Rockefeller Street (2011) The main drag: and Eurovision party zone KYIV DESTINATION: Khreschatik Many tourists end up on Khreshatik, the Stalinesque wide boulevard which is a popular promenading destination. The grandieur of the post-war buildings means many are impratical as modern day stores, but there are one or two excellent exceptions along Kiev's version of Regent St. At weekends the street is blocked off to traffic allowing various novel modes of rental transport (seaways, go-carts etc) possible. There are also young men dressed in comic animal costumes who will pose with you for photos for a small fee. A wide, raised pavement on one side also is good sauntering ground when the traffic uses the road. From here you can walk up the exclusive shopping street of Passazh (see previous post). The wide pavement also has a number of coffee pavilions and souvenir stalls. In addition there are some good Ukrainian clothing stores here. These stores ...