Is it safe to visit Lviv in Ukraine and how does the local economy keep up

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • Let's walk around Lviv during the blackout and check how local businesses continue operating in difficult circumstances.
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  • @williamdeasy7507
    @williamdeasy7507 Рік тому +80

    So much respect for Ukrainian people from Ireland

    • @frankmontague7544
      @frankmontague7544 Рік тому +2

      ❤️ UKRAINE IS STRONG ❤️ and Friends of UKRAINE are STRONG 🔥

    • @tonymccaul7159
      @tonymccaul7159 Рік тому +1

      I second that!

    • @LanaDelReysBabe
      @LanaDelReysBabe Рік тому

      Im irish and supported the Soviet Union. Soviet Union was the only country to recognize us during the war. That being said, what russia is doing to ukraine is disgusting and ukraine deserves help!

    • @williamdeasy7507
      @williamdeasy7507 Рік тому

      @@LanaDelReysBabe well I am Irish too and if Ukraine doesn't want anything to do with Russia that's up to them not Russia they have no right to interfere with Ukraine in any way Russia is a terrorist state a disgusting country with a bunch of miserable people cowards and I hope Russia will pay like never before they lie about everything how can any decent person support Russia now glory to Ukraine

    • @JovanJovanovic-u6o
      @JovanJovanovic-u6o Рік тому +1

      ​@@frankmontague7544 hahahahahaha Z ❤ Russia !!!!

  • @peterberg4457
    @peterberg4457 Рік тому +39

    After the war is over, you will be complaining about too many tourists 😉 we all want to visit your beautiful country. Lviv will be our first destination. Can‘t wait to see it!
    Slava Ukraini!!!!

    • @v-22
      @v-22 Рік тому

      That won't happen anytime soon.

    • @peterberg4457
      @peterberg4457 Рік тому +1

      @@v-22 right! I have to wait until September. Everything is booked! Counting the days! Can‘t wait! 😄💕

    • @Insect0man
      @Insect0man Рік тому

      And developers. Obviously that's part of what the "war" is about. Tribal competition over who gets to control and develop the real-estate and then heat all the wooden McSlave box-houses they'll build.. They will ruin Lviv's ecology just like they did in Colorado.

    • @williamvanholder3368
      @williamvanholder3368 Рік тому

      @@peterberg4457 you will have to wait years, this will be a war of 5 years minimum ha ha, so go during war time

    • @janhusar9105
      @janhusar9105 11 місяців тому

      @peterberg4457...
      Lviv is not a Ukrainian city. This city was built by Poles. Its beauty and monuments that adorn the city were created by Poles. It is sad that Ukrainians boast about other people's achievements and culture. You should know that although Lviv was founded by Prince Galician, naming the city after his son Lev, the city belonged to Poland from 1346 until the attack of Germany and the USSR on Poland in 1939. The shape and architecture of the city is the work of Poles, not Ukrainians.

  • @agag.5423
    @agag.5423 Рік тому +15

    Greetings from Kraków :) (like brother city of Lviv )

    • @mahdimo6276
      @mahdimo6276 Рік тому

      Can i come to flight now lviv city?

  • @christopherwoods6777
    @christopherwoods6777 Рік тому +46

    I’m in San Diego California. Every time you’ve shown Lviv, it makes me want to see it all the more. I can’t wait to see it in person.

    • @ItsMe_Hello_People
      @ItsMe_Hello_People Рік тому +1

      Hi Chris. Check out House of Ukraine in San Diego (Balboa Park)! They are very active with helping Ukraine.

    • @christopherwoods6777
      @christopherwoods6777 Рік тому +1

      @@ItsMe_Hello_People Thanks Kerry. I'll check it out.

    • @JovanJovanovic-u6o
      @JovanJovanovic-u6o Рік тому +1

      Z ❤️ LONG LIFE TO RUSSIA !!!!!

    • @christopherwoods6777
      @christopherwoods6777 Рік тому +1

      @@JovanJovanovic-u6o let’s pray Russia pays Ukraine 🇺🇦 to repair the damage and atone for their crimes against Ukrainians.

    • @christopherwoods6777
      @christopherwoods6777 Рік тому

      Which, hopefully means liquidating assets from Russia and enacting legislation forcing Russia to pay.

  • @Whatisthisstupidfinghandle
    @Whatisthisstupidfinghandle Рік тому +35

    8:08 Ukrainian restaurants are amazing. Decor, presentation and quality of food !
    9:38 I think it is fine, you need to support local businesses to survive

  • @benh8610
    @benh8610 Рік тому +18

    Hello from England! I travel a lot and really want to visit Ukraine when I can.

    • @theboss7920
      @theboss7920 Рік тому +4

      So do I hopefully we’ll be able to visit soon!🇺🇦

    • @gmrtbwrmtbs
      @gmrtbwrmtbs Рік тому +3

      I go from England twice a year. Recommended

  • @Ayush-yk5pf
    @Ayush-yk5pf Рік тому +34

    I hope everything will be good soon and you and all Ukrainian people will come back to Ukraine🇺🇦 love Ukraine from Bangladesh🇧🇩

  • @marina_morris
    @marina_morris Рік тому +18

    I am watching from San Diego, CA, I am amazed that you guys are not wearing hats when it looks so cold outside!
    I would love to visit Lviv, what a beautiful city!

  • @S.s.DekaOfficial4976
    @S.s.DekaOfficial4976 Рік тому +5

    Love from India 🇮🇳 ♥

  • @awarishbahzadgondal
    @awarishbahzadgondal Рік тому +7

    i hope everything will be good soon and you and all Ukrainian people will come back to Ukraine love and prayers
    Ukraine from Pakistan 🇵🇰🫡🤞🫶🤲🏻

  • @evanguillen6805
    @evanguillen6805 Рік тому +4

    God bless you guys from USA 🇺🇸! SLAVA Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @TheAbsentee67
    @TheAbsentee67 Рік тому +8

    Great video guys. Having travelled extensively in central Europe I would have to say for cafe culture , culinary options & even bars Lviv is the number one city of Central Europe. Even in these troubled times it's great to see the spirit of the people & city is still strong & smiling. I'll be back soon 🇺🇦💖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @RexAdam
    @RexAdam Рік тому +4

    We are in America. This video makes us want to come visit. Would Ukranians want American tourists to come visit Lviv and Drohobych for a few days as tourists, or would that be rude and insensitive? We want to support those who work in tourist industry and spend dollars buying local crafts. Should people come in April 2023?

    • @Helda_Ilweranta
      @Helda_Ilweranta Рік тому +3

      I've met no one who thinks people doing tourism even in these times is insensitive. It is the other way around - people see it as a good sign that the world isn't getting tired of us. We are always glad to welcome new friends :)

  • @markludeman420
    @markludeman420 Рік тому +1

    From michigan, U.S.A. Love ❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇦❤️

  • @amythestcalm
    @amythestcalm Рік тому +6

    Lviv is gorgeous! I am watching from Oklahoma US! 💙💛

  • @wind.U77
    @wind.U77 Рік тому +2

    Love Ukraine ❤❤ from India

  • @MrLarsenTube
    @MrLarsenTube Рік тому +2

    Hello from norway 💙💛 Slava Ukraini

  • @johnbabin6142
    @johnbabin6142 Рік тому +5

    Hello from Connecticut USA , god bless and glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @DeanRamser
    @DeanRamser Рік тому +1

    Дякую! Красиве відео. Ми з нетерпінням чекаємо нашого візиту навесні, щоб допомогти у відновленні України. Ми можемо залишитися на рік. Дідусь і бабуся моєї дружини родом з Одеси. Слава Україні! Перемога Україні!

  • @ОлесяДолуда
    @ОлесяДолуда Рік тому +5

    It will be interesting to know more about the modern Ukrainian art. Please make a video. Thank you

  • @eriksaxton3817
    @eriksaxton3817 Рік тому +8

    If I suddenly appeared in Lviv without knowing what is going on in Ukraine. I would never think the country is in war

  • @par-eriklof7723
    @par-eriklof7723 10 місяців тому +2

    All love to Ukraine from Sweden 💛💙🇺🇦🇸🇪

  • @davidmorneau9759
    @davidmorneau9759 Рік тому +5

    Yes, Marta, I'd like very much to have you make us a video about your life's work. Very nice Orest, this was fun and interesting, do it again. I love walking the city streets at night, well any time but the night vibe is always sweet. I have a personal inquiry so see you on FB.
    Later, Bye......................Old Dave

  • @josher3436
    @josher3436 Рік тому +3

    Nice video, thanks for the little tour. (Australia)

  • @josephmonaco4503
    @josephmonaco4503 3 місяці тому +1

    Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee in America. I enjoyed your video very much Spacibo!!!

  • @michaeladacey3161
    @michaeladacey3161 Рік тому +4

    Hello from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🇺🇦🙏

  • @joselitoanchores1050
    @joselitoanchores1050 11 місяців тому +2

    Nice to see your blog. Everything seems normal. More power to you guys. Of all the places I really want to go to Ukraine. 😊

  • @samipan3410
    @samipan3410 Рік тому +8

    Beautiful Ukraine💙💛💙💛

  • @pacifist9805
    @pacifist9805 Рік тому +13

    You are a great tour guide with Marta. City life and restaurants looked very nice. 3:10 Introduction to art life is something I'd like to see and some have asked Anna to do. I have seen that you have many talented artists. Anna got yesterday also a wish to introduce local brewery in Lutsk :) If you have something similiar or interesting products you export, that would be a good subject.

  • @rossjudd6049
    @rossjudd6049 Рік тому +3

    Hello from Connecticut USA!

  • @krowaswieta7944
    @krowaswieta7944 Рік тому +2

    What a lovely couple!
    Well, i will definitely visit Ukraine soon.
    To be honest resistance of Ukraine and Ukrainians in general impressed me a lot. You've been exploited by Russia and Oligarchs since 1993 (apparently Janukowicz [im sorry, i have no idea how to write his name properly in English/Ukrainian/Russian, so ill just stick to Polish] was stealing over 5% of total Ukrainian GDP each year!) but you didnt lose faith in better future. Now youre fighting for freedom again (which is also part of DNA of Polish people)...
    All the best from Wrocław, Poland.

  • @danielpiatocha5375
    @danielpiatocha5375 Рік тому +3

    love and respect from Canada 👌

  • @danlangevin2459
    @danlangevin2459 Рік тому +8

    Thanks for the walk around Lviv. I was there for about a month as part of an exchange program back in 1998. All the best from Vermont!

  • @1Rene9Night5cart0
    @1Rene9Night5cart0 Рік тому +6

    Every video you put out is of interest - from the front of this Terrible Invasion and War, started by Vlad the Terrible, to your marvelous Historical and Cultural ones. GOD BLESS You both and All the Righteous and Brave Ukrainian People with a Convincing Victory over this Demonic Enemy! Slava Ukraine!

  • @awarishbahzadgondal
    @awarishbahzadgondal Рік тому +5

    Lviv My favourite city in Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @C0rn3liu
    @C0rn3liu Рік тому +10

    Lviv is a beautifull city.
    Love to watch your videos...keep going...
    Слава Україні!!!!

  • @olena4099
    @olena4099 Рік тому +3

    Greeting from Australia! Well done guys, you do the great job to promote Ukrainian in the world. Keep going, Слава Україні! ❤

  • @Asptuber
    @Asptuber Рік тому +4

    Pausing at 3:54: NO! Lviv does not look similar to ANY city in Europe. Lviv has parts, buildings, even streets, that might look similar, but no other city has the totality, the wholeness of Lviv.
    (Lublin's old city might be a tiny bit similar, but Lublin doesn't have the liveliness of the oldest part of the city, it is far smaller, and Lublin doesn't have the 19th-20th century town surrounding it...)
    Haven't visited since before the pandemic. I miss Lviv so much!

  • @Richard.Holmquist
    @Richard.Holmquist Рік тому +3

    Art video - yes

  • @ciscoviking4209
    @ciscoviking4209 Рік тому +1

    I love Ukraine 🇺🇦 so much!!!! A wonderful country made by great people that are intelligent, strong and sensible .

  • @michaelhannemann7565
    @michaelhannemann7565 Рік тому +2

    🎉Awesome video, Much Respect to Ukraine and it's wonderful people 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
    Blessings from Brisbane, Queensland in Australia 🇦🇺 🙏

  • @sukhwindersingh765
    @sukhwindersingh765 Рік тому +4

    I pray for Ukrainian people love from Punjab India

    • @Dawg99999
      @Dawg99999 11 місяців тому

      u like that poontang?

  • @AryanDesz
    @AryanDesz Рік тому +1

    big respect for Ukraine people I have been in Ukrain for 5 years and I could never forget the love that I got from Ukrainian people love from Afghanistan

  • @Asptuber
    @Asptuber Рік тому +4

    At around 10:00... Oh dear, you are really making it sound like indulging in a citybreak to Lviv would be a virtuous thing... Exactly what I want to hear!
    You have no idea how many times, especially during the pandemic, I have dreamed about all the restaurants in Lviv I want to visit again...
    And of course cafés - there's probably no city that takes coffee more seriously. As a teenager in the 80ies I visited Vienna, and was very very disappointed by the cafés. Only when I came to Lviv (first time in 06 or 07) did I finally experience the kind of café-culture I had read about in old books about Vienna or Prague. Pilgrimages to Svit Kavy and Veronika are mandatory for any tourist in Lviv!

  • @viktoriiaienko5311
    @viktoriiaienko5311 Рік тому +5

    You are great guys! Thanks for letting people know from inside about your home city and Ukraine! ❤
    Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @khin77ify
    @khin77ify Рік тому +2

    Greetings from Singapore. We plan to visit Lviv this summer 😊. Thanks for sharing this with us 😊 Slava Ukraini

  • @frankmontague7544
    @frankmontague7544 Рік тому

    from SAN FRANCISCO, California we are sending 💕 to UKRAINE and for You & Marta

  • @JaysWorldTravels
    @JaysWorldTravels Рік тому +3

    Thanks to MTP, I found your channel when it was still at 3K and have seen it grown. Greetings from the US.

  • @FlipandTheBlueMule
    @FlipandTheBlueMule Рік тому +4

    🖖 Hi Marta and Orest from Tampa FL

  • @gregorydesleskine3413
    @gregorydesleskine3413 Рік тому +10

    Lviv, is the city of my earliest traceable ancestor from the 16th century. I love the cobblestoned streets, are they all old and original, or are most of them relatively new? I'm considering coming to live in Lviv for six months in the summer.

    • @Asptuber
      @Asptuber Рік тому +3

      I think this is hard to answer, because what do you mean by "new"?
      Lviv was never (heavily) bombed during the wars of the 20th century, so you don't have the situation that you have in many German or Polish towns. So in that sense it is old and original.
      But, just as visitor between ~07 and 19 I can tell you that the quality of streets in Lviv has really improved just in that time. Even as recently as 07 (ish) there were many more potholes, the stones were much more uneven etc. To the degree that the scared tourist might even be afraid to drive some places fairly central... (this was of course partly due to all the road works going on.)
      Cobblestoned streets do require some upkeep :-). Not least because the cars of today are much heavier than anything 2-4 hundred years ago.

  • @brentstewart1764
    @brentstewart1764 5 місяців тому

    Hello from the state of Florida in the U.S.A. I enjoyed the video.

  • @BeverleyMaahs
    @BeverleyMaahs Рік тому +1

    Watching from Canada. Would love to see Ukrainian art.

  • @elementalview1
    @elementalview1 Рік тому

    My late father-in-law was from Lviv. Hope to see it some day.

  • @mikeses4392
    @mikeses4392 Рік тому

    Watching from Las Vegas. Planning to take a trip to Lviv this summer.

  • @michaelwright1
    @michaelwright1 Рік тому

    We love Ukraine 🇺🇦 from USA 🇺🇸

  • @kebrum2008
    @kebrum2008 9 місяців тому

    Thanks Orest makes me more relax

  • @peterkurg8169
    @peterkurg8169 Рік тому +3

    The arts in Ukraine? Yes please

  • @sherrillwhately7586
    @sherrillwhately7586 Рік тому +1

    From Tucson 🌵Arizona. I was very impressed by your in depth of understanding of the region on A Tippling Philosopher.

  • @goldenhorn53
    @goldenhorn53 Рік тому

    Lovely city, a lovely couple. Regards from Istanbul to Lviv, God bless you all.

  • @MTech07
    @MTech07 Рік тому

    Thanks for this video. I’ve just arrived because of work and I didn’t know if I should go out to eat out but I’ll do.

  • @kamleshsingh7959
    @kamleshsingh7959 Рік тому +2

    So much respect of Ukrainian people and government from India (delhi capital)

  • @IrinaBraunzy
    @IrinaBraunzy Рік тому +3

    Big Respect to you guys! Victory to my Lovely Ukraine 🇺🇦

  • @ale_xsuisse
    @ale_xsuisse Рік тому

    Great video from one of Johnny FD's friends 😀!

  • @jamesdunn5473
    @jamesdunn5473 Місяць тому

    I lived next to a train station outside Philadelphia.. You can get used to the noise.... Lviv looks gorgeous ..

  • @NeilHarrison-p9h
    @NeilHarrison-p9h Рік тому

    A very interesting video, I am learning Ukrainian on Duo-Lingo and hope to visit there someday. Best wishes from Canada.

  • @oguz297
    @oguz297 Рік тому +5

    💛💙🇺🇦🇺🇦

  • @jeremyraine4942
    @jeremyraine4942 Рік тому

    Hi guys..just started subscribing to ur Channel..keep it up...all very interesting & entertaining !!
    Greetings from Sydney Australia!!

  • @abhinavpal4127
    @abhinavpal4127 Рік тому +1

    Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤️

  • @filipvasoti
    @filipvasoti 5 місяців тому +1

    greetings from romania!👋

  • @stephanietomljanovic9487
    @stephanietomljanovic9487 Рік тому +4

    Слава Україні, привіт з Австралії. Дякую за пізнавальні відео. Наші канали новин на телебаченні мало показують про те, що відбувається в Україні 💙💛

  • @MorgansWorld760
    @MorgansWorld760 Місяць тому

    Thanks for the video. I hope to go next month, and will vlog about it too :)

  • @Insect0man
    @Insect0man Рік тому

    Greetings from the West in Colorado!
    Onward And Upward.

  • @zymoticoneful
    @zymoticoneful Рік тому +2

    Oceanside (North San Diego County).

  • @sjormasklin
    @sjormasklin Рік тому +1

    I was think about visiting Lviv, how are things now.
    stay strong and greetings from Croatia

  • @Khaliqchohan82
    @Khaliqchohan82 Рік тому +4

    Salute to Ukrainian people for their firm resolution against Russian war

  • @DeanRamser
    @DeanRamser Рік тому +4

    Slava Ukraine!
    Yes, we are interested in Ukrainian art scene.

  • @louparedes9310
    @louparedes9310 Рік тому

    I watched this from Grand Prairie Texas, is between Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Would love to visit Ukraine with my motorcycle in the summer time.

  • @kissc3662
    @kissc3662 Рік тому +2

    Love

  • @joselitoanchores1050
    @joselitoanchores1050 11 місяців тому

    Watching from Concord California.

  • @v16bt
    @v16bt Рік тому

    I'm going to Lviv next month, we'll see how that goes!

  • @MikeOxlong-
    @MikeOxlong- Рік тому +1

    Orest, you’re a lucky man doing very good things, and I commend you for it completely!! And your wife Marta, she’s as cute as a button, and the two of you helping children and running your businesses…. So awesome!! My apologies for coming to talk so late, but I wanted to find out more about you guys before saying anything.
    Stay safe guys!! 💙💛

  • @IrinaBraunzy
    @IrinaBraunzy Рік тому

    I adore Lviv and Truskavec ! Ukraine is the best 🇺🇦

  • @TrungNguyen-xk5rx
    @TrungNguyen-xk5rx Рік тому

    hello from Singapore. cant wait to visit Ukraine once the war is over

  • @mbatiste
    @mbatiste Рік тому +1

    Very amazing video. May God Bless Ukraine…

  • @alextwin365
    @alextwin365 Рік тому

    Wow such a beautiful city!! Aloha from Hawaii, would love to visit sometime!

  • @frankmontague7544
    @frankmontague7544 Рік тому

    😋 LIVE WELL in Defiance! 🔥 Support your restaurants and your people. ❤️ LOVE UKRAINIANS ❤️

  • @comatoseps1382
    @comatoseps1382 Рік тому +1

    great vid - relaxed yet informative. Can't wait till you win this war and I get to visit

  • @majestic7768
    @majestic7768 10 місяців тому

    The lady is very pretty and charismatic. ❤

  • @Yevhen-Sky
    @Yevhen-Sky Рік тому

    Дякую за відео! Вас легко слухати і можна завдяки вам вивчити англійську.

  • @rennyreyes4687
    @rennyreyes4687 Рік тому

    I am Filipino and dreaming to visit your country I hope very soon...

  • @lunden8060
    @lunden8060 Рік тому

    I'm going to Lviv in a month... I was quite nervous regarding the war - but you guys have realy eased my mind. Thank you

    • @raidenb4512
      @raidenb4512 Рік тому

      Same, don't worry about it. Lviv seems pretty safe.

    • @lymphocytetueur8189
      @lymphocytetueur8189 Рік тому

      ​@@raidenb4512 @lunden8060 Hi guys have you been there ? Is the city safe ? Are the bars and discotheque are open or are there power cuts ? Thanks :)

    • @raidenb4512
      @raidenb4512 Рік тому +1

      @@lymphocytetueur8189 I came back last week, all is safe. All is open, there is no more powersuplly in the street.
      There is a couvre-feu around 11pm.
      (I feel more safe in Lviv than France)

  • @RavindraKishore-rp2cb
    @RavindraKishore-rp2cb Рік тому

    I ❤️ Ukraine. Namaste 🙏

  • @JMC0704
    @JMC0704 Рік тому +9

    How do I get into Lviv. No trains or planes available. I’m from the U.S. and I will be in Krakow.

    • @pacifist9805
      @pacifist9805 Рік тому +1

      No planes but there should be trains. At least what I have seen in some videos. I recommend watching Johnny FD who just made a train trip to a small town south east of Kyiv. A trip to Lviv from Poland won't be as hard as he made it look :)

    • @JMC0704
      @JMC0704 Рік тому +1

      Thank you very much.

    • @pacifist9805
      @pacifist9805 Рік тому +1

      @@JMC0704 I tried to find trains and you might be right. Search gives only bus options. Interesting.

    • @Asptuber
      @Asptuber Рік тому +2

      Bus or maybe train from Poland?
      Maybe train to Przemysl (which is a _lovely_ small town, very overlooked) and then bus?
      This video really makes me want to look this up... Before the war I visited by plane (easy transfer in Kiev Borispil) or by car.
      Maybe when we get into spring this channel could make a video on how easy/hard it is to drive to Lviv as just plain tourists?

    • @JMC0704
      @JMC0704 Рік тому +1

      I’m looking into getting to Przemysl and then go from there.

  • @nicolasdanek4225
    @nicolasdanek4225 Рік тому +3

    👍

  • @neilpatel7707
    @neilpatel7707 10 місяців тому

    While we don’t have any personal beef with Ukraine and Russia , it is sad to see both fighting the war that has only one outcome and we all know it

  • @MilkBoy17520
    @MilkBoy17520 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful architecture and it looks really clean there. I wish New Yorkers wouldn't treat the city like one giant dumpster, it could be a nice place.

  • @johnpasquale7095
    @johnpasquale7095 Рік тому +1

    Watching from Massachusetts USA. Lviv is a top notch city. Post 1991, how did the restaurant, cafe and bar scene evolve in your city and others in Ukraine?

  • @689moonstone
    @689moonstone 9 місяців тому

    I am in Idaho, USA. In June I am planning a trip to Lviv for six weeks to study Ukrainian at the Ukrainian Catholic University. Where is the best source of travel information on Lviv? Slava Ukraini

  • @frankshifreen
    @frankshifreen Рік тому

    I am an artist- fine arts- want t0 support Ukraine - Slava Ukraine

  • @kebrum2008
    @kebrum2008 9 місяців тому

    Im ready to visit Lviv onto to Kolomiya