Crimea

[ July, 2013 ] We took a boat to get to a small town called Gurzuf from Yalta. Here there is the Chekhov’s dacha and it is a museum now. It is a small but…

[ 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 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….

[ 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…