The crazy cabbie of Kiev

The city of Kiev is like any major world city. There are high-rises everywhere, we are staying in an area with many of them.  Yesterday as we went to pick up our adoption referral, we needed a document notarized. In Ukraine one must be a lawyer to notarize anything. After our visit to the lawyer's office to obtain a power of attorney for our facilitator we needed a ride home.  The choices: by bus and Metro, or by cab.  A cabbie was right outside the door so we hired him to take us home.  Rain fell intermittently and he used an Android tablet with Google's navigator to show him the way.  As traffic crept along he received and ANSWERED  texts and emails.  We had 45 minutes of bumper to bumper traffic with much weaving and ducking for cover.  We made it home nonetheless.  Ukraine has not banned texting while driving.  Here are some pictures.  

View from where we are staying

Across from us in the courtyard.

The Adoption Center, Ministry of Family Policy

Saint Andrew's Church, next to the Adoption Center

St. Andrew's Church