Kiev

June 8–11, 2009

For many Ukrainians, Moscow is still the capital.

Kremlin Butter

Meanwhile, in Ukraine’s real capital, people are using bottles of water to reserve parking spots (empty bottles get blown away by the wind).

Parking areas are delineated with the colors of the national flag.

People still have 20-year-old decals on their cars.

Zebra stripes are being replaced with dotted lines to save on paint (the stripes are still used for crossings without a pedestrian light).

And old traffic lights are being replaced with a newer, taller and brighter model.