by nickw | Oct 10, 2023 | Ukrainefest
Throughout this, my twelfth visit to Ukraine during the conflict, I will write a daily blog. I try to write in the moment, capturing my thoughts, my moods, my emotions. As I embark on these journeys, I never know quite what to expect; not daily life as we know it in...
by nickw | Oct 11, 2023 | Ukrainefest
We flew on time, we arrived on time at 01:30 hrs; the in-between, who knows. Transport awakens at 04:00 hrs in Budapest so I circled arrivals seeking an empty seat for a doze; eventually, success to wake with a cricked neck and a jog for the 200E bus; twenty minutes...
by nickw | Oct 12, 2023 | Ukrainefest
Today’s picture shows the ‘Memorial Cubes’ in Uzzhorod. The big fella chugged away through the night, some rocking, some rolling. I was in Wagon 8, Bed 23; small compartments with four beds; two up, two down. Each carriage has an attendant who brings tea and...
by nickw | Oct 13, 2023 | Ukrainefest
Green for go; up and running. But first, breakfast with the boys; gritschke, meat from last night’s barbecue and eggs. Some morning paperwork preparing for my afternoon meeting with some of the incredible surgeons at Okhmatdyt National Children’s Hospital. A bowl of...
by nickw | Oct 14, 2023 | Ukrainefest
Today, is to be a quiet day; domestic duties around the home. First, Dmitry and I headed off to Novus, the nearby hypermarket where I experienced a missile scare and evacuation twelve months ago; I recall the experience; the sirens, the security services, people...
by nickw | Oct 15, 2023 | Ukrainefest
Up for a leisurely breakfast of gritchke, eggs and meat from last night’s feast. The early afternoon saw Oleg give me a lift to the city; he was heading to check his craft ale brewery and me to a meeting; he dropped me aside Arsenalna metro station; from here, I...
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