Yalta has always been an important place for the people of Russia, but the city became world-famous in 1945 when it hosted the Big Three allies during World War II: Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met here to decide the fate of Germany and all of Eastern Europe.
In the 19th Century, this area was a fashionable resort for the aristocracy. In the 20th Century, Yalta with its Mediterranean weather and beautiful beaches was the #1 holiday resort for the Soviet Union since
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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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Here's what I might have got if the weather were better. And if I had a...
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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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Eastern Europe
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