Shilpa
Shetty
and
her
husband
Raj
Kundra
spent
a
few
days
in
Kiev,
Ukraine
on
a
business-cum-pleasure
trip.
The
actress
and
her
husband
were
in
Ukraine
to
inaugurate
the
Sanjeevani
spa
and
yoga
school
there.
Says
a
friend
of
the
couple,
"The
spa
is
owned
by
the
daughter
of
Ukraine's
ex-PM.
After
the
function,
they
decided
to
stay
back
for
a
few
days.
They
visited
the
Sofiya
Square
and
other
places
of
interest
in
the
city.
It
was
not
really
the
best
weather
for
a
visit,
as
it
was
freezing
cold
but
they
made
the
best
of
it,
since
they
were
already
there."
Local
flavour
Since
both
husband
and
wife
are
foodies,
they
tried
the
local
specialties
like
kapusniak
or
soup
made
with
pork,
salo
(pork
fat),
sauerkraut
and
served
with
sour
cream),
vinigret
or
salad
with
cooked
and
shredded
beets
and
sauerkraut,
sometimes
pickles
mixed
with
some
sunflower
oil
and
salt,
korovai
which
is
a
round
bread,
perogy
or
dumplings
stuffed
with
fillings
such
as
potato
and
cheese,
often
served
boiled
and
syrnky
or
cottage
cheese
fritters,
sometimes
with
raisins,
served
with
sour
cream
and
jam.
On
Saturday
night,
they
went
to
the
famous
Buddha
Bar
and
let
their
hair
down.
About
Ukraine
Ukraine
is
a
quite
large
country
in
Eastern
Europe
(about
the
size
of
Texas
or
France)
with
a
fairly
large
population
(48
million).
It
is
a
Slavic
country
with
two
dominant
languages
Ukrainian
and
Russian
that
are
spoken
about
equally
(though
only
Ukrainian
is
the
official
state
language).
The
capital
of
Ukraine
Kiev
(or
Kyiv)
has
over
3
million
people..
Ukraine
was
part
of
the
Soviet
Union,
or
USSR,
until
its
breakup
in
1991.
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 9:55 [IST]