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3.5.05
Kyiv -10

...and the website for Kyiv's Eurocamp is unveiled today. This is where the authorities are providing camping space on Trukhaniv Island in Kyiv for up to 3,000 people (downgraded last week from the original plan for 10,000). So, if you want to see Eurovision in Kyiv, but don't have a ticket or hotel, just register here.

"One can understand Eurovision only by swirling in the middle of it,
getting into the central point of action and sharing this universal feeling
of unity with thousands of like-minded. EuroCamp gives such a chance. Try
not to miss it!"

So says Olena Hantsyak-Kaskiv, the coordinator of the EuroCamp's organising committee. It sounds to me like she's describing being on E. If it's that good, we'll be there!

The plan seems to be to create a kind of Woodstock/Glastonbury/scout jamboree, with a European flavour, with live bands throughout the ten days (14th to 23rd May) and Eurovision shown on big outdoor screens. The idea stems from last November's Orange Revolution, when people spontaneously formed a campsite here, despite the temperatures being several degrees below freezing. It sounds great, if enough people turn up for it. We'll definitely pop there for a visit at some point. Expect a report.


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