Christmas vacation, or How girls sang carols
The Christmas holidays were approaching. It was very tempting to breathe the fresh air of the winter Carpathians, recharge your batteries, gain strength and vigor. Rain and darkness outside the window incited and encouraged… Dreams were transferred to Lviv, a city that falls in love at first sight, creates a romantic mood and captures with its charm and sophistication.
But the distance to the edge of dreams is as much as 800 km. And if you want to get into the morning Christmas fairy tale of the city of Lviv, the Holy Evening will be forced to spend on the road, or travel by car for hours. As Kulibinykh was not among our team, we chose the first option and broke it on the evening of January 6. Nothing can stop a woman's determination if she flaunts something very much. We wanted. Yes, and celebrated somehow should be, with essential attributes - kutia, delicacies, and even hot mulled wine.
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It doesn't matter that we set the festive table at gas stations, the main thing is that we wanted, we wanted, we wanted, so we went to the city with the taste of coffee, the mystique of antiquity and the flair of romance.
The hour passed unnoticed, and at seven in the morning on Christmas day we found ourselves in a fairy tale. The morning hour contributed to the absence of crowds and bustle, allowing you to walk through its central streets and admire the popular tourist market Square.
Locations for the photo shoot attracted free space, and bright patterns did not allow to pass. Therefore, the photography was delayed.
But Christmas!
So it is absolutely necessary to get to the festive service. We went to the Dominican Cathedral, which is considered one of the best parishes in the city. There aren't many people outside ...
… but looking inside we realized that we would listen to the service at the door on the other side. It was impossible to go there due to the fullness of the Cathedral, as they say. So what do you do? We take a picture of the upper half of the temple.
One lady from our nativity scene said that until she tasted the cherry liqueur, she would go nowhere.
But… the sign said that they would pour only from 10 o'clock, so we went to drink coffee. First we go to the museum ...
… where you are told that coffee does not grow on plantations, but in Lviv dungeons.
Well, of course, who would have doubted. However, it is actually mined in Lviv mines. Not to taste coffee from deep mines is a moveton, so "I'll pour myself a cup of coffee. "
Someone was fed up with guessing at coffee grounds, so we also touched on Christmas magic. In general, Lviv ranks first among my coffee preferences in terms of rating. It is here that coffee is cultivated, praises are sung and ode is composed. There are a lot of cafes everywhere, a very tiny kind, where behind the shabby doors you will see a real show and try burning or soldered coffee ...
...to the more pompous. For example, in this cafe you can taste the most expensive coffee Luwak.
I don't know who was the first to make coffee from the excrement of a small animal, but for some reason this variety is considered the most exquisite in the world.
There are even coffee shops-museums:
And chocolate bars, which are my weakness. I can't pass up such delicacies. And what could be the best gift from Lviv than coffee and chocolate?
But the coffee euphoria did not suit everyone, and we again went to the "Drunk Cherry" for a drink. There is already a long queue, but served quickly. Doses vary from 150 to 300 grams, we took 225 to keep the rule of "golden mean".
Little by little carolers appeared. What characters we just did not meet. There was a whole show with songs, jokes and dances.
Even the city mayor himself sang carols, telling the story of medieval Lviv, constantly repeating that these hands did not steal anything.
Then he and Moses found out who was more to blame and who should trade where.
The baron of the beggars himself caroled near the church, who secretly told us how to get a license on request in Lviv. He even offered to teach them their craft and suggested how to become a millionaire without paying taxes.
And then he took us to the patron saint of all the beggars of Lviv - the artist Nikifor Drovnyak. The artist was very poor, but he did not sell all his paintings, but donated them. He is still considered a naive genius of Ukrainian painting.
After giving us a local monk, who gave everyone an indulgence.
In short, this carol, carol, carol quickly emptied our pockets, and we realized that a couple more meetings with not quite sober batyrs, and we will remain hungry. Here again, our lady issued a new ultimatum that we should definitely have lunch at the medieval restaurant "Ribs under the Arsenal" to taste delicious ribs. Another cried out that she definitely wanted to eat half a meter of sausage in the restaurant of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army "Kryivka". Another tried to pull us to the Kerosene Lamp, she just needed to listen to the story of the invention of kerosene today. When I heard "Can we go to the cafe" Under the Golden Rose "?
because there are no prices and visitors can bargain, so we can save a little, "I realized that we need to decide something quickly until new proposals are received. We followed the path of least resistance, choosing an institution that was closer to us.
It turned out to be the medieval restaurant "Ribs under the Arsenal".
In the morning there was no one in the photo shoot. But at the time of opening the queue was two hundred meters away. But it was moving fast enough, and here we are in the Middle Ages, where appetizing ribs will be greased on a frying pan.
First, the waiter draws you an imaginary plate and fork, then draws a paper sheet with graphic ribs on you and accepts the order.
We usually ordered grilled ribs (portion price - 190 hryvnias) and local mead, some other vegetables, someone ordered beer. The ribs looked quite appetizing, a waiter named Romchyk waved his ax so hard, chopping those ribs, that I was already worried that he would accidentally cut our ribs.
But it was a virtuoso work of the pros and before us was a delicious meal from the Middle Ages.
I can say that it is very tasty! So I recommend those who have not yet tasted this delicacy in Lviv, be sure to take the opportunity and visit the "Ribs at the Arsenal".
For hookah lovers there is an unusual bar "Hot Bowl". It is located on Ruska Street between Lviv Bank and the Wolf.
Getting there is not easy.
First, go into a corridor and then follow the instructions, participating in the quest, find what you need. But I'm not such a fan of hookah, so I ignored the quest.
For even more sophisticated lovers of gastronomic exotics, I recommend the cafe "Mazoh", located on the street Serbian. This is probably the most scandalous restaurant in Lviv. There was a stick at the door, probably before you go in, you need to properly beat that hook or yourself or your partner. I did not like this ritual at all. We did not dare to go to the cafe, they say that the waiter, before accepting the order, whips you with a whip.
And von Sacher-Masoch himself meets connoisseurs of sadomasochism. This monument has its own surprise.
If you climb into his pocket, you will feel his masculine dignity.
But I prefer confectioneries, where you can taste a real Lviv square. Skinny people are easier to steal, so eat desserts and stay safe.
Foam lovers can taste a delicious drink here:
There is even a "Beer Theater":
In short, this hot debauchery of Galician alchemy in Lviv is everywhere:
Undoubtedly, it is impossible to visit everything in one day. And I still want to see as many Lviv architectural monuments as possible. To this end, we travel by tourist train.
We get on such a nice train, equipped with an audio guide and set off on a journey.
A very interesting story through the prism of antiquity, that is, we also touched on the history of Lviv.
At the end of the trip the train stops in the center and we go to admire the Christmas market.
Those who did not go to the food establishments in crazy queues can taste Christmas delicacies at the fair, especially since everything looks quite appetizing.
It should be noted that in Lviv the mask mode is almost performed:
You can even plunge headlong into the Middle Ages, getting into a carriage, and two white horses will take you to a distant winter valley ...
But my friend wanted to go on a tour of the opera house. It was impossible to convince her that today is Christmas, and it is absurd to hold excursions during the holidays. So we went to the local "Grand Opera". Of course, the doors were closed, so only the picture of the theater facade.
The hour passed unnoticed. It was evening. I had to go to the hotel.
But Lviv was even more mysterious in the evening lights:
Admiring the evening city of Leo, we went to spend the night at the hotel.
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