Ukraine: One of the greatest parties of my life
Added 2023-02-25 22:30:00 +0000 UTCToday marks one year since the war in Ukraine began. For many people Ukraine sounds like a far away, unknown place. Me too, until I visited just a few months before Russia invaded.
I was lying on my couch when I received a message on telegram from an unknown number. It said:
Do you want to come to three days of music and dancing in an abandoned sanatorium in the magical Carpathian mountains? We will provide all transfers, meals, accomodation and entertainment for 150 euro. Let me know if interested, don't pass this message on.
My answer was YES. I touched down in the most excellent city of Lviv and took the train into the mountains. The air was fresh with a hint of firewood & pines. Lucky I brought a torch because it was a 15 minute walk through the pitch dark forest before finding a little path with fairy lights (I missed it first attempt most nights)
Up the hill was the mysterious sanatorium, flanked by two empty swimming pools. The entry hall was a grand sweeping space full of marble, mosaics, and a fabulous scene painting of the mountains.
Behind the reception desk was a person selling tokens for use at the makeshift bar, and another person with a large suitcase marked 'drugs'. Here you could buy everything you needed for the night.
What followed was one of the most epic parties I have ever attended.
Moral: Slava Ukraine
Here are some behind the scenes happy snaps from this amazing trip with a bunch of artist friends. OF COURSE we couldn't resist also doing some photo shoots in such a majestic setting!! I will post that set in the next few days.
