Another 3-hour bus from KP to Chernivtsi on an old bus that slowly chugs uphill and gently brakes on the downhills. It's farming country again. We see the occasional horse cart, or farmer pulling his milk cow across the road.
We've been looking forward to visiting Chernivtsi for about 5 months now. The guide books say it's a lively university town. And they are right! We will spend only one night here before heading back to Lviv as the train schedule is favorable for daytime travel to Lviv only on alternate days.
Once again folks are very kind to us. On arrival in Chervnitsi, a young man helps us sort out the 3km, 20-minute, trolley bus ride from Central Bus Station to the city center where our "booked" hotel is located.
The bus from KP to Chernivtsi.
Lunch at Chas Poisti (Час поїсти), our new fav self_service restaurant. So long for now Puzata Hata. ;-)
Tsentralna Square Square and Town Hall.
Pedestrian Street.
Inside the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, the main Orthodox Church in Chervnitsi. There is some repair work on one of the domes.
The Catholic Church of the Heart Of Jesus, built in the 1890's, is being restored after being re-purposed in 1945 by the Soviets to be a government archive.
Near the medical school.
How about this Art Deco corner building?
The Armenian Church.
St Nicholas Church.
View point.
Building that resembles a ship.
The Art Nouveau Hotel Bristol.
One of the surviving synagogues has been converted to a cinema. The other supports an active Jewish community with a Kosher bistro on the ground floor.
Park.
And the same the next day - cooler and cloudy - from a different angle.
Social Realist telemons.
Brick building with flowers.
Dinner. That's a seaweed salad at bottom center.
Our hotel room.
Chernivtsi National University is a UNESCO Heritage site. This brick complex was designed by Czech architect Josef Hlávka and completed about 1875.
The Chapel exterior and interior.
Repaving the sidewalks and streets near the university.
Lunch.
In the market buying breads for the train to Lviv.
Out come the rain jackets and umbrellas as we stroll around town one last time before heading to the train station to catch our afternoon train to Lviv.
So we duck into a cozy cafe to have a coffee, a hot chocolate, and a big piece of Kiev Cake. Yummy!
And a few final shots of Chernivtsi Station after the sun came out.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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