Sochi Daily Photo

50 people were forjudge from their houses in Imeretinskaya Lowland

2007-10-24T09:53:00.000+04:00

Photo: Krasnaya Polyna village.

In Sochi forjudge people from 2 houses in Adler in Imeretinskaya Lowland(link in Russian). People has only 24 houres to leave thier homes... According to plan, there will be luxurious hotel with yacht club for Olympics_2014 needs.

50 people (half of them children) lost their homes! I ached for the hurt these people!!!!
These people 15 years ago were refugees from Abkhazia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian-Abkhazian_conflict)
Now all this people are Russian citizens.

As they don't have a place to go, town government moved to summer camp with no heating, water, gas and so on...

Photostudio "Giraffe"

2007-05-31T21:48:00.000+04:00

This giraffe sits near doorway to the photostudio... Umm.... I think it so cute =)))

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I can't post now. I don't have internet at home... only at work, but i can't upload pictures there, because of firewall :-/

sorry

Neptune

2007-05-01T23:31:00.000+04:00

The sculpture of Ancient God of Seas =)))

It is on the central beach!

trees

2007-04-26T23:14:00.000+04:00

Tha main Post Office

2007-04-22T22:52:00.000+04:00

Fish as a part of fantan

2007-04-18T22:46:00.000+04:00

in blossom

2007-04-15T23:57:00.000+04:00

Spring is here =)))

Many trees are in blossom and other looks so great with all new bright green leaves...

sunset

2007-04-08T23:48:00.000+04:00

i adore pictures of sunset =)))

Church of St. Olga

2007-04-02T22:44:00.000+04:00

This Church is located in village "Olginka" near Sochi

Orlyonot

2007-03-26T23:06:00.000+04:00

first of all, i'm very sorry for not posting regularly... i'm too busy at work...

http://orlyonok.ru/

All-Russian Children Center "Orlyonok"
It was founded in 1959 and now it is one of the most famous Children Centers in Russia...
Monument of Fire is a simbol of Orlyonok... it is in front of the main gate...
Orlyonok located not in Sochi, but not far from here.... about 2 hours by car :)

Birthday cake

2007-03-19T22:38:00.000+03:00

It was not my berthday ;)

This cake was amazing, beautiful and so tasty =)))

sunset

2007-03-15T22:34:00.000+03:00

like sun

2007-03-06T22:59:00.000+03:00

Church area

2007-03-05T22:36:00.000+03:00

I don't know how this building is being used... i take this picture in the Church area... maybe it is Chapel or something like this...

Anyway the alley to it looks very nice)))

simply beautiful trees

2007-03-01T21:55:00.000+03:00

2007-02-27T01:02:00.000+03:00

Today i notice my dairy in 2007 Photobloggies
i'm happy and surprised!

Best Eastern European / Russian Photoblog - Sochi Daily Photo

Thank you so much!!! It is really great honor!!!!
=)))

tree

2007-02-27T00:50:00.000+03:00

closer to mountains is much more colder... snow... dont know why, i simply like this picture =))

Small alley

2007-02-25T00:43:00.000+03:00

It is located near sea front... in summer it is one of the best places to escape from heat and enjoy fresh sea air among shades of trees

Defender of the Motherland Day in Russia

2007-02-23T00:37:00.000+03:00

I've bought so many presents =))

This day is widely celebrated in Russia!!!

Central church

2007-02-20T00:32:00.000+03:00

As i know it is the first and the biggest church in Sochi... It was builded at the ent of XIXth century

my new sofa

2007-02-18T00:27:00.000+03:00

i'm very happy i have it =)))

Christmas-tree

2007-02-16T21:34:00.000+03:00

Very funny.... i found this Christmas-tree in front of mall :)))

it seems they don't have a calendar and don't know that it's February now!

Makarenko district

2007-02-14T21:23:00.000+03:00

webcam picture

2007-02-12T21:13:00.000+03:00

http://webcam.sochi-online.com/

l like the sky =))

Picture from Google Earth

2007-02-10T01:03:00.000+03:00

All coast on this picture is a part of Sochi

Sochi straches along Black Sea coast for 148 km

Krasnaya Polyana is also a part of Sochi... it's the place where olympic objects are expected to be...

Snow

2007-02-05T00:57:00.000+03:00

I take this picture when all city was without light... i think it is not that much snow for electrical system of the city to stop work....

water snow II

2007-02-03T00:54:00.000+03:00

water snow

2007-02-01T00:39:00.000+03:00

post with no photo

2007-01-31T00:01:00.000+03:00

It was snow all day (30/01/2007) and by 5p.m. electricity was down... All city with no light, no water and no heating.... very sad....

cat

2007-01-30T01:24:00.000+03:00

I was at local post-office and there i found this cat... It was sleeping at the table... People and noises around didn't bother it...

sky

2007-01-29T01:13:00.000+03:00

It was snow last night... the sky looks like it will be more snow...

funny... one day it is warm and abot +20c, and the next day - very cold and about +2c

By the noon snow melted...

Gateway to the Future

2007-01-27T00:47:00.000+03:00

This poster on the wall of "Moscow" hotel is fantastic... Child is so cute:)))

Paradise snow ;)

2007-01-25T00:10:00.000+03:00

It was so hot today!!! 20c!!!

I can't remember such a warm tempreature in January!

About the picture:

It was taken in Krasnaya Polyana....

it looks perfect... like paradise...

Mew

2007-01-19T01:52:00.000+03:00

just wall

2007-01-18T01:49:00.000+03:00

...

2007-01-17T01:41:00.000+03:00

The weather is like fall but not winter...

p.s. and my birthday :)

River "Sochi"

2007-01-16T01:39:00.000+03:00

View from Riviera's bridge

Beautiful lady

2007-01-14T01:35:00.000+03:00

Hedgehogs

2007-01-12T01:43:00.000+03:00

Му niece Xenia painted these hedgehogs... hm... i don't know why 2 of them are flying ;)

cafe

2007-01-11T01:37:00.000+03:00

i take this photo some time ago.... unfortunately i haven't take any pictures today, so i post this one...

cafe in Caucasian stile.... looks very traditional *for me*

sea port

2007-01-09T01:33:00.000+03:00

the est picture of 5 i made... my phone doesn't take good photos at night...

banana at night

2007-01-07T01:24:00.000+03:00

mountains

2007-01-06T01:03:00.000+03:00

view on the city from Baranovka village

2007-01-04T23:55:00.000+03:00

mineral spring...

2007-01-03T23:31:00.000+03:00

In Sochi and surroundings there are a lot of mineral springs... The most popular is Matsesta! Here you can read some information about Matsesta spa in english)))

But on this picture you can see another mineral spring... it is mostly loved among local people. This strange construction is some kind of shower... lots of people come here almost all year to drink water or take a shower =)))

symbols of a new year walking alone

2007-01-02T23:27:00.000+03:00

They were grunting so funny =))

Fireplace

2007-01-01T22:46:00.000+03:00

hm... i'm lazy... the weather is cold and wet... it was water snow today... so i don't want to go out and take photos....

fireplace at my home)))

It's cold

2006-12-30T22:57:00.000+03:00

Some frost on metal gateway....

...c-c-cold-d-d...

Merry Christmas =)))

2006-12-25T22:09:00.000+03:00

i don't have any new pictures (to say true, i have no time to take photos)

This picture was tacken at Mother's day in kindergarten... Children were singing a song to mother =))) On the wall behind them there are pictures (portrait of mother of every child), that had been painted by this children....
I think all this is so sweet :)

Market

2006-12-24T15:12:00.000+03:00

Yesterday i've been at market square and take few pictures... Fish and spices =)))

my cat

2006-12-19T23:33:00.000+03:00

this is my fat cat Wiliam...

cloudy day

2006-12-18T23:04:00.000+03:00

i took this picture when i was staing in traffic jam... according to weather forecast it will be rain... again and again....

On the picture you can see monument of City Keeper Archangel Michael

Park in front of sea-port

2006-12-17T00:33:00.000+03:00

Hm... the picture isn't good enought... almost no light... that's sad, because this park is very beautiful...

Sea-light and sunset

2006-12-16T00:29:00.000+03:00

New church

2006-12-13T21:36:00.000+03:00

New church is being built, and golden tholuses were set yesterday... construction activity will be finished in spring...

Aibga range

2006-12-12T22:55:00.000+03:00

ok, i think it is Aibga range... 90% sure ;)

HES in Krasnaya Polyana

2006-12-11T20:51:00.000+03:00

Can you see big stacks in the center of the picture... It is Hydro-Electric Power Station of Krasnaya Polyana village... I like the old road and snowy mountains...

Sanatorium "Ordjonikidze" - The main building

2006-12-10T22:03:00.000+03:00

This sanatorium was built in 30s of XX centuri... it has great medical institution and development laboratory :))

...

2006-12-08T23:21:00.000+03:00

i like the light here...

Park of Sanatorium "Metalurg"

2006-12-06T23:20:00.000+03:00

In the center of the picture there is railway which moves tourists from sanatorium to the seacoast... Sanatorium is combination of comfortable quarters with good food and health resort)))

p.s. i've found very interesting topic in telegraph.co.uk

old fantan

2006-12-04T23:41:00.000+03:00

Primorskii

2006-12-03T12:22:00.000+03:00

i've been in sanatorium "Ordjonikidze" (it's difficult to say this word even for Russians) and take a picture of it's park area... it has great park but most of it located from the other side of main building...

hm... i'm not sure what is it...maybe agrimotor

2006-12-02T23:17:00.000+03:00

Hotel "Zvjozdnii" at night...

2006-11-29T21:42:00.000+03:00

Photo made by my friends =)))

Well... in russian title means "astral" or something like that...

dusk...

2006-11-26T23:52:00.000+03:00

City center

2006-11-25T23:47:00.000+03:00

Building of Sochi administrative authorities... it was about 8:30 p.m. but we were alone there...

Hotel "Pearl"

2006-11-23T23:11:00.000+03:00

In front of hotel are Eucalypts and Camphor laurels! There are lots of evergreen plants and trees, so even in winter city looks green, alive and bright)))

clouds

2006-11-20T20:03:00.000+03:00

Theatre

2006-11-19T23:23:00.000+03:00

In this theatre Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr =)))

p.s. i've added weather forecast of Sochi for every next 5 days

yesterday...

2006-11-18T23:58:00.000+03:00

I took few very beautiful photos tooday... the weather was great... but somehow i forgot my cam at my friends home... So i post a picture i made yesterday while was waiting when rain stops... You can think that it is bad quality (i use my phono-cam), but it is besause of rain... NB yucca is in blossom... there are a lot of yuccas in Sochi :) i think it looks great all in flowes when it's not warm any more...

getting colder and colder...

2006-11-16T23:18:00.000+03:00

View of mountains... peaks are covered with snow now...

There was huge sleet... not so cold for such weather.... it was about +10, but very wet and unpleasant...

Krasnaya Polyana

2006-11-15T00:43:00.000+03:00

ski mountain resort... 01/12/2006 open season for skiing starts!

sunset through trees

2006-11-14T22:55:00.000+03:00

i'm sorry that i don't post pictures everyday and dont comment other blogs... i'm very busy...

The day of bankers in Russia

2006-11-12T21:44:00.000+03:00

Almost every profession has its day!

The day of bankers is special, because i wort in the bank... so tomorrow we will celebrate it =)))

I think the picture of money is very convenient...

1000 rubles:

= $ 37,5

= € 29,2

Lenin

2006-11-11T22:21:00.000+03:00

i know it's not a good picture... but its everything i've done today... Almost in the center of Sochi there is big monument of V. Lenin... maybe i don't like Lenin, but monument itself is very beautiful, it shines on the sun rays))) there are also bananas in front.

in many Russian cities monuments with Lenin were unbuilded...

weather was bad... rain....

beautiful day...

2006-11-10T23:52:00.000+03:00

First photo - bank of the river Sochi... maybe i will take a picture of river itself, if the weather will be good tomorrow.

Behind these trees there is Dagomiis - one of Sochi's districts... I have just understand how many trees grow in Sochi... especially along roads to protect houses from noise and car's exhausts...

My niece Xenia painted this picture))) I like it)))

photo on my way home...

2006-11-10T00:03:00.000+03:00

Cold and windy evening...

Dagomiis (view from a distance on this Sochi district)

2006-11-07T22:16:00.000+03:00

well... i haven't made any pictures today... so i'm posting a photo made 29/11/2006
i made this photo throught my sunglasses.... far away the is Black sea... it reflecting sun light =)))

Archangel Michael

2006-11-06T23:44:00.000+03:00

It was so cold and wet today... +9C
Commonly this is temperature of january... 2 or 3 years ago my dad bathe in the sea in november!

Gardian-Angel of Sochi! This monument is new... it was established in the begining of this summer... I take this picture from the car... i was lazy to go in the right place and take a good picture.

When i go to the bar in the evening with my friends, we found that this fantan was full of bubbles =))) So sweet! Children were plaing with bubbles... they don't care if it's raining and cold... they are just happy all the time!

sea

2006-11-05T17:43:00.000+03:00

Rain... The sea really looks dark...

I just like this picture with bridge :) For me it looks so good it the trees...

i'm back

2006-11-04T23:12:00.000+03:00

it's raining now, but i have just came back to city and had no time to make any new photos...
this picture i made about 3 or 4 days ago...

Donskaya Street

2006-11-01T23:20:00.000+03:00

on the way to the coast

2006-10-31T21:19:00.000+03:00

tea

2006-10-30T23:30:00.000+03:00

In Sochi there are most northern tea-plantations in the World...

nice view

2006-10-29T19:05:00.000+03:00

winter is comming... trees aren't green any more....

Chapel

2006-10-29T00:03:00.000+04:00

This chapel was built on the rock... lots of people died there - fall down with theis cars....
When we drive near this chapel we always stop to light votive candle...

Urchin!

2006-10-27T00:36:00.000+04:00

His name is Solomon =)))

vine

2006-10-26T20:59:00.000+04:00

i take this photo yesterday... and now it's raining....

Fountain on Sycamore's Avenue

2006-10-24T23:58:00.000+04:00

...sad topic...

2006-10-23T23:49:00.000+04:00

Sometimes i'm feelin sorry for myself for living in my contry *so unpatriotic*

i'll try to write something good... but my english isn't perfect...

25/10/2006 there will be conference or something with president... for a week all people can ask questions by phone, sms and massages in this site ! The most interesting questions will be answered!
well, i don't believe!!!
I also ask a question.... here is summary:

The priority project for Russia now is mortgage loan... if i'm right in banking terminology....

i have good salary... about $500... i think it is rater big for Sochi

So i cant afford to by a 2-room flat, because it costs more then $100000

For example, in the house on the picture (the beautiful one! 18-storey house) 2-room flat costs from $220000... depends on the storey....

anyway.... if i ever desided to take a mortgage loan and buy a flat not_in_the_center and not_in_good_condition -- costs about $100000 -- i would be for it 135 years!!!

loan charge - 14%

sad... i'm very sad today....

oh, i'm sure that president will never answer my question.... authorities in Russia love to answer questiond, which were prepared for the by their deputies!!!

i forget to write about renting a flat... renting of 2-room flat csts $550 - more then average salary!!

i wish i were a bird living where i want....

i live here all my life and get used to all this national qualities.... but sometimes i can be grumbler ;)

University

2006-10-22T22:03:00.000+04:00

First picture - the main building of Sochi State University for Tourism and Recreation! The biggest university in Sochi! There are about 10000 students (i study there too).

In front of the university there is marble wall (the second picture) wich was established in honor to veterans of World War II!

Cafe "San Marco"

2006-10-21T23:24:00.000+04:00

Today i made a photo of the wall in my favourite cafe "San Marco"... I like this lion a lot!!! The interior there is very refined.... silk velvet sofas, with lots of soft pillows and tables are made of acajou (not sure if its right word in english)... oh, chief cooks heavenly tasty =)))

Perfect autumn day!

2006-10-19T21:23:00.000+04:00

2006-10-18T23:35:00.000+04:00

hope it would be warm tomorrow)))

place i live in

2006-10-17T18:19:00.000+04:00

it looks better when the weather is fine!

road

2006-10-16T23:14:00.000+04:00

2006-10-15T19:09:00.000+04:00

Hm... the rain have stoped and i went out to make some photos in my garden =))
Roses, mushrooms, persimmon and lemon-flowers

it's rain again...

2006-10-15T14:38:00.000+04:00

View from my window... The rain is so heavy i won't go out today
o_O

fern

2006-10-13T22:04:00.000+04:00

i think there are fern, ivy and something else in rainwater....

hate this traffic!!!

2006-10-12T21:48:00.000+04:00

Sometimes i think i live in one massive traffic jam... Roads are being constructed, but very slowly...