A Thousand Golden Domes: The Churches of Kiev
After wasting my first two days in Kiev wandering around in the complete opposite direction with my map upside down, I knew I had to come up with a strategic plan so that I could see everything I’d originally wanted to but in half the time. Despite having a thoroughly awful time whilst getting lost, some good did come out of it as I managed to accidentally walk right into a women’s monastery. The building was so obscure that I haven’t even been able to find out its name. Due to it being so far away from the centre of town I had the entire area to myself so spent quite some time wandering past the nuns (who were looking at me in confusion) and taking photos. It had to be one of the prettiest buildings I’d ever seen in my life. I loved the golden domes and use of vibrant colours. After having lived in London my whole life I’m used to grey architecture so I always get excited when I see pretty and colourful buildings on my travels. Outside the monast...