Hey! We are in sunny Kiev. Kiev is a beautiful city which is very European. There is lovely architecture and café bars etc with an eastern touch. Took the bikes to BMW Kiev and had a great reception from all the staff. They are called AWT Bavaria (ask for Vladimir) who will sort you out if your Beemer need seeing to in Ukraine. awt@bmw.ua They speak English but this was not really needed as our Ukrainian is getting really good. Anyway…great service, reasonable prices and they washed the bikes! Had a wander round Kiev and they have the most amazing traffic congestion you have ever seen. All calm but chaotic and you eventually get there. They are a patient people! Tonight we met Borys the bear and the lovely Valentya who are IPA members here in Kiev. Valentyna has been fantastic and has kept in touch all through our journey in Ukraine. Borys in a senior officer in the police here and is a great character with 56 medals. He has been part of the Kosovan Mission and is a highly skilled and recognises authority in close protection and public order. He is a Colonel in the Police Academy here in Kiev and a well travelled individual who has travelled professionally and as part of his sport as a kick boxer. We move towards the Russian border tomorrow and hope to meet with some more colleagues there. Gordon the wimp amazed us all in the arm wrestling competition by beating Borys...if you beleive that one?.... but Tom made it a double by beating Valentyna. Toward Russsia tomorrow!
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