The Glushkov docked in Sevastopol from where we
saw sites on the coast as well as Mennonite sites inland.
Busses carried us to the famous and historical city of Yalta. In
Sevastopol, we were entertained and visited the spectacular ruins of the
ancient city of Chersonesus.
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We were welcomed into the Sevastopol port by the Black Sea Fleet band.
We headed immediately to the buses to go to Yalta.
The "sleeping lion" at the palace of Prince Vorontsov of Yalta.
The meeting room in Yalta's Livadia Palace where Stalin, Churchill and
Roosevelt hammered out the terms of the end of WWII.
A visit to the home of Anton Chekhov. (Including a photo with Anton.)
On the Black Sea in Yalta.
A wonderful command performance by the Black Sea Fleet Revue?
The harbor in Sevastopol. We were reminded of the effects of the
Crimean War.
Chersonesus, ancient Greek and Roman ruins on the peninsula.