Seva and i made a trip to Lviv and the Carpathian Mountains in late August 2005.

small-town train platform near Ivano-Frankivsk train station in Yaremcha, seen from our hotel Yaremcha houses woman grazing her cow while embroidering Seva writing with rocks woman grazing her goats (we drank warm milk from these animals) still life with deaf cat (the house we slept at in Yaremcha) Hutzul mafioso or gypsy pimp? you make the call. notice at the train station Seva and i climbing Hoverla, highest mtn in the Carpathians Seva makes an offering at the summit Verokhta, seen from the hills horse in Verokhta David training in Verokhta picnic near the Prut River "umm, okay, 3:20 a.m. train to Lviv? well, okay, 2 tickets please." waiting room at the train station in Verokhta marshutka in Lviv Lviv has nice phone booths flyers in Lviv reluctant nationalists at the highest point in Lviv