Whenever I hear the name "Yalta", this picture immediately comes to...
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A Ukrainian boy admiring our ship in the Sebastopol harbor as...
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This satellite photograph shows Crimea jutting down into the Black Sea...
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Down at the southern end of Crimea, our ship was docked for several days at...
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Now we come to one of the several frustrations that can befall the traveling...
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Way out there is what our bus drove several miles off the highway to show us,...
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So here is the Swallow's Nest in the real world, when the weather...
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Lots of postcards for sale. Many of these feature the palaces we saw that day...
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With so many busloads of visitors here to view the Swallows Nest, even from a...
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Boarding the bus, our friend Dan is followed by a persistent postcard...
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A rainy approach to our first palace. This is the White Palace near...
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Dashing through the rain, our group headed for shelter in the White...
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Waiting for the doors to open. With so many busloads of tourists...
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The conference table where the British, Soviet and American leaders...
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Our guide explaining what we're looking at in this room, one of...
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A photograph of Russia's Generalissimo Stalin and American President...
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Russian Czar Nicholas II caught in a light moment off the tennis court.
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The palace was the summer residence for Nicholas II. He and his family spent...
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Of course, everything inside must be duly photographed, even this...
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A cathedral high up on the hill, while down below there seems to be a traffic...
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Many people, mostly the young , crowding Yalta's seaside promenade...
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We saw a number of back-packers walking the streets of Yalta . Many statues...
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A kiosk offering soft drinks to the strollers on the promenade.
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Another kiosk was doing a much brisker business.
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Bundled up against the wet and the cold, sitting on a very fancy bench...
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Popcorn - a word that's used and understood in more than just our language.
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Facing the harbor, the ever-present statue of Lenin. Throughout much...
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Some Yalta youths, undeterred by the wind and rain, walking down the street.
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The new Ukraine and the old. It seemed that everybody under 50 - men...
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Two men on a balcony above, one window shopper on the street below.
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Back in Sebastopol, our ship continued to attract many local sightseers. Some...
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Surely all of these medals must belong to some Russian old-timer.
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But no, they were worn by this young fellow. I wonder how he earned them. And...
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So off we went, this time to see another historic palace. The drive from...
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Off the bus and through the woods. Happily, this time it wasn't raining.
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We didn't know what she was selling , as everything was being...
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Unlike our squirrels, these had unusually long ears . But just like our own...
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A little Ukrainian family headed to the palace.
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And a little child shall lead them.
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Some interesting signs . It seems that bathrooms, auto parking and telephones...
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Up ahead, through the trees, we saw the silhouette of what appeared to be a...
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We stepped through the archway and into the courtyard . This is the Alupka...
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Waiting for their group's turn to go inside.
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Waiting to go to the bathroom before the palace tour.
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I have absolutely no idea what the sign says, but it was interesting ,...
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She seemed as interested in us as we were interested in getting into the palace.
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Taking a photo of that object hanging on the wall.
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What in the world is it?
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This one's easy. It looks like a monk gracing the doorway.
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At last we were allowed inside. Our guide Lili led our tour, introducing the...
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A familiar figure in the photograph.
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Winston Churchill decided that he and his British contingent would...
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It took artists ten years to hand decorate the walls in this small room.
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Thanks to a brochure, we can get a good look from the Sea at the magnificent...
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Several stone lions stand guard in the gardens outside the palace.
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Looking eastward down the Crimean coast, we could see some large buildings...
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Lots of Russian and Ukrainian things for sale at the palace shop.
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A hand painted jewel box.
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Original art and ice cream for sale from this little stand inside the palace...
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She offered us a musical goodbye as we left the palace and headed for...
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Lili leads the way back to the bus as the rain begins to fall .
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Nice watercolors for sale.
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A nice watercolor that we didn't buy.
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Pat negotiated for a wonderful little music box, a replica of St. Basil's...
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When we played the music box that night, the tune was ..."When Irish Eyes...
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Yalta is known for its fine beaches and Mediterranean weather, and all during...
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Tomorrow we head back up the Dnieper River, still searching for the Cossacks....
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