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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 09:21 AM
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Lvov?
I would appreciate any info on visiting Lvov (Lviv)including best way to get there. It is where my mother lived as a girl. I was able to find her street on an on-line map and think it would be an interesting visit.
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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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About Lvov All about Lvov Lviv Lwow Lemberg: Genealogy, Books, Famous People, Travel, Pictures, News, links ...
www.lvov.us
Lviv - Lvov. PhotosLvov, Lviv, Lwow, Lemberg: Photos Pictures Images.
www.lvov.us/lviv-photos/index.htm
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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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I visited Lviv in August 2005, flying from Kiev, but I understand there are fligths from Warsaw. I stayed at The Grand Hotel, which I highly recommend.
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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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Thanks PalQ - those sites are great! Thanks also to thit_cho for the hotel rec.
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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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"I was able to find her street on an on-line map" - do you read cyrillics? If not, I recommend you to learn as the street names will be in cyrillics only, and you won't be able to use an English-language map.
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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Faina_Again, Yes, I took two years of Russian in college back in the dark ages so it was no problem. The map that I read was in the Cyrillic alphabet.
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Old Jul 11th, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Have you seen the movie House of Flying Daggers? The final scenes (and some others) take place in the national park just outside Lviv. Absolutely beautiful.
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Old Jul 12th, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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Are you referring to the bamboo forest scenes? I knew those scenes were filmed in Ukraine, but I didn't know where -- I should have researched that before my trip to Lviv. Next time...
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Old Jul 12th, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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not the bamboo forest, but the final fight scenes in the autumn fields and snow.
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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Check today's NYTimes online for a nice article about Lvov.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/travel/23next.html
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Old Jul 22nd, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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BT- Thanks for the article, It contained good info and I really enjoyed it.
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Old Apr 28th, 2009 | 05:24 AM
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To get history info about lvov - you may be interested in visiting: http://www.lvov.ca .
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