Day 15- Lviv for one last day

I had one last day in Lviv and we did one thing that should be on everyone’s list when you go to Lviv: the High Castle. The High Castle is the remnants of an old castle that used to sit above the city. You climb up a multitude of stars and rocks to get to it and when you get to the top you have the best views of the entire city. Shane and I started off the day touring this area and even though it was very hot outside, it was still well worth making the hike.


This is me at the top standing next to the Ukraine national flag.








I am not sure how much you can tell from these pictures, but one thing that I noticed about the two cities I went to is that they don't have many (or barely any) suburbs. Once you are out of the city, you are out of the city. The place where I stayed was as close I as I saw to a suburb, but it was still very much like being in the city. Also, I am not sure if I have said this or not, but not many people live in houses. Almost everyone in the city lives in a high rise apartment. So this city looks rather large, but imagine if almost everyone in your city lived in a high rise apartment. Imagine how much bigger your city would look if that were the case.
I did not get hardly anymore pictures from this day because after we went to the high castle we went to meet up with a group that was just arriving to Ukraine from Texas. We met up with the group and helped them lug all their suitcases up four or five floors to where they were staying at a hostel. Then we prayed with them and talked to them as they were getting settle in for the weeks they were going to be in Ukraine. They are doing a two week English club/day camp a little ways outside the city. Part of being a missionary family in Ukraine involves helping other groups coming from American. We went with the group to eat lunch and walk around the city for a little bit. I told them about my couple of weeks stay in Ukraine and gave them a few tips.
We got back to the house early that afternoon and I went with Tim and his wife to the grocery store to help buy some things. They are helping out another group from Alabama and so we needed to go get some things to help them out. Right next to the grocery store is a Catholic Church that was built new right before the Pope came to visit.



There is a parking lot that seperates this church from the grocery store that we shopped at.
Anyway, this concludes my two weeks in Ukraine. The only thing left to write about are my flights home.

Ben