Mt. Ai-Petri
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…
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Sleeping lion
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…
Vorontsovsky Palace
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….
Massandra Wine
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…
Run full speed on the sea at night
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…
Swallow’s Nest
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…
Building boom
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…
Skinny lion
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…
Tsar’s family
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…
