Yesterday we spent some time studying Russian, looking for a grocery store which we didn't find, and visiting the Fine Arts Museum.
The museum had a wonderful collection of icons dating from the 1200's through the 1800's. There were many beautiful icons from a variety of Ukrainian churches. The icons went to the museum in the early days of communism and I guess that is how they were protected as many churches were simply destroyed. I couldn't take photos of the icons and the bookstore was closed when we left, So here is a website about the museum:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Art_Museum_of_Ukraine

This afternoon we're going to tour Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Thanks agin for your prayers!
The Opera House:

The Art Museum:

This is really an Orthodox Country: