Tired of narrow streets Podil, crowded with people and cars, or to twirl in the commotion of Petrovka, very nice to be on a spacious, quiet street on the banks of the Dnieper River, where there are no cars, but plenty of beds and banks of the Dnieper goes skulptur.Vdol amazing street – Obolon embankment. If you need to rent an apartment in Kiev – try to get closer to her. Best place for a relaxing holiday not found.
So, from the Moscow bridge head upstream Dnipro, snuggling closer to the water. That’s how we get on this street from the future. She really does not belong to any of the old building, its appearance dates back to the 2000s. What immediately attracts attention – because it is a complete absence of the ubiquitous machines. Obolonska embankment from start to finish – a pedestrian zone. Therefore, it seems, in spite of the building, rather alley or park promenade resort. This image is complemented by numerous flower beds, including located right in the middle of the street, and manicured trees.
Obolonska embankment
Windows of apartment buildings are located directly on the Gulf of Obolonskiy, and to be near the water, you have to spend no more than five minutes – just go down and take a few tens of meters. This is where the summer is to remove an apartment for rent in Kiev. Further enhances the feeling of “not-kievskosti” a group of cottages, nestled among high-rise buildings.
To all the beauty and also added an abundance of sculptures. There is an entire musical Avenue next to the Dnieper. And yet, walking, where you can see the Frog Princess and even ask Goldfish fulfill your desire. Feel the support of true friends – mother and puppy retrievers. There is also a thoughtful Mermaid and brave Kotigoroshko defeating Snake Gorynycha …
Princess Frog
Monument of canine loyalty
If you want to touch the mysteries of the recent past, it is located very close “Obolonskaya submarine” – the remains of the underground unfinished piece, which is still trying to build in the Stalin era. You can dream up, it was altogether a mysterious “object number 1”.
Mysterious “Object №1»
And if you have accumulated on the FAQ-that-we must-to-answer – obolontsy readily tell us how to go to a very special maze that is downright refers to “The Chronicles of Amber” by R. Zelazny. It is said that he always passed his answers …
Maze, giving answers
Not surprisingly, the embankment fell in love with all the inhabitants of Obolon, and indeed the people of Kiev, and even guests of the capital. Here in the gentle summer evenings can be very crowded – like on the seashore. What contributes to the abundance of cafes and restaurants, and is just a cool, squelching in the river.
Speaking of swimming. Near the waterfront there is a very popular, and the second in Kiev, the number of visitors, a nudist beach. Suffice spacious and comfortable, it attracts a lot of people. However, in recent years, due to lack of volnoboya there thrives lush aquatic vegetation, making it difficult to fans of rest without unnecessary civility to bathe for pleasure.
Now, in the thought of bathing, sweet waves of the Dnieper River are transported upstream on the Kiev reservoir.
On the shore of the Kiev reservoir
Passing the restless streets of Upper Town, find ourselves in a zone of recreation centers, summer houses, camping. Here, in the pine woods on the shore of the Kiev Sea, you can relax in silence and solitude, take a ride on rented boats and catamarans, fishing. There are even a number of yacht clubs. In general, there is – freedom for those who, taking off an apartment in Kiev and avoiding the inconvenience of marching to strive being in nature.
