Ukraine - Kiev

After a day in Chernobyl, I returned to Kiev and spent a couple of days exploring and shooting a few panoramic photographs. I did a free-tour, visited Independence Square, St. Sophia’s Cathedral, The Caves Monastery (Pecherska Lavra), St. Michael’s Cathedral, St Andrew’s Church, and the Great Patriotic War Museum.

Kiev - Ukraine

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Ukraine - Chernobyl

Some may consider visiting the scene of a nuclear accident to be a strange way to spend a few days off but I felt the need to visit, take photographs, and to tell the story. I’ve always been interested holidays that take me off the beaten track, and so when I discovered that you could take an organized trips to see the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and that I could use up some AirFrance miles to get to Kiev, I booked a trip.

Chernobyl - Ukraine

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