Together cheerfully to walk: autotourists on gathering

The first exit meeting of autotravellers from club AutoUA.NET has taken place on last days off under Umanju. 8 crews have taken part In fascinating action with excursions, rest to lake and a solemn feast from Kiev, united by the general passion to distant wanderings on the four wheels. In a current of two days participants of a meeting have visited the most interesting sights in Umani, Talnom, Parhomovke and White Church. The main base of action had been selected sanatorium "Аквадар" (with. Mankivka), kindly given to travellers notable discounts for residing.

The first crews have started to be tightened to a point of gathering at an old input in umansky park "Софиевка" already to 10 mornings. The most discipline had appeared Nadine and KISERG, arrived even before stipulated time. They managed to avoid peak of traditional Saturday stoppers on departures from Kiev. However, soon all were in gathering, and we have gone on park survey.

Many have appeared in Umani for the first time – for them far not excursion in execution of the professional guide (12 grn was superfluous. From the person). « Sofievku »after all knowingly consider as a masterpiece of park art of Ukraine – it very difficult on structure and it is literally sated by every possible architectural, sculptural and natural forms, each of which has the symbolical value. Many are connected with history of a family of founders. The park has been presented in 1806 by the Polish count Stanislav Pototsky to the wife of Sofia – the young lady brilliant, but with enough ambiguous reputation. Poles consider as its grechanko-Turkish woman of rather easy behaviour involved in political intrigues of humble origin, led to loss of independence of Poland. And the husband its Stanislav till now name the traitor, on sale to Russian tsarina. Therefore essentially do not use umanskih guides, on what we complained also provodnitsa. Also assured – it idealizirovannyj the story about Pototsky's romantic couple is based especially on documentary sources, instead of on hearings and conjectures.

On shady avenues it is possible to walk though all the day, but from the schedule to be beaten out it is impossible. The column of cars is built on road. Here and a couple of crossovers well adapted for the Ukrainian road conditions, both city "Sivik", and practical "Solenza", and worldly-wise "Trade wind", and, certainly, popular in our corner of the world "Lanos". Trailering unites all! In mirrors sparks of headlights flash – all remember, that in a column it is necessary to move with a passing light. Winding on outcomes, we taxi aside Talnogo. There and then the stop – in village Pikovets of travellers meets picturesque restaurant "Млин" with wooden arbours over a picturesque pond. The table is already covered. On the first submit a borsch, pea soup and to an ear, on snack – vkusnejshie fritters with meat, mushrooms and cottage cheese, let alone salads. It is good, that the dinner has been reserved preliminary.

Silent Talnoe sees off a column the surprised sights. The city is not spoilt completely not by tourists and to a meeting is completely not ready – on entrance there is a unique index on the Museum tripolskoj cultures though the entrance to sight is rather intricate. Actually, no museum here while is present. It only plan to open in a building of former palace Naryshkinyh-Shuvalovyh which talnovtsy it is proud call the lock. In general, they are right. The palace is constructed in 1896-1903 really as the French hunting locks of an epoch of the Renaissance. Already couple of years it costs on the restoration financed by fund of "3000" Kateriny Yushchenko. The authentic tile is torn off and already partially replaced on modern – on ceramics of money has not sufficed, as well as on continuation of other jobs. The security guard leads the improvised excursion on the premises filled up with building dust, switching on, in its opinion, the most interesting – a count bath in a cellar. The impression of full desolation is supplemented with a deaf thicket of palace park and the small river which has grown with a cane on which coast hardly it is possible to find completely not romantic Rock of love.

Troitsk church in which Sofia Pototsky has been buried, it is possible not to search at all – on its place now hlebzavod. But St. Anna's church (1702), revived by efforts of a small Catholic community of a city was saved. The fellow similar to Harry Potter has shown the rests of ancient frescos to us ochkastyj – it is obvious, the son of the prior.

And again a column in a way. Through 40 km enough decent prosyolka we get in Mankovku. Here participants of a meeting are met by sanatorium "Аквадар" providently prepared by organizers to reception of so responsible action in advance. We are settled on unpretentious and rather to cosy numbers.

The first, that here amazes is a scope. Two lakes, the big wood, a park zone, a minizoo with ostriches … the New sanatorium has taken places on the huge area were pionerlagerja of which remind numerous «small architectural forms», including a place for a pioneer fire (and the truth, together cheerfully to walk on open spaces). It is quite modern three inhabited cases with numbers of different categories, shop from a billiard room, restaurant-kolyba, a beach zone and places for picnics look. In the rest the Soviet spirit is for the present strongly notable. Especially on retseptsii, and after all this person of an institution. The excellent medical base with rodonovymi baths is a separate theme. We after all not to be treated have arrived, though some nevertheless from interest have used water procedures. The enterprise can put the firm five for the marketing policy: advertising, flyers, indexes on lines … Even with the account of the considerable prices (from 230 grn. From the person with a food), judging by cars on a parking, kievljane here go willingly.

In the ending of the first day – a feast traditional for our meetings. Was both a shish kebab, and fat, and wine, and gorilka. In a spacious arbour histories about entertaining cases on travel easily flew, toasts for roads which we choose, and crossroads on which we meet sounded. All felt in the plate, not falling at all in it the person. Small misunderstanding smoothed out efforts of managers. It has appeared, that kolyba at sanatorium has opened literally the day before, paternal service left much to be desired. We hope, with experience it will pass. Would not prevent to reconsider further and the price policy towards increase that having a rest did not frighten off the crowds of local public is dashing dancing under a naphthalenic pop-music.

Beach morning has quickly come to an end. The meeting has entered a final phase, we go to a way back. At a lunch stop in hospitable "Borovichke" under ZHashkovom it is co-ordinated the further plans. The part slyotchikov is excused with the colleagues, the most proof decide to use the rest of day with tourist advantage.

Having fed up our iron horsies fresh fuel from "UkrTatNafty", we turn off from a line under the index on Volodarku and further on Parhomovku, looking out on horizon green domes of Pokrovsk church (1908). Such you will not find another more anywhere. The architecture and a decor are very uncharacteristic for Orthodoxy. Not surprisingly, after all mosaics are created under sketches of "orientalist" of Nikolay Roerich, and the customer from sort Golubevyh has been passionately keen on the Buddhism. From for all these "pagan" symbols even some years refused to consecrate church. It is a pity that inside to get and it was not possible, though services here pass regularly. It is necessary to come on Sunday or for holidays sutra.

Last stop it decided to make in the White Church which are famous for a heritage of a sort Branitsky. Landscape park "Alexandria" is huge and perfect. In him there is less than artificiality, than in "Sofievke", it amazes with harmony of the nature for which creations of hands human are only easy additional shtrishkami. As, for example, the well-known semicircular colonnade, which acoustics allows to communicate whisper to two people standing in the different ends. This attraction for many becomes the present opening. And absolutely walk on labyrinths of avenues where old men on a shop read something aloud pacifies. Here we also leave, with all the heart having thanked each other for the pleasant company. Well why days off such short?

Following the results of the first exit meeting of autotravellers the offer, first, arises to make similar short-term actions regular, especially in a warm season. Secondly, as the informal community of adherents already was generated de facto, the question on establishment of high-grade club of the Ukrainian autotourists became actual. On the agenda – the technical questions connected with creation of a site of club, brand and symbolics working out, the organisation of physical library of maps and guidebooks etc. we Invite enthusiasts to accept the most active participation in organizational job! We wait for ideas and offers concerning structure, the form, directions of activity, problems which this organisation should solve. Let our next meeting becomes the constituent assembly of the Ukrainian club of autotourists!