reHello, my friends, this is the second edition of our NaVigator.
Today I'll tell you how to save money on accommodation in Kiev, where to eat, and how much money you should bring with you.
I am at the Central Railroad Station, and this is probably the first place you will see in Kiev.
The train leaves!
In my opinion, train is the most affordable and convenient way, but you can travel to the capital by different modes of transportation.
For example: by bus, by car, by plane, you can also try to swim across Dnipro, it's up to you.
If I were rich, I'd fly to the Major by personal jet...
My friends, in this video I'll talk about the cheapest alternatives, because I prefer cheap traveling,
so I can buy a lot of cool stuff, especially during a Major you will be able to buy something in the Secret Shop.
Kiev is considered one of the cheapest European capitals.
For $100 you will receive 2665 UAH.
I've exchanged only $100, but I feel like I used midas on a creep at 6th minute.
This money is enough for all five days in Kiev, and I'll have enough left for the Juggenaut Arcana.
Of course the first thing to worry about when you arrive is accommodation.
Before the arrival I booked a hostel, so now we will travel there.
Of course I could take an Uber ride for 40 UAH, but I choose a faster and cheaper solution, it's 4 UAH underground.
For 20 UAH you receive 5 tokens for 5 trips.
3 lines of underground cross all ten districts of the city.
Right now we are at Vokzalna station, our hostel is at Olimpiiska station,
to get there we need to travel 3 stations via red line, and change for blue line at Khreshchatyk,
after two more stations we will get there, 15 minutes in total.
Since we are traveling by underground, I decided to change our route to show you one of the Kiev sights.
Look at this Dnipro view, it's amazing, traveling isn't always boring, it can be entertaining and picturesque.
Dnipro river divides Kiev into two parts, on the right bank are sights and main transport connections,
while on the left bank are residential districts.
If you look at the map, the right bank is situated on the left.
Why is that? A lot of tourists think that way, when they accidentally confuse them.
But to be honest it's simple, you must face estuary of the river
and your back should be directed towards source of the river, then it all becomes clear.
On the right hand side there will be old city with all the sights, and on the left side there will be residential districts.
That's some geography for you.
I see that you messed up, can't you see the difference between left and right banks?
Don't you remember your school lessons? Come on, after this video you will never mess up again.
By the way, I am at Arsenalna station, this is the deepest station in the world.
Wikipedia says that it's 105.5 meters deep.
I was curious, so I decided to test how long it takes to get to the surface, let's go.
4 minutes and 26 seconds, it's definitely not the best time in the underground.
Well, enough of experiments for today, let's go to the hostel, it's time to settle in.
I searched for the accommodation at booking.com, I considered the price and location.
I succeeded to find a nice place not far from the Palace Ukraine, the daily price is 130 UAH.
In my opinion it's a great price for living in the center of the capital.
The hostel is 5 in minutes walk from Olimpiiska Station and 10 minutes walk from the Palace Ukraine, so it's rather convenient.
As you can see it's located in a usual residential house, there is no advertising here.
It's the 2nd entrance, they told me to call apartment 41, that's what I'm going to do.
Let me in... Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
Reporter's job isn't an easy one.
Well, here we are, let's settle in.
This is our room.
The hostel has several rooms, we got this one.
No one lives here today, only us.
Here is my bed with an orthopedic mattress, it's quite comfortable.
The hostel doesn't differ much from others, conditions are the same as in other hostels: a bed, a shower, a kitchen and so on.
What else do gamers need? Sleep, eat and play some Dota.
Let's check the bathroom and the kitchen.
There's a bathtub, sink, washing machine, and also a gas geyser that provides the house with hot water all year round.
Which is good, let's go to the kitchen.
The kitchen features everything you might need: a fridge, a TV, a microwave oven, a stove.
You can cook something if you want, some soup or sandwiches.
If you're going to Kiev, you can stay in this place, it's called "Hostel Olimpiyskiy".
Okay, we're done settling in, let's go outside.
When Valve announced that the major will be held in the Palace "Ukraine",
some esports personalities complained about this place being behind the times,
with a low number of seats that are not really comofortable.
But what's really important for the viewers?
Great atmosphere, amazing games and the show itself.
That's it, we don't need anything else.
This venue has already hosted a few Starladder events and everything was great.
Be more optimistic, guys, I think the event will be amazing.
The hall of the Palace "Ukraine" holds over 3700 seats.
The stage is perfectly visible from every seat,
I already checked the balcony and in the back, I can assure you that you'll see everything perfectly.
The seats are quite comfortable, the acoustic in here is especially good,
because the architects used some innovative methods when designing the Palace "Ukraine",
so the sound here is very clean and beautiful.
Now we just need to wait for the event to start.
Fortunately, we won't have to wait for too long.
There are a lot of places with traditional Ukrainian cuisine in Kiev,
as well as restaurants that serve the traditional cuisine of different countries, where everyone will find their favorite food.
There's also a lot of fast-food places around the city, especially in the center:
hot-dog, cheburek, shawarma stands and mobile coffee houses located on almost every street.
I am a frequent guest of these "Snails", because I love cocoa with marshmallows,
it's like you're drinking cocoa and eating marshmallows at the same time, and hunger is gone.
This 0.5 liter of enjoyment and happiness costs 27 UAH (~$1).
And no, it won't be too much for me.
If you're coming from abroad, make sure you swing by any place with traditional Ukrainian cuisine
and try borsch with pampushkas, as well as varenyky, I can guarantee that you won't regret it.
As for the prices, one meal in inexpensive cafes or bistros will cost you 50-100 UAH.
Especially if you come by during business lunch time or happy hours.
If we talk about fast-food, such as hot-dogs, shawarma, bakeries and so on, the price is around 30-40 UAH.
In general, the average price for one meal in Kiev is about 70 UAH.
Well, I need less of course, because cocoa with marshmallows is enough to eat my fill.
Also I'm small, so I don't eat much.
Okay, guys, I'll start my meal, can I?
Borschik, come here! Yummy.
In every episode I eat borsch, it's delicious.
With meat, cabbage and also cabbage varenyky, my favorite, by the way.
And now let's calculate the 5 day trip cost to Kiev for the major.
We won't take the tickets' price into account, only accommodation, food and transportation.
Staying in the hostel for 5 days will cost you 650 UAH.
Food will be more expensive, three meals a day will cost you ~200 UAH per day, which is 1000 UAH for 5 days.
The use of public transportation will cost about 100 UAH for all days, if you don't travel by taxi, of course.
Total, the minimum budget for a 5 day stay in Kiev is around 1750 UAH.
That'll be all, thank you for watching us, I hope this video was useful to you.
We say goodbye for a little while, watch our coverage from the main event.
My name is Yana, see you soon on Natus Vincere channel, bye!
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