TRAVEL IN UKRAINE AND EASTERN EUROPE: July 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Sunday, July 19, 2009

WHERE TO STAY IN SOFIA BULGARIA...

A WIDE RANGE OF PLACES IN THIS LINK...

Friday, July 17, 2009

English:

I need a ticket to _____ for tonight

one way or round trip?

How much does it cost?

Do I need to change trains.

Which platform for this train

Czech:

Potřebuji si letenku do _____ na dnešní večer

jednu cestu nebo kolo výlet?

Kolik to stojí?

Budu muset změnit vlaky.

Která platforma pro tento vlak

Romainian:

Am nevoie de un bilet la _____ pentru seara asta

un fel sau dus-intors?

Cât costă?

Am nevoie pentru a schimba trenul.

Care platforma pentru acest tren

Polish:

Potrzebuję bilet do _____ dzisiaj

w jedną stronę lub lot w obie strony?

Ile to kosztuje?

Czy muszę zmienić pociągów.

Jakie platformy dla tego pociągu

Bulgarian:

Трябва ми билет до _____ за довечера

Така или отиване и връщане?

Колко струва?

Трябва ли да сменям влакове.

Коя платформа за този влак

Turkish:
Ben bir bilet ihtiyacınız _____ gece için

şu veya bu şekilde tur gezisi?

Ne kadar mal olur?

Tren değiştirmek zorunda mıyım.

Bu tren için hangi platform

Ukrainian:

Мені потрібен квиток до _____ за сьогодні

в одну сторону чи в обидва кінця?

Скільки це коштує?

Чи потрібно змінити поїздів.

Яка платформа на цей потяг

Hungarian:

Szükségem van egy jegy ma estére _____

egy út, vagy oda?

Mennyibe kerül ez?

Muszáj változtatni a vonatok.

Melyik platform ez a vonat

Russian:

Мне нужен билет до _____ за сегодня

в одну сторону или в оба конца?

Сколько это стоит?

Нужно ли изменить поездов.

Какая платформа на этот поезд

Thursday, July 16, 2009

FERRY FROM ISTANBUL TO ODESSA...A FOUR DAY EXCURSION.

TO AND FROM UKRAINE BY FERRY FROM ISTANBUL LOOKS LIKE A GOOD DEAL...

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

CHEAP SLEEPS IN LONDON....

COMING AND GOING FROM LONDON TO "THE EAST" IS POPULAR...

BUT SOME PLACE TO STAY IS NEEDED...

Thursday, July 9, 2009

USING TRIPADVISOR FOR HOTELS IN ISTANBUL

TAKING THE TRAIN FROM ISTANBUL TO SOFIA

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

I'VE PUT HOSTELING INTERNATIONAL IN THE SIDEBAR

THIS IS A GREAT FALL BACK SITE FOR OVERNIGHT STAYS...

IT SHOULD BE A PERMANENT LINK IN THE SIDE BAR.

IN YOUR POCKET EURO CITY GUIDES ....

THESE ARE USEFUL...AND THE VIDEOS CAN BE INTERESTING...AS A WAY TO PREVIEW WHERE YOU ARE GOING....

WHAT'S ON IN MINSK...?

CLICK HERE....F.Y.I.

ACTUALLY A VERY NICELY DONE SITE...

HERE'S A SLIDE SHOW THAT GIVES SOME VIEWS OF MINSK AS A TYPICAL POST-SOVIET CITY.

TRY THIS SITE IN RUSSIAN...MANY GOOD LOCAL LINKS

BUT APPARENTLY....ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE AT THIS "GANGSTA" CLUB!

BRITISH AIRWAYS WEB SITE...

IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN THE MAINSTREAM....

THREE DAYS IN PRAGUE...WHAT TO DO...

AN OLD QUESTION...PERHAPS ANSWERED HERE...

TAXIS IN PRAGUE....

PERHAPS ANOTHER QUESTION RESOLVED...?

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

TRAINS TO LONDON LUTON AIRPORT

OR, CLICK HERE FOR BUS SERVICE TO LUTON....

SKY EUROPE AIRLINES...LOW FARES TO EASTERN EUROPE.

THIS LOW FARE AIRLINE FLIES FROM LONDON'S LUTON AIRPORT...CLICK TITLE LINK...

CLICK HERE FOR LUTON AIRPORT WEB PAGE

SOFIA AIRPORT WEB SITE....

CLICK THE UK/US FLAG FOR ENGLISH...

Monday, July 6, 2009

TAXI FROM AIRPORT IN SOFIA BULGARIA?

BOOK A TRANSFER IN ADVANCE TO AVOID RIP OFF RATES AT THE AIRPORT...

WELCOME TO BULGARIA...

RENT AN APARTMENT IN SOFIA, BULGARIA

THIS WEB SITE IS WELL DONE... VERY PROFESSIONAL...

IT COULD BE A MODEL FOR APARTMENT RENTAL SITES WORLDWIDE...

EXCELLENT ENGLISH IS USED THROUGHOUT...

AND PRICES ARE REASONABLE...

BUCHAREST HOTELS

THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR YOUR STAY IN BUCHAREST....

Sunday, July 5, 2009

ROMANIAN TRAIN SCHEDULES....IN ENGLISH.

IN ENGLISH IF YOU CLICK THE "UK FLAG" BUTTON IN UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF WEB PAGE...

BAR HOPPING IN BUCHAREST...CLICK HERE?

OR HERE...

OR HERE...

Saturday, July 4, 2009

A VIDEO OF SOFIA BULGARIA...

BULGARIA IS AN ANCIENT COUNTRY... WHEN THE "TURKIC" BULGARS ARRIVED IN THE REGION OF BULGARIA...THE SLAVS WERE ALREADY PRESENT...

THE TWO PEOPLE INTERMARRIED...AND FORMED THE BULGARIAN NATION. BULGARIANS WERE THE FIRST SLAVS TO ACCEPT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY...AND THEY WHERE VERY CLOSE TO CONSTANTINOPLE....AS WAS KIEV...WHICH ALSO ACCEPT ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

THE CYRILLIC ALPHABET WAS "INVENTED" TO ALLOW BULGARIANS TO READ THE BIBLE IN "OLD SLAVONIC" ...WHICH WAS THE LANGUAGE OF THE SLAVS AT THAT TIME...

SADLY BULGARIA WAS CONQUERED BY THE TURKS IN THE 1300'S...AND WAS DOMINATED BY THE OTTOMAN'S FOR ANOTHER 500 YEARS...! THIS IS NOT UNLIKE THE FATE THAT POLAND SUFFERED IN THE 1770'S WHEN THE POLISH KINGDOM WAS MORE OR LESS ABOLISHED UNTIL AFTER 1918...

AND OF COURSE KIEV WAS THE VICTIM OF THE TATARS IN THE 1240'S...WHICH CAUSED THE RUS' TRIBES TO MIGRATE NORTHWARD TOWARD SUZAL, VLADIMIR...AND FINALLY TO MOSCOW...

TRAPPED BETWEEN THE ASIAN STEPPE NOMADS IN THE EAST AND THE "ROMANIZED" TEUTONIC TRIBES IN THE WEST...MANY "PEACEFUL" SLAVIC NATIONS HAD A PRECARIOUS EXISTENCE...UNTIL RECENT TIMES...