Friday, July 08, 2005
SOCHI!
The jet lag is starting to catch up with me, but we must visit our last destination- SOCHI!This is where I was born, and when I visited 10 years ago I thought that the city was so big and so amazing. Even 3 years ago I still was amazed by the city, but this time I felt as though I had out grown a doll house. Maybe it's because Sochi used to be a resort, and now it has turned more into an actual city.
About 400,000 inhabitants reside in Sochi, and it's a beautiful city on the Black Sea. Sochi,itself is known for its Sanitoriums, which are kind of like hotels with medical corpuses that are lined upon the beach. Most people take a month off and live in these sanitoriums; for a month they work on their health- from eating lifestyles to physical health.
Russian Fact: Russian people drink tea obsessively! You wake up, what is the first thing you do before eating breakfast? You drink tea! Russian people drink tea about 5-6 times a day. In Sochi, it gets really hot and humid in the summer, but you still better drink your tea!
In Russia almost everybody lives in apartments; only rich/wealthy people live on the outskirts of town in houses.
In Sochi I spent all of my time with family- even though it was chaotic. Our trip to Sochi was supposed to be us supporting my grandparents and cousin after the death of my aunt. Unfortunately most of the trip was spent arguing about her will and the gravestone. I was glad to see my grandma; even though we rarely see each other we have a very special connection. We understand each other and she tells me about all of the family secrets that everybody hides from each other. She was different though...which is understandable since she lived through the death of her daughter.
Everyday, in Sochi is a celebration. Music is playing, people are walking around, and on the weekends there are fireworks over the sea. Sochi, considered Russia's third capitol, is a small gem nestled on the Black Sea.
This is my little expose on Sochi and my travels to Russia...I'll post my webshots pictures of Sochi when I get them up...Hope you enjoyed traveling with me :)2:10 PM 5 Falling Stars
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