Khmelnytskyi
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Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: Хмельницький, also transliterated Khmelnitsky from Russian: Хмельницкий) is a city in the Podillia region of Western Ukraine. The city has a population of roughly 290,000. While the city is in western Ukraine, people in Khmelnytskyi don't speak Ukrainian exclusively (as is generally the case in the nearby city of Ternopil). Many in Khmelnytskyi speak Russian as their first language, or a mixture of the two languages known as surzhyk (суржик). It appears that both Ukrainian and Russian can be used interchangeably in Khmelnytskyi.
What to Experience in Khmelnytskyi
Taste of Khmelnytskyi...
In the basement of Hotel Central (Hotel Centralny) there is an eatery open to guests and non-guests alike offering nice, simple food at very good prices. There are numerous restaurants throughout the city. There are a number of cafes, bars and nightclubs in the city. If you are a foreigner people may wonder what you are doing in their city (as it is not a tourist city) and may view you with some amusement. Be friendly, polite, try your hand at speaking a few words of Russian or Ukrainian and things should go ok. Keep an eye on what you drink and how much you drink, it's quite possible the locals are used to drinking more than you are! In a bar/pub a vodka (Ukrainian brand but just as good as any imported brand) should cost a maximum of 10 грн, most likely this price is for 100 ml. Prices tend to be a little higher in nightclubs but not excessively. It should also be possible to buy a bottle of vodka in a nightclub, either 0.5 L or 0.7 L, for a reasonable price, under 100 грн. An alternative for internet should the free internet at any hotel not work or should no internet be available is a mobile broadband dongle which you attach to your laptop can be purchased from MTS (a mobile/cell phone provider with stores all over Ukraine including 10 stores in Khmelnytskyi) for 399 грн and when topped up by 8 грн it gives unlimited broadband access for 24 hr. MTS has national coverage so the dongle will provide you with internet all over Ukraine and not just in Khmelnytskyi of course.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThere are frequent trains from Kyiv to Khmelnytskyi, keep alert because Khmelnytskyi isn't the final destination but rather one stop along the way and you don't want to end up in Ternopil or Lviv by accident. However the carriage attendant should inform you (in Russian or Ukrainian) when the train is approaching your stop. A good idea is to know your time of arrival and set your phone's alarm 30 minutes beforehand. Khmelnytskyi has a convenient public transport system: Single ride tickets in buses and marshrutkas cost 12 грн, in trolleybuses — 6 грн. Schedules are available on rozklad.in.ua (in Ukrainian). You can also check information about public transport on DozoR (in Ukrainian), EasyWay and Google Maps. Taxi is the easiest way of getting around the city. Some popular taxi companies include: Kick scooter is a funny way to shorten your time while getting around the city. The city centre is relatively compact and can be easily explored on foot....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Khmelnytskyi has a convenient public transport system: Single ride tickets in buses and marshrutkas cost 12 грн, in trolleybuses — 6 грн. Schedules are available on rozklad.in.ua (in Ukrainian). You can also check information about public transport on DozoR (in Ukrainian), EasyWay and Google Maps. Taxi is the easiest way of getting around the city. Some popular taxi companies include: Kick scooter is a funny way to shorten your time while getting around the city. The city centre is relatively compact and can be easily explored on foot. If you want a tourist city with a multitude of attractions then Khmelnytskyi isn't for you, if you want an authentic Ukrainian city with generally friendly people, good prices and fewer rip offs than in the usual tourist centres then Khmelnytskyi is a good spot.
Where to Stay
An alternative for internet should the free internet at any hotel not work or should no internet be available is a mobile broadband dongle which you attach to your laptop can be purchased from MTS (a mobile/cell phone provider with stores all over Ukraine including 10 stores in Khmelnytskyi) for 399 грн and when topped up by 8 грн it gives unlimited broadband access for 24 hr. MTS has national coverage so the dongle will provide you with internet all over Ukraine and not just in Khmelnytskyi of course. The basic mobile broadband SIM pack on its own costs 60 грн with preloaded credit of 20 грн (prices as of Dec 2011).
Money & Budget
There is a large newly built shopping centre with a well stocked western style supermarket at the edge of the city. A taxi to it from the city centre should cost 10-15 грн. In the basement of Hotel Central (Hotel Centralny) there is an eatery open to guests and non-guests alike offering nice, simple food at very good prices. There are numerous restaurants throughout the city. There are a number of cafes, bars and nightclubs in the city. If you are a foreigner people may wonder what you are doing in their city (as it is not a tourist city) and may view you with some amusement. Be friendly, polite, try your hand at speaking a few words of Russian or Ukrainian and things should go ok.
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Glimpses of Khmelnytskyi
Close up photo of coffee table on the street. Wooden diagonal planks.
Christmas wallpaper poster picture of relaxation man on floor of his own flat with decorated tree by toy and garland lights peaceful atmosphere
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a body of water with a boat in it
a blue and yellow button sitting on top of a money bill
a castle with a lake in the background
a blue and yellow button sitting on top of a money bill
a blue and yellow button sitting on top of a money bill
a black and white photo of a church
a black and white photo of a castle wall
Close up photo of coffee table on the street. Wooden diagonal planks.
Christmas wallpaper poster picture of relaxation man on floor of his own flat with decorated tree by toy and garland lights peaceful atmosphere
soft focus Christmas gift box with red ribbon bow and background abstract view with festive lights and bokeh winter holidays concept advertising poster picture