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Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.20,0:00:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was a little girl, I often watched Russian children's films.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.88,0:00:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Stars in these films always seemed to go on exciting adventures
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.00,0:00:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during their summer vacations.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.52,0:00:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These memories from my youth are the reason that I feel
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.00,0:00:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enormously attracted to countries from the former Soviet Union.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.40,0:01:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This summer we'll visit Ukraine
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.76,0:01:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a country about which we actually know very little.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.00,0:01:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In elementary school, I learned that Ukraine
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.72,0:01:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been the breadbasket or Europe for many decades
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.12,0:01:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there was the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.64,0:01:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The European football UEFA 2012
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.68,0:01:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recently attracted a lot of media attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.88,0:01:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Journalists spoke about corruption and political abuse.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.60,0:01:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll leave these problems to the journalists.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.08,0:01:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we're going on a quest to find the beautiful sides of Ukraine.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.60,0:02:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll go on an adventure like the stars of the children's films.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.16,0:02:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For one balmy summer, we'll cycle past castles,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.40,0:02:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,colourful little houses
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.16,0:02:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yes... even a candy factory!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.60,0:02:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ukrainian cyclists help me to prepare the trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.80,0:02:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dasha, Igor and SIavik e-mail me great tips,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.84,0:02:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to be found in any guidebooks.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.84,0:02:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll visit them when we're in Ukraine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.32,0:04:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where we going?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.76,0:04:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bila Serkva.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.28,0:05:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't speak Ukrainian
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.72,0:05:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No Ukrainian? Are you speak English?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.56,0:05:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No I don't speak Russian.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.20,0:05:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The official language is Ukrainian
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.52,0:05:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a lot of Ukrainian also speak Russian
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.80,0:05:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some regions use it daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.12,0:05:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other foreign languages are rarely spoken
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.68,0:05:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Writing and reading is in the Cyrillic alphabet.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.52,0:05:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyday things like ordering food is therefore sometimes quite complicated
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.88,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but food is very important for cyclists
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.12,0:05:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we quickly learned the names of delicious things.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.72,0:05:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides learning a new language, we also learned many new dishes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.54,0:06:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}ukr.{\i0} печеня (pechenya)*\Nrus.* жаркое (zharkoe)*\Nsurzhyk* жарке (zharke)\N- hotpot, roast meat
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.64,0:06:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,борщ зі сметаною\Nborshch - red beet soup with meat and sour cream
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.94,0:06:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Банош\NBanosh - Polenta, cornmeal porridge
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.54,0:06:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Гречана каша\NHrechana kasha - buckwheat porridge
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.54,0:06:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Салат\NSalat
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.64,0:06:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Вареники\NVarenyky - Dumpling
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.74,0:06:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Сало\NSalo - Pig fat bar food
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.74,0:06:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Таранка\NTaranka - Dried fish bar food
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.84,0:06:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Ukrainians rarely refuse vodka or beer.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.72,0:06:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately there is also a popular soda.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.28,0:06:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kvas is a sweet-sour fermented drink
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.00,0:07:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made from rye bread and dried fruits
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.72,0:07:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply love it - we drink at least one liter every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.24,0:07:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also eat ice cream - every day!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.04,0:07:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Ukrainians are crazy for ice cream
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.80,0:07:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even in the smallest villages you can find at least five types.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.44,0:07:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the nicest things about travelling by bike
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.84,0:07:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the chance to meet people along the roadside
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.12,0:07:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ukrainians are very nice, if a bit reserved to begin with.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.24,0:07:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That changes quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.84,0:07:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In reality they love to chat.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.72,0:07:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first question is mostly whether you are from Poland
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.24,0:07:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't matter that we hardly speak Ukrainian or Russian,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.12,0:07:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a deluge of words and stories always follows.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.76,0:08:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bakota Monastry
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.36,0:09:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bicycle is an important means of transport.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.28,0:09:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite this, we see few bike tourists.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.92,0:09:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We only meet a few Polish and Ukrainian bikers in the Carpathians
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.44,0:09:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mountain region f Ukraine.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.84,0:09:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The roads are mostly quiet
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.56,0:09:39.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The quality of the road surface is often mediocre
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.16,0:09:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this road beats all the others
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.60,0:09:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through a river.... upstream!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.36,0:09:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This morning we thought the road was very beautiful
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.56,0:09:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not anymore; not on a bicycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.76,0:10:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to carry our luggage separately, back and forth.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.20,0:10:04.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But hey, this is bike touring. Isn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.28,0:10:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is this bike touring?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.24,0:10:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's more like dragging the bike behind you,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.96,0:10:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're travelling by bike, you never know where you'll sleep at night.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.12,0:10:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight we arrived 24:00 at Kolomya
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.40,0:10:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn't feel like searching for a hotel in the pitch dark.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.92,0:11:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But luckily Ukraine has train stations with rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.72,0:11:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Campsites don't exist, except occasionally in the Carpathians.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.12,0:11:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that we often camp wild,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.36,0:11:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the most beautiful spots.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.84,0:11:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately even the smallest villages have shops
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.52,0:11:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even plenty of water for a take-away shower.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.96,0:11:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2007 there is a national survey
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.04,0:11:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to choose the Seven Wonders of Ukraine
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.16,0:11:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They choose places like the Sofiyivsky park in Uman
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.92,0:11:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the castle of Kamayanets-Podilsky
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.32,0:11:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Kotyn fortress.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.32,0:11:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ukrainians love to be photographed in these spots,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.48,0:11:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on their wedding day, for example.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.92,0:11:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These Ukrainian wonders are very nice but for us
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.08,0:11:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the everyday things along the road are the real highlights of Ukraine.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.92,0:12:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This summer we discovered Ukraine,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.88,0:12:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a country which we knew very little about.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.56,0:12:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like a child that discovers the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.32,0:12:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are surprised about the things we discover.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.00,0:12:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we discover is beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.64,0:12:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Small colourful houses, naive Soviet art
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.40,0:12:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ice cream - every day!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.28,0:12:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Endless corn and sunflower-fields.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.08,0:12:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dense forests.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.36,0:12:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nice people and good food.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.08,0:12:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ukraine is a good cycling country!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.40,0:12:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But didn't you also go to a candy factory?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.52,0:12:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah what about the candy factory?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.08,0:12:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh yes, I nearly forgot.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.52,0:12:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vinnytsia is the town with the biggest candy factory
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.08,0:12:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in all of the former Soviet Union.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.68,0:12:59.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Roshen treats visitors not only to sweets
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.40,0:13:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to one of the largest water ballets In the world.