Kiev hasn’t run out of random after all

After ~1 ½ years here, I’ve been starting to worry that the endearing ‘randomness’ of Kiev is wearing off.  Stilettos to work, parking on the sidewalk & the mystery of the Cyrillic alphabet no longer seem quite as novel.

Thankfully my friend Kirsten introduced me to another fun – AND totally random – Kiev attraction.   In town skiing!

YES - Kiev has its very own ski hill smack in the center of town!

(just 3 minutes from one of my favorite grocery stores - however, Its small scale makes it easy to miss)

But it is a full on ski place – rental equipment…..

‘Ski chalet’...

 (ok, maybe a slight exaggeration for the grilled meat hut at the base)

2 ‘lifts’.... 

A t-bar AND a bobble thing....

And even a snowboard run with ramps to jump....

 (a snow bike!)

For ~$7 we got a 10-trip pass – and as Kirsten computed “at 30 seconds a run, we got a whole 5 minutes of skiing in!”

Super fun & a great place to take kids.  However, we might have to make it a mid-day field trip as the employees warned: it’s silly crowded on the weekends & everyone on the hill is drunk in the evenings!”  

Here’s to the joy of random adventures!  

(Thanks Kirsten!)