We are in Kharkov now - Anya's hometown (Ukraine's 2nd largest city - and the first capitol - Kiev is the current). Also, it is the center of students and science. We arrived late last night - and have just been relaxing today. I think over the next couple of days we will travel around Kharkov to see what it is like.
In the meantime here are a few photos from Crimea. I will try to create myself a picasa or flickr site - so that I can share a larger quantity of photos - - the blog is not a good format for a lot.
The first, is my favorite photo. It's in Yalta - a district of Crimea. That's Lenin - staring at McDonald's... listen close enough and you can hear him rolling over in his grave.
'The Gang' - Left to Right (Jenya, Anya, Me and Inga)
Our ship coming in - to take us from Alupka to Simeiz (towns in Crimea)
Vorontsovsky Palace (below)
Sea Front in Foros (below)
Livadiya (district of Yalta)
Below is where FDR, Churchill and Stalin posed for pictures during the Yalta Conference.
Laspi Bay (Near Foros - the town we stayed in, southern Crimea)
Me pointing at the Church of Foros (church on the mountain)
Sea Front in Foros
Yalta (from a cable car ride)
In Yalta
