More Cathedrals

After our SDA meeting, we went home and cleaned out leftovers (believe it or not).  We rested a bit, because neither Libby nor Virginia slept well last night.  We saw the Martins for just a few minutes, and gave back their butter knife in exchange for two of our spoons, which they had for some reason.  We also got in touch with the apartment managers to help us get the washing machine running. It is an Italian machine in Ukraine being operated by Americans.   We finally got it running - an itty-bitty machine under the kitchen counter, that held a handful of clothes, had a run cycle of nearly two hours! Finally we went out walking again.  Our first stop was St. Sophia Church, which has been turned into a museum.  We got there just at closing time, so we could not go in.  Then we wandered down to the Golden Gate, which I'm not quite sure of the significance.  I think it was an ancient gate into the old city, or fortress, but not sure.  Then, since Virginia was STARVING, we went to a Ukrainian restaurant recommended by Konstantin.  All of the food was very good and nicely presented.  Libby had borsch, an Ukrainian traditional soup.  Virginia had a really nice pork chop, and ate the whole thing!  And now we are home settling down for the night.