Today was quite exciting, it being our first full day of exploring and getting to know one another. We decided to do some walking and sight seeing of the city for B roll. We stopped into a bomb bakery that made only cheesecakes and strudels. Each strudel could be eaten with various sauces like chocolate, vanilla, or berries. Mmm, everyone was happy with breakfast.
We then walked up St. Andrew's ascent, a steep walkway/road that leads up to St. Andrew's church. Along the road, we went into a museum that told us the history of Ukraine and was filled with old pieces of vintage clothing (swoon) and even things like ripped paper ticket stubs from the theater. Also along the walk were many vendors selling antiques, vintage pieces, and junk. Fuzzy hats, hazy paraphernalia, jewelry….wait what?! Nazi paraphernalia?! Yes, they even had Nazi papers, like a soldier's birth certificate. It was a cool piece of history but there was no way in my good conscience that I could buy something like that!
Finally, at the top of the hill, we reached the church. The camera crew set up a bunch of shots and we had to walk up and down the stairs over and over again in the cold, which sounds painful, and at the end my toes were very upset, but it's so fun to be a part of the project that I didn't mind that much. Also, Markus has a whole bag of starburst and I totally opened the bag and stole some.
The boys were also drooling over this candy/cookie seller while waiting for the camera equipment to be packed up. Isn't she beautiful? I am sure she was warmer than any of us!
The last thing we did today was go to the Sculpture alley. It's something that's listed on top 10 lists for visiting Kiev. Lainey and I screamed upon seeing the cats that we could climb into! And quite literally, you could climb into everything. They had a cat mouth bench and even an Alice in Wonderland themed play structure! We got some great shots for the show and got to mess around with each other.
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