On the way to Shipit Waterfall, we have stopped by the church – the oldest building in Pylypets village. The baroque wooden church was built in the second half of the 18th century. Then we slowly drove bumpy road for another 5 kilometers to reach our final parking destination. From there...
Our overnight supposed to be in Mukachevo, but from all sides can enter only vehicles with a maximum height of 3,5 meters. So, we have parked at a friendly Shell station, from where we took local bus 9 to the center (10 minutes / 7 UAH). There, to our surprise, was a “farewell bell...
We have made a shortstop and visit the medieval Palanok Castle with its peaked turrets (entrance 50 UAH). It is a unique sample of fortification architecture recognized as one of the most interesting and well-preserved defensive complexes in Ukraine. It is believed that Mukachevo castle...
Finally, we have arrived at the Slovak-Ukrainian borders. On the Slovak side, it was very friendly and quiet without any other cars, so we left the EU within 10 minutes. On the Ukrainian side it was a nightmare, at the first gate they have controlled COVID-19 PCR tests and mandatory...
This time, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we planned to drive through Slovakia to the Ukrainian border with only one stop in Prešov, otherwise, our 72-hours valid PCR tests would expire. But, as usual, our crazy Dometic fridge broke up, so we made an unexpected stop in Liptovská Štiavnica...