Our TESOL Ukraine conference was held in the darling little town of Kamianets-Podilsky out in Western Ukraine, just outside of the Carpathian mountain region. Due to quite an active past, it has Armenian, Polish, Turkish, and Ukrainian influences throughout:
The town's top claims to Ukrainian fame are it's position on a natural island (formed by an extreme bend in the river) with towering bluffs all around it, AND it's pretty 14th century castle-like fortress that guards the town's access. The castle is awaiting it's place on the list of potential UNESCO Heritage sites; in the meantime, it enjoys its nationalistic status as one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:
As it's still winter in these parts, the best thing to do in KP is wander the little lanes and cobbled streets, which are no doubt over-flowing with little cafes and clanks of beer-mugs in the summertime:
Fortunately, while we were there, each day the blue sky faded into a simple. pretty sunset:
Up next, a fantastic country day-trip to yet another one of Ukraine's Seven Wonders (hey, every country's gotta have something!)...
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