The Ukrainian government will not issue visas through their own embassy on their soil. SO we had to travel to the nearest embassy (and one reputed to be easy to work with), which was Budapest. Some friends of ours gave us many travel tips that made our trip easier. We found it to be a wonderful city, we are glad we were "forced" to go there and hope maybe someday in the future something may "force" us to return!
An example of the beautiful region of Buda. This is right behind the bus stop behind the Ukrainian Embassy. 
It's always a good picture of the open markets with all the color and interesting people.
This is one of Alicia's favorite shots... ice skating in front of a castle! 
Here we stand on the Buda side overlooking Pest
An old church. This photo is more aesthetically pleasing than the Burger King. 
