As a Kiyev native living in the U.S.(moved here in 1995), I gotta say, your videos capture that "something" about my hometown that travel channels never could. Also, very sweet to see my old streets and neighborhood. Thank you for the trip down memory lane, especially in these times. Your videos are a gem, capturing Kiyev pre pandemic and pre war. A time capsule.
As always Peter, you have shown me the importance of life in Kyiv. The beautiful people who live life in such a great positive manner will always brighten my day. The St Michael monastery was amazing and so beautiful inside that I have to go look it up. The architect of the buildings as you walk through the streets where people call home with business fronts is so welcoming, then the opera house, stunning! Hello from North Dakota in America my Ukrainian friends and best wishes for all. P.S can hardly wait for part 2🇺🇦🇺🇸
5:15 In fact, there are ruins of the original Golden gates under the reconstructed building and actually, you can see it if you buy a ticket. The replica was built to preserve the remains of the original construction.
2:25 *Kazymyr Severinovych Malevych* (correct spelling) was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist and art theorist born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Most notable works: - Black Square, 1915; - White On White, 1918 More details: uacrisis.org/64095-malevych-3
Peter Santenello , BTW, some websites _(ex.: Wikipedia)_ will say, that Malevych is russian, but that’s only because he was born when Ukraine was occupied by imperial Russia. Cheers! :-)
I will have to refer my friends to this video for further insight on my recent trip. Although I didn't visit many of the places you take us to here, the feel is similar to some of the areas I did walk through. And I wanted desperately to take photos and video at St. Michael's monastery but as I entered I saw signs that seemed to prohibit it so I refrained. But since you did so, I can refer back to this to recall the beauty of the interior and to show others. The day and time I visited there a very visible priest was doing some responsive chanting with unseen monks behind the screen. It was haunting to listen to.
Great film and commentary. Brought back happy memories and makes me want to explore this beautiful place some more. Kyiv really is a fascinating place and we found everyone very friendly. Looking forward to episode 2.
Jamie B Well I sort of did ))) I went to St Petersburg last year so was expecting similar architecture. What was different was the mix of architecture. It was easy to get around even if we got lost many times. Uber’s were so cheap!!! We are veggie, we expected it to be difficult, it wasn’t. The cakes are amazing!!! Everyone was so friendly. The young people smiley and welcoming. We travelled to Chernihiv on the local buses, as we have a friend living there. Again people helped us along the way. Such a pity that it is often overlooked by people. It has so much potential, in so many ways.
Вітаю друже, твої відео завжди такі позитивні, і якість картинки дуже висока. Включаю субтитри і потрохи вчу англійську мову. Всіх благ і знімай побільше!)
Love your video!!! It's heartbreaking to see what is going on now.....💔💔💔 Very sad. I hope all Ukraine will switch to Ukrainian language....that's who we are.💛💙
Thank you soooo much for this video.... I was there in this city three different times for several weeks at a time.... the people the food the history.... all soooo nice.
Great video and thank you so much for presenting Kyiv to the world! Peter, I also would like to recommend you to visit highrises and rooftops of Kyiv and film the amazing skylines of the city. The point is, Kyiv is quite big and rises pretty quickly. It has so many 25-35 floor buildings today that can easily beat a loooot of other European and even American cities. I like Kyiv for its amount of highrises, business centers other big buildings. For better picture try to visit Horizon Park (Ciklum office), Jack House (Appartments with rooftop), Gulliver Business Center, Royal Tower (Living apartments). You can also review the upcoming great projects, namely Toryan Towers. I believe this content will amaze your audience. Because Kyiv is really great in terms of highrises, business centers, the skyline. Cheers!
As a new sub I am now getting past your more recent work in the USA. Ukraine cities are beautiful, so clean and orderly in a natural way. The people and the vibe are beautiful. That city with the beeeeautiful art deco subway is aaaaaamazing. No wonder you lived there so long. I get the vibe of Mexico City, old and new architecture juxtaposed. The standout is how clean the streets and happy, relaxed the people. Great showcasing of a wonderful place ❤️🏡🍀🌏🐸
Love your channel. I recently made a few Ukrainian friends. They are so hospitable (incredible & simple cooks too). Now I see where they come from. Love all your work. I spent some time on Ecuador & Columbia. I think it's your Californian that helps your insight (I love Californians though never been there -- Wisconinite though I am much more like Californians). But the Faith and the insane unfortunate wars (now the U.S. sponsored destruction) is at root of the character and also the instability which cannot be helped. Few peoples survive such. Ukrainians indeed have depth (as I see in my friends too). The real crisis now is definitely Faith, not just in Kyiv of course but the whole West (South America too).
Really enjoy your videos, Peter. I've gone to Kyiv a few times since the late 90s and have been to a lot of the locations you've shown and a lot you haven't. It was very Soviet-like when I first went with a giant Lenin overlooking Maidan square where there's a mall now. They didn't know how to handle a credit card and there were few cars on the streets, but more raggedy street cars and buses. Russian was spoken and the only Ukrainian I heard was from American missionaries. It has changed so much since then!...Both good and bad..My wife's family goes back generations in Kyiv so I have a pretty good guide when we go. We are generally based on the island of Rusanivka on the left bank. I feel like Kyiv is my second home and if Svitlana, my wife for over 20 years, had her way we would sell everything and move there today!...Here's some unsolicited random crap you may or may not have done yet.: Go up into the Statues head, eat at a few monastery cafes, go to a dacha on the Dneiper, work out at the outdoor gym in Hydopark, ride the tram to and through the forest past the old Victorian homes to the end of the line...etc.
Dude, it’s really nice to see your perspective on these post-Soviet countries and Ukraine in particular. The way you deliver your explorations, experience, and points of view make me miss my homeland. If you ever get a chance to go to Carpathian Mountains, do not hesitate! It’s worthwhile! Best of luck.
Hi man!I accidentally found your channel and moreover I'm curious a lot because you're creating the truthful content related to pros and cons of living in many counties.Damn!,I'm excited to see peaceful tourists in my homeland.I hope you'll keep doing it,don't slow your pace down,we're watching your masterpiece with a big pleasure!Oh,I've almost forgotten,be careful in looking for and dealing with "gopniki",they tend to be really dangerous,keep you safe!✌
Зрозуміло через два слова.Але відео прекрасне.Мабуть,Петер швидше вивчить українську ніж ми тут англійську,,на пристойному рівні.Столиця України - велично!
You are so right when you said it's a city to be a kid in! I was born and grew up in Kiev across from park Slavi. I can't even imagine a better childhood.... It was like growing up an explorer, an archeologist, adventurer, extreme sportsman, etc. Can't replicate it just anywhere. My favorite was exploring/playing on the historic hills next to Lavra. Can find artifacts from middle ages to WW2. Or abandoned caves from monks or again, WW2 trenches
@@Сигизмунд-с2й I'm afraid you are wrong, the real situation is more likely to be vice versa, there isn't so called "russian" language, it's only a dialect of Ukrainian language.
Hey Peter! If you by any chance like Italian food and wanna spend some time in the city center, then you should check out my mom’s restaurant (if you want of course), it’s called Under Wonder, right next to Ploshcha Tolstoho station. I cannot say that the food there is the cheapest in the world, but it definitely tastes good. Chill atmosphere, interesting interior, good service👌🏻 She also opened a city café called Wine and People recently, with mixed cuisines n shit, also very nice, but it’s a bit further away from Khreshchatyk.
A little Loves Theme From Spartacus in this at 11.07, wonderful :-) So moving to see Ukraine in these videos before it all kicked off, best wishes to all Ukrainians.
it was great ! we have to admit it: we rarely see vloggers who are also tour guides. it was a great walk in Kiev and it's good when you film yourself when you comment. it's not the Kiev we see in government media or media with biases the etiquette is in a city where cars go almost at the same speed as pedestrians normally our psychology and behavior are the product of our history just as the current state of a city can also be the result of its history and the events that it has witnessed. there are some beautiful buildings that deserve a lot of restoration in any case thank you for the walk and good luck Peter!
@@_FireHeart in French: KIEV although French is not my mother tongue no more than English or Ukrainian by the way nevertheless thank you for the correction .
Djallal Namri , what French has to do with anything? lol First of all your comment was in English and second - KYIV is the correct Latinization/Romanization, not a simple translation to English. #KyivNotKiev
That part of the city where the alleyway that leads into the coffee shop and onto Sichovych Striltsiv is next to the office where I work. Great to see you have liked it. Masha and cake has closed down though. They still have other locations across Kyiv, but not the one you were frequenting. That place is now an intalian restaurant, a pretty decent one too
Hi Peter, thanks for the interesting videos. Was in Kiev in September with my wife for a visa appointment.Stayed @Hotel Ukraine where floor 12 has a purposed window view over Maidan (not sure if only for guests). Think there's also a bullet hole @hotel rear, (window behind very top flight of stairs). I guess it's from 2014. Deepest metro station is Arsenalna btw.
Correct one is Kyiv, russians speak Kyiv as Kiev like typical foreign people, i.e. incorrectly. Kyiv was named after an earl "Kyi" who was one of city founder more than 1500 years ago, that time the Kyiv region used slavic language group based on a polian dialect, the last one is the most close to a novaday ukrainian language, furthermore all lands related to novadays central/original Russia had no slavic language at all that time, russians predecessors spoke ugro-finish language group, and 6-7 centuries after Kyiv was founded russian predecessors started to use heavily modified souther slavic dialect, the most close to novadays slavic bulgarian, and yes, this bulgarian slavic dialect started to spread with christianity carried by old time bulgarian priests when they moved over future russian lands, lands populated with ugro-finish ethnicities, again non slavic russian predecessors.
@@kekkekovich1423 If you read ancient slavic artifacts related to Kyiv all grammar construction, lexical stuff and etc. are the most close to the novadays ukranian, russian are not native to this lands, they appears in Kyiv in after XVIII century when Russain Empire started to expand and occupied Ukraine, and as you understand Ukraine and ukrainians existed here before russians. The very first mention of Ukraine as land was XII century, that is five century before a russian nation was created, with Russian Empire, before XVIII century Moscow wasn't sovereign country and they pay taxes to their ruler The House of Giray, also Girays, Giray were the Genghisid/Turkic dynasty that reigned in the Khanate of Crimea and Moscow lands till the beginig XVIII century. Kyiv was never owned by The House of Giray, but it was a slavic lands also known as Rus or Ruske knazivstvo or Ukraine in-depended from Giray, and Moscow accordingly, util Russian Empire occupied ukrainian lands in XVII century.
@@kekkekovich1423 I prefer an original name, like it pronounced by Kyiv founders 1500 years ago and native to this land ukranian population, not pronounce that foreigns people prefer to call Kyiv like Kiev following they foreign to this land language and lack of sounds that exists in native population language.
@@denisoko8494 damn your original name has been existing for less than 100 years😂at least, 1918 is the time when Ukrainians finally got some signes of cultural independence. It's history bitch
Arsenalna is the deepest in the world. Zoloty Vorota is a really beautiful one tho - even tho was build during last soviet years, it has a lot of freskos of Kyiv kniyaziv\kings, rulers, heads of church, the churches itself, et cetera. Worth checking out. One of the first things i show to foreigners when they come to Kyiv is that station and the gate itself. Also gates is a replica, but there where stone parts in it. not 100% was wooden tho. part of old walls was found during the research there.
LOVED it over there in Ukraine. Great place to go during the summer especially. But when winter gets closer you might want to consider the Philippines where I happen to be right now.. Totally different of course, but both countries are quite inexpensive. Some parts of Ukraine are REALLY inexpensive. For me the most intersting place to go in Europe. It is kind of WILD end EXCITING! Yeah?
Hello Peter, Thanks for sharing everything they are very cool neighborhoods, and the historical architecture is beautiful! Yes, indeed a shame not well maintained for many years! You do this very well thank you for explaining everything in detail! Waving a hand hello from Missouri, USA! Would like to visit there one day after the pandemic hopefully disappears globally! Be safe! Take care, Jonathan
I didn't get a chance to watch the whole video, but did you get a chance to go to Kyiv Food Market? It's like an open market with different restaurants to try different foods.
@@scottdavis421 I didn't get a chance. The time I wanted to go, Zelenskiy was there for a public forum and the whole place was crowded. I hear it's a great place to grab food and meet people.
Natalija K. , it’s better to say: _“Music to my ears”_ www.google.com/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=music%2bto%2bmy%2bears&=true *Але взагалом я з тобою погоджуюсь.* :-)
Loved Kyiv - was just there with my Ukranian girlfriend this past weekend. If someone was considering moving there, where would you recommend that is nice but also affordable? Thanks.
What are those clusters of little houses at the end of this vlog? Kiev is definitely a beautiful city and must be defended by the people of Ukraine. Thoughts and prayers for all Ukrainians...Stay strong and never give up!
Peter, you have a good pronunciation, like a foreigner. Do not worry. You are doing a good thing, showing Ukraine to people. Let them come to visit us - we will meet with bread and salt. Thank you so much for your work. PS: Do you know that in Ukrainian, the word "country" is "krayina" (країна)? Моя країна - це Україна! =) Sorry for my English.
Basically, ukranian shares the exact same grammar nature with russian, they just have different vocabularies. So it's not that hard as to speak for example russian and english or french and arabic. But, yep, every young ukranian can speak russian, ukranian and understand polish a little bit just from childhood:)
Generally, it's quite good for the IT crowd, I think. Salaries vary from 500 to 5000 USD per month depending on your skills. And you can have a decent life earning that much.
Fire Heart am I right in saying there is a huge underground network of tunnels built around WW1 times, then expanded over the years & turned into nuclear bunker type places? I watched a urb-x here on UA-cam & sure he was in Kiev. Thanks.
As a Kiyev native living in the U.S.(moved here in 1995), I gotta say, your videos capture that "something" about my hometown that travel channels never could. Also, very sweet to see my old streets and neighborhood. Thank you for the trip down memory lane, especially in these times. Your videos are a gem, capturing Kiyev pre pandemic and pre war. A time capsule.
Beautiful city. Love from Tbilisi, Georgia.
Instablaster...
As always Peter, you have shown me the importance of life in Kyiv. The beautiful people who live life in such a great positive manner will always brighten my day. The St Michael monastery was amazing and so beautiful inside that I have to go look it up. The architect of the buildings as you walk through the streets where people call home with business fronts is so welcoming, then the opera house, stunning! Hello from North Dakota in America my Ukrainian friends and best wishes for all. P.S can hardly wait for part 2🇺🇦🇺🇸
Beuatiful? i would rather say misereable
@@jeffgross71 Kyiv is beautiful, your spelling is miserable.
Looks more like Jeff Gross's spirit is miserable...
I really like your perspective. Beaty lives in eyes of an observer, and want to see things like you do.
5:15 In fact, there are ruins of the original Golden gates under the reconstructed building and actually, you can see it if you buy a ticket. The replica was built to preserve the remains of the original construction.
My man, appreciate you are spreading the word about my country out there. Enjoy the last warm days in Kyiv. Winter is coming...
Ha! I saw the weather forecast last week went from 23 to now a high of 5 on Thursday.
Scott Davis yes, it is getting chilly..
@@valeriinokhrin2000chilly?? That’s down right cold 🥶. Lol.
2:25 *Kazymyr Severinovych Malevych* (correct spelling)
was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist and art theorist born in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Most notable works:
- Black Square, 1915;
- White On White, 1918
More details: uacrisis.org/64095-malevych-3
Thank you!
Peter Santenello , BTW, some websites _(ex.: Wikipedia)_ will say, that Malevych is russian, but that’s only because he was born when Ukraine was occupied by imperial Russia.
Cheers! :-)
Favourite city in Europe, great vibes! Grtz from Belgium
I like seeing you pass by places I have been. I am going back soon.
I will have to refer my friends to this video for further insight on my recent trip. Although I didn't visit many of the places you take us to here, the feel is similar to some of the areas I did walk through. And I wanted desperately to take photos and video at St. Michael's monastery but as I entered I saw signs that seemed to prohibit it so I refrained. But since you did so, I can refer back to this to recall the beauty of the interior and to show others. The day and time I visited there a very visible priest was doing some responsive chanting with unseen monks behind the screen. It was haunting to listen to.
I realy like Kyiv,it has a good vibes!
Thanks Peter.👍 ✌&❤ 🇧🇦
Those floral inspired buildings; I would say ; are art nouveau or jugend, beautiful, as are Your video. Thanks.
Yeah, you're totally right. I don't know why gothic came out of me. Thanks!
Great film and commentary. Brought back happy memories and makes me want to explore this beautiful place some more. Kyiv really is a fascinating place and we found everyone very friendly. Looking forward to episode 2.
I bet you didn't expect the city to be as wonderful before you visited?
Jamie B
Well I sort of did ))) I went to St Petersburg last year so was expecting similar architecture. What was different was the mix of architecture. It was easy to get around even if we got lost many times. Uber’s were so cheap!!! We are veggie, we expected it to be difficult, it wasn’t. The cakes are amazing!!! Everyone was so friendly. The young people smiley and welcoming. We travelled to Chernihiv on the local buses, as we have a friend living there. Again people helped us along the way. Such a pity that it is often overlooked by people. It has so much potential, in so many ways.
Вітаю друже, твої відео завжди такі позитивні, і якість картинки дуже висока.
Включаю субтитри і потрохи вчу англійську мову. Всіх благ і знімай побільше!)
Love your video!!! It's heartbreaking to see what is going on now.....💔💔💔
Very sad. I hope all Ukraine will switch to Ukrainian language....that's who we are.💛💙
Thank you
Thank you soooo much for this video.... I was there in this city three different times for several weeks at a time.... the people the food the history.... all soooo nice.
обожнюю ваші відео!!!!
Great video and thank you so much for presenting Kyiv to the world! Peter, I also would like to recommend you to visit highrises and rooftops of Kyiv and film the amazing skylines of the city. The point is, Kyiv is quite big and rises pretty quickly. It has so many 25-35 floor buildings today that can easily beat a loooot of other European and even American cities. I like Kyiv for its amount of highrises, business centers other big buildings. For better picture try to visit Horizon Park (Ciklum office), Jack House (Appartments with rooftop), Gulliver Business Center, Royal Tower (Living apartments). You can also review the upcoming great projects, namely Toryan Towers. I believe this content will amaze your audience. Because Kyiv is really great in terms of highrises, business centers, the skyline. Cheers!
As a new sub I am now getting past your more recent work in the USA. Ukraine cities are beautiful, so clean and orderly in a natural way. The people and the vibe are beautiful. That city with the beeeeautiful art deco subway is aaaaaamazing. No wonder you lived there so long. I get the vibe of Mexico City, old and new architecture juxtaposed. The standout is how clean the streets and happy, relaxed the people. Great showcasing of a wonderful place ❤️🏡🍀🌏🐸
Still wanting to know about healthcare, hospitals and medical treatment, quality of care in the elder. Love the videos. Thank you.
Love your channel. I recently made a few Ukrainian friends. They are so hospitable (incredible & simple cooks too). Now I see where they come from. Love all your work. I spent some time on Ecuador & Columbia.
I think it's your Californian that helps your insight (I love Californians though never been there -- Wisconinite though I am much more like Californians). But the Faith and the insane unfortunate wars (now the U.S. sponsored destruction) is at root of the character and also the instability which cannot be helped. Few peoples survive such. Ukrainians indeed have depth (as I see in my friends too). The real crisis now is definitely Faith, not just in Kyiv of course but the whole West (South America too).
Киев 🇺🇦 самый красивый город в мире 😍💙💛 спасибо за видео 👏
Ты вызываешь у меня вдохновение 🙏
Ты крутой парень 😀😉
Киев красивый город в мире! Лечись чувак!
@@lego-sover6298 а что не так? наверное вы из тех что живут вна России и подрачивают азиатскому болоту под названием москва? )
Really enjoy your videos, Peter. I've gone to Kyiv a few times since the late 90s and have been to a lot of the locations you've shown and a lot you haven't. It was very Soviet-like when I first went with a giant Lenin overlooking Maidan square where there's a mall now. They didn't know how to handle a credit card and there were few cars on the streets, but more raggedy street cars and buses. Russian was spoken and the only Ukrainian I heard was from American missionaries. It has changed so much since then!...Both good and bad..My wife's family goes back generations in Kyiv so I have a pretty good guide when we go. We are generally based on the island of Rusanivka on the left bank. I feel like Kyiv is my second home and if Svitlana, my wife for over 20 years, had her way we would sell everything and move there today!...Here's some unsolicited random crap you may or may not have done yet.: Go up into the Statues head, eat at a few monastery cafes, go to a dacha on the Dneiper, work out at the outdoor gym in Hydopark, ride the tram to and through the forest past the old Victorian homes to the end of the line...etc.
Dude, it’s really nice to see your perspective on these post-Soviet countries and Ukraine in particular. The way you deliver your explorations, experience, and points of view make me miss my homeland. If you ever get a chance to go to Carpathian Mountains, do not hesitate! It’s worthwhile! Best of luck.
Hi man!I accidentally found your channel and moreover I'm curious a lot because you're creating the truthful content related to pros and cons of living in many counties.Damn!,I'm excited to see peaceful tourists in my homeland.I hope you'll keep doing it,don't slow your pace down,we're watching your masterpiece with a big pleasure!Oh,I've almost forgotten,be careful in looking for and dealing with "gopniki",they tend to be really dangerous,keep you safe!✌
Чёрт возьми, этот парень заставит меня выучить английский язык 😀
Только ради его видео 😀
Ти не розумієш для чого тобі українська мова, англійський він задумав вчити)))
а для чого?
😂😂😂мене теж. Пітер, українцям треба більше практикуватись говорити англійською)) Якщо будете в місті Суми, то я тут🤗
Он всегда говорит медленно и чётко, его очень легко понимать
Ахахах, ти що в школі не вчився?
I’ve totally hammered this city been there so many times and everything always uplifting and new positive moods. My favourite city
thanks for interesting videos of my country
Rest In Power to such a beautiful city.
My heart! Love this city!
Ни хрена не понял,но видео посмотрел до конца.😂😁
Спасибо :)
@@PeterSantenello субтитры делай на украинской мове.
Зрозуміло через два слова.Але відео прекрасне.Мабуть,Петер швидше вивчить українську ніж ми тут англійську,,на пристойному рівні.Столиця України - велично!
I am English & lived in Barcelona for a while. Some of the streets remind me of Barca'.
Enjoy your videos. Keep them coming Peter.
Fantastic video, as always. Love how you show many common attractions but getting off the beaten path is very appealing.
Great video!
Excellent video. Thank you for posting!
Nice tour, god bless you man
Very cozy introduction to this great place!
Дякую за чудове відео!Лайк!Шкода,що не зрозумів Ваших коментарів.
You are so right when you said it's a city to be a kid in! I was born and grew up in Kiev across from park Slavi. I can't even imagine a better childhood.... It was like growing up an explorer, an archeologist, adventurer, extreme sportsman, etc. Can't replicate it just anywhere. My favorite was exploring/playing on the historic hills next to Lavra. Can find artifacts from middle ages to WW2. Or abandoned caves from monks or again, WW2 trenches
Sergey I can't imagine how cool it was to explore as a kid in this city! Like the ultimate playground.
The mural of the girl on the building (2:00) is by Guido van Helten from Australia. He's done murals all over the world.
Like it so much! Waiting for part 2!👍✌
Яке чудове місто 🎼🌳🏟️⛲🌼
Cool video, buddy!
I just arrived in Kyiv. It looks like I missed the warmer weather! Thanks for the video will check some of these places out tomorrow.
I kind of want to learn Ukrainian now. I've been studying Russian for the last 3 months, but I think I'll learn Ukrainian next.
And how did it go :)
There is no Ukranian language, it's dialect of Russian.
@@Сигизмунд-с2й No. Ukrainian language is Ukrainian language.
@@Сигизмунд-с2й I'm afraid you are wrong, the real situation is more likely to be vice versa, there isn't so called "russian" language, it's only a dialect of Ukrainian language.
@@Сигизмунд-с2й russian language it’s just a dialect of great Ukrainian language. Learn history.
Nice overview! Well-done!
Hey Peter! If you by any chance like Italian food and wanna spend some time in the city center, then you should check out my mom’s restaurant (if you want of course), it’s called Under Wonder, right next to Ploshcha Tolstoho station. I cannot say that the food there is the cheapest in the world, but it definitely tastes good. Chill atmosphere, interesting interior, good service👌🏻
She also opened a city café called Wine and People recently, with mixed cuisines n shit, also very nice, but it’s a bit further away from Khreshchatyk.
Thank you so much for posting videos of Kyiv!
Thanks for info about my favorite city! I will wait new video about it! :)
Xie Xie, так, шиша есть 😂😂
That was really funny one 😂🤣
Thanks
Thank you Peter for 333 )))
Now I'm practicing that for at least a few times every day, and it's definitely works!
Liked + Subscribed!
A little Loves Theme From Spartacus in this at 11.07, wonderful :-) So moving to see Ukraine in these videos before it all kicked off, best wishes to all Ukrainians.
I wonder how much of that beauty city is still standing today.
well, Kyiv is actually ok.
On 4-05 it is not gothic style, but modern style of the early 20th century. It really is a very nice style!
Come to Ivano-Frankivsk, this city is recognized as the best city to live in Ukraine
How do people there respond to people speaking Russian?
magicwheel1 they will understand you and you won’t get into troubles, but most people won’t switch to russian during the dialogue
@@GreenTeaViewer Ukrainian , but if you ask to speak Russian, they will speak Russian
@Jose Raul Miguens Cruz there's always at least one asshole in every crowd. Thank you for helping us all not have to wonder who it is in here.
@@scottdavis421 omg so witty
it was great !
we have to admit it: we rarely see vloggers who are also tour guides.
it was a great walk in Kiev and it's good when you film yourself when you comment.
it's not the Kiev we see in government media
or media with biases
the etiquette is in a city where cars go almost at the same speed as pedestrians
normally our psychology and behavior are the product of our history just as the current state of a city can also be the result of its history and the events that it has witnessed.
there are some beautiful buildings that deserve a lot of restoration
in any case thank you for the walk and good luck Peter!
Djallal Namri , *it’s spelled KYIV* , not Kiev.
:-)
@@_FireHeart in French: KIEV
although French is not my mother tongue
no more than English or Ukrainian by the way
nevertheless thank you for the correction .
Djallal Namri , what French has to do with anything? lol
First of all your comment was in English and second - KYIV is the correct Latinization/Romanization, not a simple translation to English.
#KyivNotKiev
@@_FireHeart آسف!
Djallal Namri , шaйтaн нeгoлeний! ))
That part of the city where the alleyway that leads into the coffee shop and onto Sichovych Striltsiv is next to the office where I work. Great to see you have liked it. Masha and cake has closed down though. They still have other locations across Kyiv, but not the one you were frequenting. That place is now an intalian restaurant, a pretty decent one too
Great job learning some Russian/Ukrainian, Peter! We really appreciate that you put in some effort.
New to your channel, thinking about you and hope you are safe
Hi Peter, thanks for the interesting videos. Was in Kiev in September with my wife for a visa appointment.Stayed @Hotel Ukraine where floor 12 has a purposed window view over Maidan (not sure if only for guests). Think there's also a bullet hole @hotel rear, (window behind very top flight of stairs). I guess it's from 2014. Deepest metro station is Arsenalna btw.
I really appreciate that you've written both versions of the city's name
Correct one is Kyiv, russians speak Kyiv as Kiev like typical foreign people, i.e. incorrectly. Kyiv was named after an earl "Kyi" who was one of city founder more than 1500 years ago, that time the Kyiv region used slavic language group based on a polian dialect, the last one is the most close to a novaday ukrainian language, furthermore all lands related to novadays central/original Russia had no slavic language at all that time, russians predecessors spoke ugro-finish language group, and 6-7 centuries after Kyiv was founded russian predecessors started to use heavily modified souther slavic dialect, the most close to novadays slavic bulgarian, and yes, this bulgarian slavic dialect started to spread with christianity carried by old time bulgarian priests when they moved over future russian lands, lands populated with ugro-finish ethnicities, again non slavic russian predecessors.
@@denisoko8494 that's only your theory, as throughout the centuries it's been called Kiev
@@kekkekovich1423 If you read ancient slavic artifacts related to Kyiv all grammar construction, lexical stuff and etc. are the most close to the novadays ukranian, russian are not native to this lands, they appears in Kyiv in after XVIII century when Russain Empire started to expand and occupied Ukraine, and as you understand Ukraine and ukrainians existed here before russians. The very first mention of Ukraine as land was XII century, that is five century before a russian nation was created, with Russian Empire, before XVIII century Moscow wasn't sovereign country and they pay taxes to their ruler The House of Giray, also Girays, Giray were the Genghisid/Turkic dynasty that reigned in the Khanate of Crimea and Moscow lands till the beginig XVIII century. Kyiv was never owned by The House of Giray, but it was a slavic lands also known as Rus or Ruske knazivstvo or Ukraine in-depended from Giray, and Moscow accordingly, util Russian Empire occupied ukrainian lands in XVII century.
@@kekkekovich1423 I prefer an original name, like it pronounced by Kyiv founders 1500 years ago and native to this land ukranian population, not pronounce that foreigns people prefer to call Kyiv like Kiev following they foreign to this land language and lack of sounds that exists in native population language.
@@denisoko8494 damn your original name has been existing for less than 100 years😂at least, 1918 is the time when Ukrainians finally got some signes of cultural independence. It's history bitch
The deepest metro in Kiev is Arsenalna (346 feet) in the Pechersky district
but not only in Kyiv! in the world!!!
@@wladjarosz345 yep, which is a bad thing, you waste so much time on escalators
@@a55a551n90 don't waste your time!
@wilburbonzo , * KYIV , not Kiev.
I read it was the deepest metro in Europe
Arsenalna is the deepest in the world.
Zoloty Vorota is a really beautiful one tho - even tho was build during last soviet years, it has a lot of freskos of Kyiv kniyaziv\kings, rulers, heads of church, the churches itself, et cetera. Worth checking out. One of the first things i show to foreigners when they come to Kyiv is that station and the gate itself.
Also gates is a replica, but there where stone parts in it. not 100% was wooden tho. part of old walls was found during the research there.
Great video, thanx!
LOVED it over there in Ukraine. Great place to go during the summer especially. But when winter gets closer you might want to consider the Philippines where I happen to be right now.. Totally different of course, but both countries are quite inexpensive. Some parts of Ukraine are REALLY inexpensive. For me the most intersting place to go in Europe. It is kind of WILD end EXCITING! Yeah?
Hello Peter, Thanks for sharing everything they are very cool neighborhoods, and the historical architecture is beautiful! Yes, indeed a shame not well maintained for many years! You do this very well thank you for explaining everything in detail! Waving a hand hello from Missouri, USA! Would like to visit there one day after the pandemic hopefully disappears globally! Be safe! Take care, Jonathan
GOD BLESS BRO RESPECT FROM UKRAINE BRO
Nice nickname and comment
So sad what has happened there presently, but they will Prevail!
I didn't get a chance to watch the whole video, but did you get a chance to go to Kyiv Food Market? It's like an open market with different restaurants to try different foods.
I just saw a post about this on one of the expat forums yesterday. I can't wait to check it out. Have you been?
@@scottdavis421 I didn't get a chance. The time I wanted to go, Zelenskiy was there for a public forum and the whole place was crowded. I hear it's a great place to grab food and meet people.
Thanks! Only for Kyiv i be now your subscriber )
Like honey for the soul: young people speak Ukrainian!
its not american slang. yjey dont understand what it mean
Natalija K. , it’s better to say:
_“Music to my ears”_
www.google.com/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=music%2bto%2bmy%2bears&=true
*Але взагалом я з тобою погоджуюсь.* :-)
@SUPERΔRTIFICIΔL you seem to be a person, who doesn't know how even ukrainian sounds like. Begone pls
KYIV vibes
Loved Kyiv - was just there with my Ukranian girlfriend this past weekend. If someone was considering moving there, where would you recommend that is nice but also affordable? Thanks.
Very cool vlog... Great editing..
Thank you for Kyiv👍
That kid dancing puts a smile on my face.
Thank you!
What are those clusters of little houses at the end of this vlog? Kiev is definitely a beautiful city and must be defended by the people of Ukraine. Thoughts and prayers for all Ukrainians...Stay strong and never give up!
Peter, you have a good pronunciation, like a foreigner. Do not worry.
You are doing a good thing, showing Ukraine to people. Let them come to visit us - we will meet with bread and salt. Thank you so much for your work.
PS: Do you know that in Ukrainian, the word "country" is "krayina" (країна)? Моя країна - це Україна! =)
Sorry for my English.
Ukraine means ' at the edge ' or 'at the border '
Let’s make Ukraine great again 🇺🇦 ✌️
Чудово 👍
Где он был да, чудово - это 5% мест в Киеве. В другие места не пошел - там нет асфальта :-)
you can speak many languages woow cool
this country is jast like old time in iran big love from iran to you and this country ❤❤❤👍👍👍❤❤❤🇮🇷
Basically, ukranian shares the exact same grammar nature with russian, they just have different vocabularies. So it's not that hard as to speak for example russian and english or french and arabic. But, yep, every young ukranian can speak russian, ukranian and understand polish a little bit just from childhood:)
Oh, misread. I thought, you are talking about ukranians know many languages... Yep, Peter's language knowledge is quite impressive!
@@ihormay3418 ok 🤣😂👍👍
@@ihormay3418 I have lot of Ukrainian friends👍👍❤
@@ihormay3418 check new interslavic language, you can communicate with all 15 'slavic world' countries
@11:09 Nujabes playing in the background 🙌🏼
How is work in Kyiv ? I'm a software tester and I really want to move back home from Canada.
Generally, it's quite good for the IT crowd, I think. Salaries vary from 500 to 5000 USD per month depending on your skills. And you can have a decent life earning that much.
@@AlbaLynxQueen Thank you for the videos about Ukraine always interesting.
try it as a tourist first.
I'm sorry, WHAT?
@@idopshik I never felt at home in Canada my parents took me here when i was 12. But I understand your reaction.
Kyiv is special city for life where anybody can find what he needs to enjoy trip at least . :-) Love Ukraine.
11:21 In Ukrainian it’s pronounced “BABÚSYA” (бабуся),
not “Bábushka” (бабушка).
_...just letting you know._ :)
Fire Heart am I right in saying there is a huge underground network of tunnels built around WW1 times, then expanded over the years & turned into nuclear bunker type places?
I watched a urb-x here on UA-cam & sure he was in Kiev.
Thanks.
@@DMWBN3 , not sure... I haven’t heard about WW1 tunnels.
And BTW, it’s #KyivNotKiev
Kiev looks nice!
Awesome vibes!
Нащо вставати з дивану коли я можу подивитись влог Пітера)))
Why to get up from a couch if can watch Peter's vlog
wow, that lady at 13:55, I've met her this summer when visiting Kiev
Not Kiev. Kyiv
You should check out Yalta. Might be a challenge getting in, but it's beautiful
"babushka" bit - is perfect)
the lady at 13:55, she is really good at her job. We ended up eating at that Georgian restaurant lol. Ran into her a few times and finally gave in.
that tail pipe smoke reminds me about city smell in Denmark 15-16 years ago, i was in Ukraine.. i love that smell.. It's the smell of City ;-)
Can you tell me about the uninhabited buildings? What is the potential cost of one? Thank you.
Петер, отличный материал - спасибо тебе за теплые слова про наш Киев, мы стараемся делать его дружелюбным и приятным для наших гостей !! ))
If you want to find Narnia, go to cafe Sereda Vegan Point, the bottom levels. You can get lost there at a small hidden table
Cool city 👍🏻