M-06 highway
Apr 17 2018 - Apr 22 2018
Ukraine
967 km
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The last few days, we cycled the M-06 highway from Lviv to Kiev, passing through Rivne and Zhytomyr. At the beginning, the road was more like a normal country road. As we got closer to Kiev, it changed into a real two lane highway, but had a shoulder most of the time, so was quite relaxed to cycle.
Some impressions from the road:
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Entering Rivne Oblast:
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One hotel we stayed at had some interesting sculptures:
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We spent one day exploring Rivne:
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The whole town was like a big market where you could buy absolutely everything:
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Endless labyrinths of small clothes shops:
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Big old indoor market building in the center:
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Having some beer and dried anchovis by the river:
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Water snakes were also hanging out there:
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Moving on: One of the many fishing ponds on our way. Ukrainians seem to really love fishing.
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One really cool thing about our new setup: You can easily carry the fully loaded bikes up the stairs into a hotel room:
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Having a break:
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There were lots of nice swamp areas next to the highway:
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One of the many resting areas next to a nature reserve:
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Don’t be a pig and leave your trash!
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Hmmm, this shortcut is 8km less…
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…over a very bumpy road with many hills:
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On the other hand, the small town Korostyshiv had a beautiful river:
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Another nice fishing pond:
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And we met the first other cycle tourist of our trip today: Maksim is doing a tour of Ukraine, currently on his way to visit Chernobyl:
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Rocket monument next to the highway:
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Cooking some lunch at a rest area:
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And last but not least: Cats playing on our bikes!
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