Since we are still awaiting information (hoping for a few more details) on these boys and to see if any of the three boys are truly adoptable or want to be adopted (the SDA files aren't always up to date), we thought we'd go ahead and post some pictures of St. Vladymir Cathedral, the Golden Gate and the Opera House, taken yesterday. It helps to pass the time as well as it gets pictures on here that might otherwise not get posted because we will a. either be too busy because of pursuing adoption, or b. we will be too dejected to do so, plus, we will be busy packing and trying to get flights changed, etc. if "a" doesn't happen. Just trying to face facts.
So here goes:
St. Volodymyr's (their spelling) Cathedral is a couple hundred years old, we think, not nearly as old as St. Sophia's Cathedral which dates back to 1017. It is also a gorgoues building. You might want to ask John how he learned that it is still an "active" church.
Not being Catholic we did not know what to expect. What we
witnessed were all of the candles being lit by most all who entered, the glass coverings of statues to Mary and others being kis
sed, etc. The paintings in this cathedral, just as in the others, are truly magnificent. We regret that we cannot post any interior pictures here.
witnessed were all of the candles being lit by most all who entered, the glass coverings of statues to Mary and others being kis
sed, etc. The paintings in this cathedral, just as in the others, are truly magnificent. We regret that we cannot post any interior pictures here. 
The brochure claims that the "Opera House" is one of the most beautiful buildings in Kyiv. In the French Renaissance style, it was co
nstructed in 1901. Here are
a wide view of it as well as a close up with John standing in front of it.
nstructed in 1901. Here areThese two pictures with grids on them are of "The Golden Gate." We were told that it was created in ancient times, then almost destroyed when it was covered by 
earth and abandoned. Then in 1834 when they removed so whatever 
was built on top of it to build new streets, they discovered what remained of "The Golden Gate." So they restrengthened the old stone work and surrounded it with an elegant fence.
earth and abandoned. Then in 1834 when they removed so whatever 
was built on top of it to build new streets, they discovered what remained of "The Golden Gate." So they restrengthened the old stone work and surrounded it with an elegant fence. 
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