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Ancient Ukraine.
Trypillian Tour
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Dr. M. Videiko, Harriet Hughes and her friends
Kathleen and Mykola Ponomarenko standing in front of the
Kamianets-Podilsky fortress. |
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL NEWS
February 2004 (pp 68-69)
UKRAINE.
We learned about the archaeology of the Trypillian
Bronze Age during our 11-day trip to Ukraine, June
27-July 7, 2002, but we also saw many interesting
medieval and later sites and met many interesting
people in this newly independent state.
Our tour with Kolos Corporation (5841 Colfax
Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311-1013: phone 703/585-
0649, e-mal kolos@kolos.corn or visit
www.trypillia.com) cost $1,100, land. (The
2004 "Tryptillian Tour," taking place June
28-July 8, will cost $1,650 land only.) A
few non-included meals and extras added tip to less
than $100. We also gave substantial tips to the guide,
the driver and Dr. Mykhailo Videiko, who led the tour,
because although there were only three of us and the
tour price was based on a group of 10, KoIos kept to
the advertised price.
A senior researcher at the Archeology Institute of the
National Science Academy of Ukraine , Dr. M. Videiko's
specialty is the Neolithic age and the early
Trypillian Bronze culture of 5,000 to 7,000 years ago.
We saw a significant find being uncovered at one
of the digs we visited.
In Kiev, beginning outside the door of the
Andriyvskiy Hotel, were several blocks of art and
craft stands that had wonderful items at
amazingly low prices. I brought home a large covered
walnut dish for $12 and printed Pysanky eggs for $2
each.
We also toured St. Sophia Cathedral, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site, and Caves Monastery. We wished we had
more time at the museum of wooden architecture in
Kyiv; we were able to see only part of it in several
hours and could spent more time in the shops, which
had fabulous artworks at very modest prices.
On this trip we did a lot of walking on uneven ground
and cobblestone streets. The archaeological
sites were mostly off the beaten path. On
occasion we enjoyed box lunches, incredible feasts of
several types of smoked fish, ham, turkey, cheeses,
bread, tomatoes, wine, juice and several deserts.
Plumbing outside the hotels, was often
hole-in-the-ground variety; however, except for a
couple of times, they were properly maintained and did
not smell.
We were only moderately interested in archaeology, but
this tour had enough other interesting and unusual
things to see and do that we considered it a bargain.
We met many more Ukrainians not involved in tourism
than we would have on a conventional tour. Would
we do it again? Yes.
--- HARRIET S. HUGHES, Alexandria, VA
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