This past weekend, Rob and I went back to visit my family in Uzhgorod, and we also made a special trip to visit my paternal grandmother in the village Korolevo. The village it about two hours away from Uzhgorod by train. I spent all my summers growing up (since early childhood) in this village, where both of my grandmothers lived then (my maternal grandmother lives with my aunt in Uzhgorod now). Korolevo has a special place in my heart, and it meant a lot to share so many memories I have of the village with Rob. It was so great to have Rob meet my other grandmother (Tonya) and my uncle and cousin, who live in a city near the village and joined us for dinner. While visiting Korolevo, we walked around the village, went to see castle ruins, the house where my other grandmother used to live in, and the cemetery where some of my relatives are burried.
As Rob and I were heading back to Lviv, we were lucky to share the train ride with one of my cousins who was heading to Kiev, where she attends college. It was a fun busy weekend. Sunday morning, we again went to a sauna (pictures from our first visit there were featured previously on the blog), and had a very relaxing time there. Please, enjoy the pictures of this trip.
Hi! We so enjoy seeing all the places you have traveled! Lovely countryside and so glad to "meet" your family there! Looks like a lot of nice weather for you too! How lucky is that!? We love you Guys! Have a great week! Love and Prayers, Mom
ReplyDeleteThis just awesome - what a great thing to be able to go back in time for a weekend and relive the memories! Looks like you enjoyed yourselves.
ReplyDeleteLoved watching the video. It reminded me of when I went to Slovakia and found my great aunt and met all of my relatives. Slovakia is alot like the Ukraine...churches, markets, villages nestled in the valleys with mountains all around and gypsies. Keep the pictures and videos coming. This is the only way I can have a "vacation" seeing it through your eyes. God Bless.
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