I was born in Khmelnytskyi city in Ukraine. Today i want show you my fevorites places in city. Our city are named after Bogdan Khmelnitskyi. He was national hero and leader of ukrainian revolution in 1654-57. In 1954 Ukraine celebreted 300 years of national uprising. Before it our city has name Proskuriv. First place, where you will visit when arrived in our city is a train station. The train station is small, but very comfortable. You can see there scoreboards with information abaut trains, ticket offices. In train station are one free waiting hall and one paid waiting hall. Its a place where you can wait for your train or taxi. If you want you can go to touilet, which is paid. 2 minutes from station is a bus stop. From bus stop you can move into the by city transport to see city centre or otherers places.
If you came to our city i recommend visit on my city two staturs of legendar hero. First statue is located in city train station. It is a first landmark in our city. Bohdan Khmelnitskyi was a hero of Ukrainian-Cossack uprising , which was happened in 1648-54. If you look straight you can see him statue. You can make a few photo there and shere them with friends!!!
Second statue is located in city centre. History of thŃ–s landmark is very interesting. In early 1990-th new mayor of city had a plan of build statue of Bohdan Khmelnitskyi. The statue should had been stand on one of the city hills, but these plans was crushed. Now after years of debating finally statue standing in city centre. It situated near city squere. It is a plase which you can visit for free and make some photos. In our city are 2 statues of Hetman, but this one is considered better. Statues are required for visiting by every tourist.
Our city are very green place. We have 5 parks. So my favorite one is Shevchenko park, but for turists i reccomend visit city Chekman park. The North Bug river are there. This park is very beatefull at the night, becase there are many ligths. Also you can see many runners in the morning there. I like walking in this park with cup of coffe.
So, after walking in city park i recommend you to see photo museum in our city.
If you like photo, history or want make cool picture i recommend you visit this Photo-museum. You can find a lot of cool photo stuff there. Photo and video equipment from 19th century to nowadays, also pictures of russians and ukrainian wealthy people and peasants are in museum. Every month there are new exhibitions of photo-artists from Khmelnitskiy city. Also every tourist can try to solve the photo puzzle from the meseum-guide. Very cool place…
Anather good place in Khmelnitskyi city is city art gallery. Gallery… It is a first place, which i rember i visited with my parents in childhood. I show this place first and foremost to all my friends from abroad when they come to visit me. Museum located in city centre in 20-th centuary wonderful building. It is not free visited place , firtsly you shoul pay 10-20 grivnas( 0,5$) for tickets. If you have a tickets you can go to 5 different art holls. There are representes artist of region of Podillya. Here you will find paintings by artists of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Post modernism, impresionism, realism art work are represented there. From time to time there are held different art events.
One of the best places for good photo in our city are oblasna rada and city govermant. This building is a very interestung. Why? It was builded in USSR era in Stalin’s times and it not long ago became a regional govermеnt hall in 1937. It situated near Khmelnitskiy city goverment. I think that architectures, when they created this building wanted show to people how “Strong and good” was Soviet regime. It is a very big building , which located in city ​​square. It is a good example of Stalin’s ampir buildings. You can make a photo and visit it for free, but remember you should have some documents , for example passport.
One of the most beatieful place in Khmelnitskiy city is city govermant. The building was builted in 1904 and it is a example architecture of Russian Empire. Near landmark are 4 beech trees , which has more than 100 years. It ia a place , where every citizen can visit for free without anything borders.
In the end i want give to you litle advise how to spent good evening in my city. I like go to theatre and for me personally sitting there is there best evening. Hope you enjoy my post.