[ July, 2013 ] After walking in the crowded town of Yalta at night, we went into the hotel restaurant to try Massandra Wine. It is the local wine and very famous around here. It…

[ July, 2013 ] Yalta was in full swing at night. We had a walk along the promenade and found that the speed boat was just about to go. So we decided to have a…

[ July, 2013 ] This is the Swallow’s Nest which every travel brochure prints for the page of Crimea. It is situated 10 km west of Yalta and it is really picturesque, standing just the…

[ July 2013 ] In the southen part of Crimea on the sea, they were building high rise apartments one after another, which was damaging the view. They are for Ukrainian or Russian rich people’s…

[ July, 2013 ] This lion is at the entrance of Livadia Palace which is famous for Yalta Conference. The ribs are clearly visible. This palace was completed in 1911 as a summer retreat for…

[ July, 2013 ] The Livadia Palace where they held Yalta Conference was originally built as a summer retreat for the last tsar of the Romanovs in 1911. Russian revolution happened in 1917, so they…

[ July, 2013 ] This photo is in Livadia Palace where the famous Yalta Conference was held. These people are the attendance and the second person from Stalin is Gromyko. It is a familiar name…

[ July, 2013 ] The capital city of Crimea is Simferopol where the airport is and from there to Yalta in south is more than 80 km. The transport which connects these two towns is…

[ July, 2013 ] Our hotel in Yalta was Bristol Hotel. This year, they had their 150th birthday. For a long time, it had been the only hotel in the town. I imagined some kind…