Finding Mariinskyi Park is easy. It’s located opposite all the illegally parked, decked-out luxury cars waiting on “hard-working” members of Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament). A few years back, the park was given a face-lift – rickety benches replaced and new paths created. A musical venue known as “The Cockleshell” is located in the North-East corner. All are welcome Friday nights at 22:00 for salsa dancing. Classical and jazz concerts are also scheduled throughout the summer. Open-air festivals, featuring both Ukrainian and international artist, take place practically every day and start at 18-19:00. The pride of Mariinskyi Park is the Tsar’s Fountain. In the past this served not only as an ornament, but for practical uses as well. Citizens could purchase six buckets of water for the extremely reasonable price of one kopek. Is your goat thirsty? Livestock were also welcome to drink from the fountain (one kopek per head). Admission is free.