Amusement Ukrainian Style

Today, we skipped going to the orphanage to go to the only park in town. In winter and even in Spring, it is pretty much empty, but this time of year, it seems like everyone in town is at this park! There are several rides, cars to drive (like bumper cars, but they don't let you bump each other)and those big balloon jumping things. This is our third time to go. Karina always wants to go to the jumping things. I think she has a goal of trying to talk us into so many rides each time we go. Last time, just Dennis and Karina rode the ferris wheel. This time, I rode it. I realized it was going so slow that I agreed to go this time. The only scary part was that it takes you so high and the wind was very strong. Sometimes the wind blows so hard you'd think you were on the Gulf.

We usually get cotton candy because it is only 5 greevna, but this time we ate. They served the same food that we had eaten at the restaurant in the same complex. (There is a disco, hotel, restaurant, outside restaurant that serves shish-kabobs and this other outside eatery in the same park) Other than the cushy seats, the food was the same as served in the restaurant, but cheaper. The three of us ate for around $7! We ate 'kutlyeta Kyivskee', 'kartoful free'(aka - french fries) and 'Gryeshkee salat' plus a bottled drink apiece.

We've also found a little outside cafe right in the complex where we are staying. We've eaten lunch there twice. The three of us have gotten a 'bootirbradt', 'salat' and drinks for a little over $5.

We did also buy a one burner hot plate and deep skillet with a lid, so we can cook sometimes. The other day, when we took our long 3 hour walk, we did stop at the bank and a little cafe for pelemini soup. It was very good, but also very hot! It was served with dill, mushrooms, sour cream and of course, pelemini. It was a little more expensive than our other places. It was more like $10 for all of us to eat. With my new hot plate, I cooked pelemini for a $1 for enough for all of us to get full:) It was really good, too!

We have so many more options now that we have the hot plate and the new places we've found to eat. We'll have to find places to walk, though, so I won't gain weight from all the good food!