1. WOW...what a day or should I say days, not sure relly how long we have been traveling but it is now 8:00pm Ukraine time and we just checked into our rooms in Ushgorood, interestlingly we were not supposed to be here until tomorrow but the two Rotary fellows who picked us up at the Lviv airport loaded us ito two cars and 4 hours later we are in Ushgorood, that makes just over 30 hours since we left Edmonton, I think.
   
   Between head bobs and cat naps we saw some amazingly green and lush countryside on the drive, now its off to dinner with a Rotary member who works at the hotel,,,got to run.
   Cheers,more later.
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   gvt8 May 2012 04:13

   Well so much for sleeping in, woke at 6:00 am and couldnt get back to sleep although I felt tired. Breakfast at 9:00 which ws a cold doughy crepe thingy wrapped around cottage cheese with sugar on top, tasty in a weird sort of way, I didnt eat all the dough and I think the waiter was offended, o well!
   After breakfast we did a dry run of our presentaion which we deliver tonight. Speaking of running I went for a run after breakfast to try to shake out the cobwebs and loosen the joints. The area we are staying in is interesting to say the least, multiple large homes with big metal gates on electric openers, 5 to 10 in a row then right nextdoor a series of run down homes or vacant lots, dogs everywhere and even rosters? Flowers are in full bloom,
   Uzhorod is the main town in the Transcarpathian region and has a largeg Hungarian and Romainian poulation, the people seem very reserved but polite, I offered a freindly 'preveet' to everyone I met along my run but none reply, lol
   Off for a team lunch now and later a foot tour of old town.
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   gvt9 May 2012 01:40

   Dobra ranuk,
   Today is seradah and memorial day in Ukraine, we watched the parade and visited the war memorial park this morning.
   Last night we were treated to a incredible dinner, each course was introduced with a toast of vodka.
   Now we are off to a sanatoriam in the country,(?)
   dobra dopobatchina for now.
   /g