This is so crazy!
Watch your head, that’s why we have helmets.
I don’t even like coffee, but wearing a hard hat, being in a mine, and seeing fire, make me wish I liked coffee!
This is the most expensive meal we’ve ever had!
We're Jana and Brett.
Since our honeymoon 9 years ago, we've spent more than 24 months living and traveling in Europe.
So far we’ve ventured to 25 countries, but our goal is to visit every country in Europe, and to explore every nook and cranny of the Alps.
I am so excited about today!
The first time I ever heard of Ukraine I was 10 years old
And developing a major crush on Ukrainian gold metal gymnast Lilia Podkopayeva.
We have always wanted to come to Ukraine.
And when we started researching things to do in Lviv, our list was growing and growing.
We have over 20 things to see and do on our list today
and we're going to try to do them all in one jam-packed, super-filled, awesome day.
But we're going to need some fuel for our big day. So first stop is breakfast.
So why are we starting our day in Lviv with French croissants?
Glad you asked. The story goes that this guy, Yuriy,
who was from present day southwestern Ukraine, was living in Serbia in the late 1600s.
But he was accused of being a spy and had to flee.
So where did he go? He fled to Vienna.
While he was in Vienna though, he was instrumental in defeating the Turks during the siege of Vienna.
And his reward was like hundreds of pounds of coffee beans.
Oh Yuriy, I love your coffee-scented cologne!
And the story goes that he opened the first coffee shop in Vienna.
But what does that have to do with croissants? That was where the first croissant was ever baked and eaten.
So now that you know the supposed story, let's get back to those croissants.
This is Rynok Square, the heart of social activity in Old Town Lviv.
But let's go see it from above!
La dolce vita. Nothing like visiting an Italian courtyard with an Italian espresso in another country.
But we're in Ukraine. So let's get outta here!
This is more like it. We're inside one of the oldest working pharmacies in all of Ukraine.
And the whole back area has been turned into a museum for all things pharmaceuticals.
Oh my gosh! When I first walked by I totally thought those were real people and they freaked me out!
Pretty cool! Let's go!
This poor street is having an identity crisis!
Every year during an independent film festival, it gets a brand new name and a whole new street sign added to the wall!
Time for lunch!
Just kidding!
We're eating somewhere way more authentic.
We're at what might best be described as a Ukrainian buffet.
And all of this we got to share for about 7.5 or 8 bucks.
I'm not quite full because I saved room for dessert.
And what better dessert than handmade chocolate.
And what better way to wash down chocolate than with cherry liquor!
We've had lunch. We've had dessert. We've had a digestif.
And now it's time for afternoon coffee...with a twist!
Ya know, just another day on the job, workin' in the mine.
I'm about to have perhaps the most dangerous coffee I've ever had in my life.
Wow! Wow, thank you!
I don't even care how much this coffee costs. It was totally worth it!
It's like totally caramelized on top!
I don't even like coffee, but wearing a hard hat, being in a mine, and seeing fire makes me wish I liked coffee!
Thank you! Thank you!
Okay, as much as I love coffee, that was an experience I never expected to have.
So if you'd like to try the flaming coffee too, hit that subscribe button and "Lviv" us a comment!
One of my favorite things to do in a city is to find the local park!
Because I love being surrounded by nature, it's also peaceful, and they're always extra quiet from the city noise.
Lviv is full of quirky, fun places to visit.
And ya know, having that flaming coffee earlier just made me hungry for more quirkiness.
However, these next two places might be a little bit more difficult to get into.
Password. Slava Ukraini. No photo!
Okay, we're in! Let's tell you how we got here but we're trying to be discreet.
We approached an undisclosed location and knocked on an unmarked door.
where we were greeted by a very rough, armed man
who could best be described as having a high degree of enthusiasm for his country.
After we gave the secret password, he quickly ushered us in and slammed the door behind us.
We had to take a shot of liquor to prove our loyalty.
And then he just sent us down this dark staircase.
And now I'm enjoying a very authentic Ukrainian drink also known as Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey Whiskey.
Quick, they're coming!
Just listen to this music though, please!
I just thought we were going to give a password and go down in the basement to have a drink.
But there is so much more stuff here and this is awesome!
Okay we successfully made it in and out of secret place number one.
Now we're gonna try for secret place number two.
And we're in secret place number two!
This time we knocked on the apartment door of a random dude.
Who proceeded to try and feed us really old potatoes and lettuce.
Thankfully though we were able to convince him that he should feed it to his bunny instead (who was really cute!)
And now we're inside this fancy restaurant!
But pro tip: all the prices on the menu are actually 90% off.
So make sure you give yourself a 90% discount.
Since we're splurging in this fancy restaurant, I decided to order the beef tenderloin.
And I'm having the duck confit. Fancy!
Okay seriously, this place is not just quirkiness and fun.
It's also got seriously good food!
Mm-hmm!
This is the most expensive meal we've ever had.
Just kidding!
Actually, after applying our very hard-earned 90% discount and converting to US Dollars.
The bill came out to about 27 bucks, including a bottle of water!
Wow! That was one of the most unique travel days we have ever had!
But I think we're going to go ahead and end the video here before we give away all the secrets of Lviv!
Welcome to our 28th European country of...
I wanted to take a quick break from this video and tell you something super exciting we have going on here in Croatia.
This is so cool! I've never had Israeli coffee.
And to go with our Israeli coffee we got a pita plate.
I know, this place gives you the Hogwarts vibes, right?