The Samson Fountain is located on Kontraktova Square. The architect of the rotunda of the fountain is Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi. On the roof of the fountain stands a sculpture of St. Andrew, and on the sides of the fountain are sundials designed by the French scientist Bruillon. Brulion’s other sundial isRead More →
Death on the Nile was written in 1937. Agatha Christie was married to an archaeologist and spent a lot of time on the excavations in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. There are three adaptations of the novel: In my opinion, the 2004 film adaptation with David Suchet and Emily Blunt remainsRead More →
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.Read More →
In 1847 Honoré de Balzac came to the estate of Countess Ewelina Hańska, the widow of Marshal Wacław Hański. On March 14, 1850, after 17 years of dating, Balzac and Evelina got married in Berdichev in the Church of St. Barbara. In 1832, Ewelina Hańska sent Balzac a letter without a returnRead More →
Alva Donna Beach Resort Comfort provides extra comfort. You don’t have to wear traditional wristbands here. The service is excellent and the staff is friendly. The rooms are also very comfortable and cozy. The hotel has free: safe, beach towels, mini bar, almost all restaurants, gym, sauna, hammam, indoor poolRead More →
In recent years, Irpin has become a city of beautiful and well-groomed parks. This happened as a result of the arrival in the city of a large number of developers who compensate residents with parks for rapidly building residential complexes and attract potential residents. But I liked this furnished Irpin.Read More →
A beautiful city park is spread among pine forests in the city of Bucha. There are playgrounds, bike paths, various beautiful photo zones, and many unusual statues. It is very pleasant to relax here with children or just sit on a bench in the shade. The park is well maintainedRead More →
In Dubai, we typically used Uber for different types of services like “select” and “premium”. However, there is no Uber-X option available. The cars used for these services were Lexus, Infinity, and Tesla. On average, the cost of a single Uber ride was around 50-60 AED. There is a taxiRead More →
The Al Naseem hotel is located at the Madinat Jumeirah, between Burj Al Arab and The Palm Jumeirah. In addition to the hotel, there are separate villas and cottages. The resort also offers a spacious sports club, a relaxing spa, various restaurants, a shopping center called Souk Madinat Jumeirah, andRead More →
On the coast of Antalya, the sun does not dissolve beautifully into the sea, as in Goa, but gradually disappears behind the mountains. Every evening I went for a walk along the beach at sunset, because as for me this is the most magical and pleasant time of the day.Read More →
Sahl Hasheesh is a recently developed and enclosed area located to the south of Hurghada. It is known as the Green Valley. In this area, you will find brand new and upscale hotels that have received excellent ratings. Another highlight is the Arrivals Piazza, which features beautiful fountains. If youRead More →
Of course, walking in Pripyat, it is difficult to resist the temptation to walk through the apartments in abandoned houses and go up to the roof. We climbed to the roof of the sixteen-story building in Pripyat. Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it can be seen from everywhere The former secretRead More →
School No 3 was the largest in Pripyat. Here it is in the photo before the accident And this is how the school No 3 in Pripyat looks like in 2017. It’s hard to believe this is the same place from the photo above. The school building is barely visibleRead More →
The city of Chernobyl has been known since 1193. At the time of the Chernobyl accident, 14,000 people lived in the city. The city fell into a 30-kilometer exclusion zone. Now people live in the city, both employees of the station and those who returned after the accident. The cityRead More →
The former top-secret system Duga-1 has become a gigantic monument to the Cold War. Object “Duga-1” is an over-the-horizon radar station for early detection of launches of intercontinental missiles. The complex located near Chernobyl, Chernobyl-2, was engaged in scanning the territory of North America during the years of the Cold War.Read More →
