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Well folks, this is the last installment of photos from Kyiv, this one featuring - you guessed it! - people. Above, my host, Steve, in his natural summertime habitat, on the banks of the Dnepr, downing a cold one. It's not Lake Calhoun, but it'll do.
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Kyivans relaxing near the Dnepr, enjoying a typical Kyivan activity: a slack-line competition (?!).
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- What?! They're Kyivans too, and deserve to be photographed. Plus, it documents the boat rental process.
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- '90s Bulls shorts; Penny Hardaway all-star game warm-up jersey; fanny pack; Formula 1 hat. Most fashionable man in town.
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- as mentioned, the slack-lining competition. Further proof that Kyiv is basically Berkeley.
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- glam shots at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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- Midwesterners on vacation. (avert your eyes, young folk.)
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- lots of people take wedding photos on Andreevsky Spusk.
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- I did not.
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- A man and his city. And his underground mall.
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- competition heats up.
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- Kyivans often break out in spontaneous song. In national costume.
And yet again, spontaneous song. Question: street performers or beggars? Or both?
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