On a lighter note...nice weather in Kiev

Around +31°C in the afternoon. Light wind. Its a good thing Kiev is still quite a green city, despite all the construction they were doing last years.

Birds singing, mothers taking a walk with their kids, nicely dressed women and smiling men :) Idillic.

Yes, men are smiling. Hormones, I guess.))) Or yet another positive effect of vitamin D. Surely wasnt my mini skirt because I was wearing trousers.

My Canadian friend who lives here says Ukraine has a special vibe to it. People here are very relaxed and friendly.

Heard this from a few other foreigners, too.

I don't really have vast experience of travelling to be able to compare for myself, but I like people here. On the other hand, maybe that's because I don't work in the office full of them