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July 22nd 2009
Published: August 3rd 2009
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Crimea and Odessa After we left Kiev we headed for the somewhat unusual tourist destination Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Donetsk is dominated by mining and heavy industry and there are very few tourist attractions in the city. Add to this that the city is located far into the east close to the border with Russia, far away from the main tourist attractions in Ukraine, you realise that very few tour... Read Full Entry



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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
Ake Och Emma
Ake Och Emma
We are Emma Holmbro and Ake Dahllof. We live in Stockholm, Sweden. We have travelled more or less regularly since the mid 1990-ies and it seems like the more we travel the more difficult it is to decide where to go next. Not because we are running out of places to visit but because we find more places we want to go to faster than we manage to travel to them. Some of the things from our travel bucket list we have ticked off since we started this blog in 2006 are Angel Falls in Ven... full info
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Odessa railway stationOdessa railway station
Odessa railway station
Most train stations in Ukraine are spectacular buildings. Odessa railway station is a good example of this
The 12 ChairsThe 12 Chairs
The 12 Chairs
For information on this statue have a look in the text
He throws a paper planeHe throws a paper plane
He throws a paper plane
This statue we have no additional information about. But we liked it anyway
Street in OdessaStreet in Odessa
Street in Odessa
Odessa is a nice city with beautiful houses
Potemkin StairsPotemkin Stairs
Potemkin Stairs
We can't decide what picture of the Potemkin Stairs to put on the blog so we put up both. This is Ake's favourite
Potemkin StairsPotemkin Stairs
Potemkin Stairs
We can't decide what picture of the Potemkin Stairs to put on the blog so we put up both. This is Emma's favourite
Emma running up the Potemkin StairsEmma running up the Potemkin Stairs
Emma running up the Potemkin Stairs
We enjoy physical activity and running is the exercise of choice. Of course we had to run up the famous Potemkin Stairs
Ake pulling a Rocky after running up the Potemkin StairsAke pulling a Rocky after running up the Potemkin Stairs
Ake pulling a Rocky after running up the Potemkin Stairs
After running up the Potemkin Stairs Ake had to "pull a Rocky".
The closest we came to a baby buggy at Potemkin StepsThe closest we came to a baby buggy at Potemkin Steps
The closest we came to a baby buggy at Potemkin Steps
We tried to find a baby buggy to replicate the famous scene from The Battleship Potemkin for our own photos. This was the only one we found
The Odessa Opera HouseThe Odessa Opera House
The Odessa Opera House
The Odessa Opera House is a wonderful building
The Odessa Opera HouseThe Odessa Opera House
The Odessa Opera House
The Odessa Opera House is adorned with many statues
The Odessa Opera HouseThe Odessa Opera House
The Odessa Opera House
Splendid architecture. The photo, not so splendid
Passazh shopping mallPassazh shopping mall
Passazh shopping mall
An "example of neo-renaissance architectural style".
Passazh shopping mall Passazh shopping mall
Passazh shopping mall
It looks like a shopping mall dreamt up by Elton John or Liberace.
What are you doing?What are you doing?
What are you doing?
What are you doing kid? No, don't piss in the fountain! Please.... oh, man... You have to admire his urinary stream though...



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Krystal L
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Gorgeous Photo and Angle
Great job with this pic, I will have to add this place to my list of places I must see! Thanks for sharing, Krystal L

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