Have you made it to Odessa ?
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Yes we flew in to Kiev, stayed at the Kozatskiy hotel in Independence square, then caught the overnight train down to Odessa. Then a 40 minute mini bus to Illichivsk.
Because it was a wedding party, we hired all the sleeper carriages for our group.
We then had the wedding in a restaurant on the beach, where I danced all night and got so hot, I went swimming with all my clothes on.
Was fantastic, one of the best trips of my life.
We were going back in 2014, but then shit happened, you know the rest.
Seems like a lot of fun! I been in Odessa once. No doubts that it’s one of the best cities to have a party at 😁
Sadly the party was in Illichivsk, but we did visit Odessa, it was beautiful. We walked down the Potemkin steps and then caught the funicular back up.
My friend has many relatives in the Illichivsk / Odessa area. Most of the younger generation have left, most of the older generation are resigned to their fate.