I have always wanted to see the Soviet style buildings in pre-Soviet countries. Especially after I have been in the Baltic States. EU citizens and also nationals from a few other countries such as Japan, Canada, and the United States can enter Ukraine without a visa. The only requirement is that your passport is valid for at least 6 months, when you exit Ukraine.

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Though Belgium is our neighbor, this was my first time visiting Brussels. We could not have picked a worse date for visiting Brussels. The weather was not very good. It was drizzling in Amsterdam. Well, I thought it was not going to be any rain in Brussels though. Haha. Our first stop was the Grand-Place (or Grote Markt in Dutch/Flemish or Market Square in English). Luckily, every street name in Brussels is in French and Dutch/Flemish. At Grand-Place you can find the Tourist Information Center on the ground floor of the Town Hall.

Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville).

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I found a Chinese travel show on Poland on the internet. It is part of a series called From City to City.

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When I was on the train heading to Vancouver, I met a very nice Korean/Japanese girl. Well, it was a 3 day trip and it must be very boring not to talk to other train passengers. On the train you really could see all types of people, such as people I would not have talked to. There was a guy who got drunk and harrassed other passengers. There was a girl who was apparently on drugs and hit on a much older guy. There was another girl whose grandfather was Japanese and grandmother native Indian.

The Korean/Japanese girl I met was from Vancouver and she told me what I had to see in Vancouver. She told me I could see a lot of nice cars in Gastown, so I went there. I could only find The Gastown Steam Clock. And I seemed to be the only one who showed interest in that clock....

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After I had arrived at the hostel I stayed at and taken a long shower, I went to explore the Kitsilano area that was close to the hostel. I did not know what to expect, because I had not really done my homework before I arrived in Vancouver.  So in the end I had only visited the Kitsilano Beach. I really liked it there! I had the feeling that Vancouver was a relaxing place, though my first impression of Vancouverites was not good.

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My first impression of Vancouver was not that good, because when I arrived after a 3 days train trip, people were not helpful. I needed to take the Skytrain (which was extremely short for a metro and very full) and then the bus to get to the hostel. Well, I could not find the bus stop and tried to ask some people there. They kind of just ignored me. Well, I did look like a tourist with my map and luggage. There was a guy in a suit who saw that I wanted to ask him where I could the bus stop and walked all the way around me.... Ehum.... Maybe he could not speak English or something. But still he could just have said that he did not speak English.

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It was my first time in Eastern Europe! I really liked it there!