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Kyiv In Your Pocket - Free City Guide!

Before you go, download the Kyiv In Your Pocket city guide for free from http://kyiv.inyourpocket.com or grab a hard copy when you are there.

Use the metro system to get around

At 50 kopeks (5 pence/10 US cents) per journey, it costs practically nothing yet is really reliable. Trains come every couple of minutes and travel at a fast pace. While it can be hot, humid and busy in the evening rush hour, it's still much better than travelling on the London Underground. That, and it avoids Kiev's streets, where the driving is often hairy and the roads are gridlocked at rush hour.

what's on kiev?

look for a copy of what's on kiev, which is available in most downtown bars and restaurants - and look for events and clever articles about life in ukraine!

Check out the Opera ... the tickets must be some of the cheapest. In Toronto it costs $300Cdn for best seats for La Boehme, in Kiev it's $25-30 at the most. And the theater itself is a masterpiece and worth seeing.