ONLINE VACATION
SOCHI, RUSSIA
2/9/14
Hi Everyone. Our trip today is to Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Since
this is where the Winter Olympics are being played, I thought we could
look around the city.
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Black Sea
coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. Sochi sits
along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains.
According to the 2010 Census, the city had a permanent population of
343,334, making it Russia's largest resort city. It is one of the
very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot
summers and mild winters.
January and February are the normally the coldest months with average
temperatures between 37 and 51 degrees Fahrenheit. August is normally
the warmest month with average temperatures between 69 and 84 degrees
F. November tends to be the rainiest month with an average of 7.91
inches, and a yearly average of 67.05 inches of rain. I don't have
information on how much snow they get.
MAP
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OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX
OLYMPIC AREA
MAKING SNOW
STORING THE SNOW
SKIING COMPETITION AREA
ICEBERG SKATING PALACE
BOLSHOY ICE HOCKEY ARENA
THIS IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE SEATS 40,000 AND HAS A SEMI-TRANSPARENT SKIN
THAT CAN BE ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT. THE STADIUM'S CRYSTALLINE SKIN IS
MEANT TO RESEMBLE A DRAGONFLY.
A LOOK AT THE MEDALS
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AERIAL VIEW
PALACE OF WHITE ROSES
AROUND THE TOWN
MC DONALD'S
ALONG THE COAST
THE BEACH
THE BOARDWALK
BLACK SEA RIVERIA
GORKY-GOROD MOUNTAIN RESORT
MOUNTAINS
CHURCH OF ST. VLADIMIR
CATHEDERAL
WINTER THEATRE
SUMMER THEATRE
DOLMENS
ARCHIOLOGISTS FOUND ANCIENT WRITINGS
TROUT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SURROUNDINGS ARE
AIRPORT
UNKNOWN BUILDINGS
SOME FUN
HYATT HOTEL
RADISSON LUZURNAYA HOTEL
PRIMORSKAYA HOTEL
GRAND HOTEL POLYANA
A HOTEL
RIVIERA PARK
BOTANICAL GARDEN
OCEANARIUM
JUST PRETTY
OLD PHOTOS
this is where the Winter Olympics are being played, I thought we could
look around the city.
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Black Sea
coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. Sochi sits
along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains.
According to the 2010 Census, the city had a permanent population of
343,334, making it Russia's largest resort city. It is one of the
very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot
summers and mild winters.
January and February are the normally the coldest months with average
temperatures between 37 and 51 degrees Fahrenheit. August is normally
the warmest month with average temperatures between 69 and 84 degrees
F. November tends to be the rainiest month with an average of 7.91
inches, and a yearly average of 67.05 inches of rain. I don't have
information on how much snow they get.
MAP
************************************************************
OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX
OLYMPIC AREA
MAKING SNOW
STORING THE SNOW
SKIING COMPETITION AREA
ICEBERG SKATING PALACE
BOLSHOY ICE HOCKEY ARENA
THIS IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE SEATS 40,000 AND HAS A SEMI-TRANSPARENT SKIN
THAT CAN BE ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT. THE STADIUM'S CRYSTALLINE SKIN IS
MEANT TO RESEMBLE A DRAGONFLY.
A LOOK AT THE MEDALS
************************************************************
AERIAL VIEW
PALACE OF WHITE ROSES
AROUND THE TOWN
MC DONALD'S
ALONG THE COAST
THE BEACH
THE BOARDWALK
BLACK SEA RIVERIA
GORKY-GOROD MOUNTAIN RESORT
MOUNTAINS
CHURCH OF ST. VLADIMIR
CATHEDERAL
WINTER THEATRE
SUMMER THEATRE
DOLMENS
ARCHIOLOGISTS FOUND ANCIENT WRITINGS
TROUT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SURROUNDINGS ARE
AIRPORT
UNKNOWN BUILDINGS
SOME FUN
HYATT HOTEL
RADISSON LUZURNAYA HOTEL
PRIMORSKAYA HOTEL
GRAND HOTEL POLYANA
A HOTEL
RIVIERA PARK
BOTANICAL GARDEN
OCEANARIUM
JUST PRETTY
OLD PHOTOS
Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
2-11-14