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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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blackSeaWelcome-S.jpg (2578 bytes) We were welcomed into the Sevastopol port by the Black Sea Fleet band.   We headed immediately to the buses to go to Yalta.
palace-sleeping-lion-S.jpg (3111 bytes) The "sleeping lion" at the palace of Prince Vorontsov of Yalta.
palace2-S.jpg (2400 bytes) The meeting room in Yalta's Livadia Palace where Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt hammered out the terms of the end of WWII.
with-chekov-S.jpg (2506 bytes) A visit to the home of Anton Chekhov.  (Including a photo with Anton.)
YaltaCoast-S.jpg (2681 bytes) On the Black Sea in Yalta.
BlackSeaRevue-S.jpg (2894 bytes) A wonderful command performance by the Black Sea Fleet Revue?
SevastopolHarbor-S.jpg (2353 bytes) The harbor in Sevastopol.  We were reminded of the effects of the Crimean War.
Chersonesus-S.jpg (3069 bytes) Chersonesus, ancient Greek and Roman ruins on the peninsula.