	20. Ivan Franko
21. King Danylo	22. Lviv Chocolate Factory	23. The Café on the Roof	24. Vintage Volga	25. View from High Castle Hill	26. Bernardine Church	27. Church Towers	28. Armenian Cathedral I	29. Armenian Cathedral II	30. Latin Cathedral
31. Latin Cathedral II	32. Latin Cathedral III	33. Latin Cathedral IV	34. Ramparts	35. Soviet Paraphernalia	36. Book Market	37. Lviv Souvenirs	38. Putler Kaput	39. Donbass Loves Bandera	40. A Dissenting View?
41. Funny Roof	42. Shooting Training	43. In Target	44. Ploshcha Rynok V

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