trip to the Carpathian Mountains from the outset was a gamble. Ostafiychuk proposed, and we suddenly agreed. And so it turned out one afternoon in cars on the highway from Moscow to Kiev. They came out after lunch and the way to the Ukrainian border mastered only one in the morning.
20 000 rubles for 14 days. In such a sum cost of the expedition of four two-week trip to the Carpathians. This amount is included and the cost of gasoline, which in Ukraine roads: the 95 th will cost you
for 4.7 hryvnia (25 rubles) per liter.

Customs gives good

Say what you like and cross the border the best first day of January at 6 o'clock in the morning. And the people there, and border guards to your case is almost there. But until January was still a few months, until the morning - 5 hours. Time did not want to lose. Therefore, the creep of the Russian-Ukrainian border, we were deep in the night. We swearing, the Dodgers in the dark labyrinth of the Russian customs. We fought back from a customs officer, showing that two identical pump - it is not for sale but exclusively for wedding gifts. We ... In short, everything went quite smoothly.

• yet to enter the Ukrainian passport is not required;
• on the Russian side to prepare the money for registration of mandatory insurance GO (civil liability of vehicle owner) , about 1500 rubles;
• travel with a child sporovozhdayuschemu person, father or mother, you should stock up on power of attorney from the second parent's notarized;
• for the transport of animals must provide a certificate of availability of necessary vaccinations.

When we finally were able to legally inject Square Ukrainian air was three o'clock in the morning. No poputok or opposing. Around the dark, though at the bottom of the inkstand. However Ostafiychuk eager to Kiev. We slightly chilled his ardor for its looks exhausted, and decided that we will spend the night here - on the banks of the river the Diet, the castle of the villain, the traitor of Hetman Mazepa. Pan-doctor muttered something about the mosquitoes, about slackers, about a walk along Khreschatyk. But he was no one listened. Put up tents did not. Leaving things on the front seats, rear folded, bedding foam and sleeping bags, and so it fell to sleep.
We were awakened by the woeful cry of the geese. In the dark, we stood across their morning route to his beloved dam. Geese, as representatives of local people were outraged. With the help of loaves and seeds, we hushed brewing political scandal. Through the centuries-old linden guessed Counts ruins. This is also necessary - in the night have found! Honestly, we did not expect. On the clock - 9.30 in Russia and 8.30 in Ukraine.
Products in the road take the there is no point in the heat they are very perishable, and besides, every 500 - 1000 meters in any way there horchuvalni where you can and eat and relax. But the water is to stock up, drink in the heat like almost constantly.
When crossing the border do not forget to set their clocks back one hour.

At the root

Having finally to Kiev, and violating all traffic signs, we parked almost at the church of St. Sophia. About five hryvnia (30 rubles) per person joined a tour and moved to inspect the ancient cathedral and monastery of Holy Russia.
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was beautiful. It's worth it to spend on her examination day or two, rather than the two hours that we had to fly Kiev.

at will, in the Carpathian Mountains!

Apart from a broken heat gas canisters and attempts butt cart, and along with two horses, the road to the Carpathians took place without incident. Daishniki not committed atrocities, is rarely stopped.
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