We landed local time at 9am,
To change planes was a hassle again!

Also here,
Instructions were not clear.

At boarding we endured another blow!
the required blue stamp, we could not show!

Only the custom officers upstairs
Could resolve our state of affairs.

And just in time,
The “official stamper” rescued us of this “crime”.

Next, we were cramped in a mini plane,
And after two and a half hours crawled out in pain!

Because there was no room for my feet,
My luggage had to be under the front seat,

I was ready again to unravel.
Or am I getting too old to travel?

To many people everywhere,
To get comfortable from here to there.

We were transported by bus, standing room only, away from the plane,
To the customs building in Kiev, Capital of the Ukraine.

Soon we felt no more grief,
Seeing our tour director was a relief.

By comfortable bus to the President Hotel,
And everything again was swell.

After a short rest,
We underwent an endurance test…

A city tour on foot for an hour.
Then we ended the day with a Ukraine dinner and a long hot shower.