Recently my friend visited the Lviv Vernissage - the famous square opposite the Zankovetska Theater, not far from the Opera House. Artists, national costumes, handmade jewelry, and antiques traditionally sell their products there.
I mentally transported myself to the times when I walked around peaceful Lviv every day, sat in elegant Lviv cafes, listening to retro music...
I often walked here at the Vernissage, enjoying this colorful world of creativity. Where, like a good guardian angel, rises the Church of the Transfiguration. My parents brought me here as a child to be baptized. I got married here.
This is my hometown and every corner of it is painfully familiar...
And today, in this Saturday Memories community I created, I will dive into the memories of my childhood and youth.
And this is the second year I am on my #TheLongestTrip. I saw more than 30 cities in 7 countries... I saw such famous cities of the world as Athens, Parga, Dubovnik, Antalya, Kas, Paris, Rome, Buda, Kotor... And I know: my hometown with its unique face is one of the best cities in the world! Where great empires left their best creations that still stand today.
Here you can see ancient Lviv and modern Lviv, the famous Rynok Square and St. Michael's Church, the coffee mine and the Town Hall, The Opera House and the Polish Church... on the canvases of artists.
Here, Lviv trams seem to come alive and Lviv residents walk slowly under their umbrellas through the rainy streets...
Here in the pictures there is a Peaceful Ukraine!
And here is another series of paintings that takes us to the Carpathian Mountains.
Tall fir trees and haystacks, as well as a snow-covered mysterious forest where wolves and bears live, seem real here...
Here you can feel the energy of mountain rivers, as well as see Ukrainian villages, ancient wooden churches, old houses with small windows, Christmas traditions and rituals...
Here you can see the blooming spring in the mountains and also feel the sound of the spruce blizzard...
Here at the Vernissage you can feel the spirit of my beautiful, peaceful Ukraine, as it was and, I believe, will be again!
I called myself an enthusiastic tourist of my Lviv. One day I will come back and experience its unique vintage spirit again and have a cup of coffee in the chocolate workshop...
I was happy to share with you the memories dear to my heart.
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