[ July, 2013 ] In Bakhchisarai in Crimea, there is a cave monastery, called Uspensky Monastery. There is no evidence, but they say it was founded in the 8th century. It is built into the…

[ July 2013 ] Some years ago, I saw a ballet called Bakhchisarai Fountain in St.Petersburg in Russia. Until I started looking into Crimea as our holiday destination, I did not know this fountain existed….

[ July, 2013 ] Bakhchisarai is the place I wanted to visit most in this trip in Crimea. It was the capital city of Crimean Khanate of Crimia Tatars who are the descendant of Genghis…

[ July, 2013 ] This church is in a place called Foros in southern Crimea. A man who became rich through trading tea built this and used the underground space as a warehouse. This church…

[ July, 2013 ] On the way back from Mt.Ai-Petri, we stopped at Chehov’s house in Yalta only to look at it from outside. He built this house at the end of 19th century with…

[ July, 2013 ] On top of Mt.Ai-Petri was Tatars world, totally different from the lower ground. There were a lot of souvenir shops and restaurants there. The souvenirs include woollen socks, fur waistcoats, slippers…

[ July, 2013 ] We went up Mt.Ai-Petri by cable car. Its hight is 1234m. I did not know this mountain until I came here, but for the local people it seemed very popular and…

[ July 2013 ] Regarding the exterior of Vorontsovsky Palace in southern Crimea, the land side is Anglicized, but the sea side is more like somewhere in northern India. That is because in those days…

[ July, 2013 ] The piano in this picture was played by Rachmaninov. The chandelier above shook when Chaliapin sang there. The surrounding wall was made by hand and the each flower is different slightly….