Yes I believe that was the last flight out, but come on, closing the airport??
I like soccer too, but it was getting late!

The cost of the Taxi from Donetsk to Mariupol was $60 USD.
And yes he seemed happy, I was just surprised he was willing to do that at 3 in the morning. However I have never seen as many Taxi drivers in one country as I did in the Ukraine. I guess it is similiar to NY.

I could not find a taxi in my US city if my life depended on it. LOL

I dont know if they liked me at that Hotel or felt sorry for me as I was draggin my butt in at 5 in he morning and did not look like I had slept for days!


Yes the trip was great, I got to see alot of the Ukraine, actually a great place. I never felt out of place(other then at the airport during the soccer match), so everyone seemed very friendly and did not make me feel out of place.
The food was terribly cheap everywhere in the Ukraine, everything else seemed to be about the same price as in the US.

Oh and my trip was this past July, 2006 so just a few months ago.

I believe that flight was either July 15th or 16th if someone is interested in finding out what Soccer match it actually was. Seems the folks at the airport where excited but I did not watch the end of the match.
Just imagine about 50 people trying to watch a 25 inch TV. LOL

Also when I arrived in Donetsk a 2nd plane arrived within minutes of us.
It was a soccer team, everyone was looking at them like big stars, I had no idea so I dont know if that was the team that just played.