In Kyiv, Ukraine, and a traditional lunch at Khutorets
Had a lovely day in Kyiv yesterday. This is my first time in Ukraine, and I’m here to present a couple of talks at the BeWine festival. I’m really nicely surprised by this city, which I’ve been learning about. Three things I didn’t know: (1) it’s big, with around 5 million people; (2) it predates Moscow by a few hundred years; and (3) Chernobyl is just 100 km away, but fortunately that week in 1986 the wind was blowing the right way (from Kyiv’s perspective).
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We had lunch at Khutorets on the Dnieper River that was a converted boat. Traditional Ukraine fare was complemented by a couple of glasses of Ukraine wine. This was a seriously good meal.
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