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10.5.05
Kyiv -3

...and the horrible pre-packing, pre-travel, nervous stomach has started. Oh dear.
Andrew, my Kyiv flatmate (if our flat exists) flies out tonight from Edinburgh and I join him on Thursday. If the flat really doesn't exist, or - yes, the price has doubled, did we forget to tell you? - we're going to be ripped off, poor Andrew has two days to sort out the mess before I swan in two days later. We haven't had to pay a deposit for the apartment, and the agency hasn't revealed the exact address either. Hmm. See why I'm worried? See you on the campsite!

Two of my friends from London and Paris arrived in Kyiv on Friday, along with a Monacan, Monagask... a friend from Monaco. I spoke to one of them yesterday in the briefest of brief conversations to a mobile - the expense! - mainly to check if they encountered any problems at the airport. We were all a bit concerned that, even though the government decided last month to waive the visa requirement for EU citizens and other delegation members, they might have forgotten to tell the airport security. However, there were no such problems, and R. also reported the following snippets:

1) Kyiv is more attractive than they expected, with wide boulevards and lots of evidence of Eurovision.

2) There is a good gay club, with a darkroom and lots of cute Russian men. Ahem.

3) You can get a decent lunch for £1.50 (2 Euros).

4) CD albums cost £2.00 (3 Euros).

What more could we need to know?


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