Greetings to all in Steemit community!
I would like to share our trip with everyone. Why? Because I believe that it helps someone to get unforgettable impressions.
This year we visited South of Russia (Krasnodar region). It was 16-days travel, 7+ places and more than 500 km.
Now I’ll show you the most beautiful and interesting places with my text illustrations for your pleasure (all photos are own and maded with DSLR camera Nikon D5100 or mobile camera).
GELENDZHIK
Gelendzhik is a Black Sea resort with 12-km quay.
One of the pearl of the resort is relict pine (Pinus brutia var. pityusa) forest.
It’s just an adornment on the house wall.
Also we found heroes of the poem “On seashore far a green oak towers…” written by Alexander Pushkin (poet of Russian Poetry Gold Century). It was my favorite poem in childhood because it collects almost all Russian folk fairy stories.
On seashore far a green oak towers,
And to it with a gold chain bound,
A learned cat whiles away the hours
By walking slowly round and round.
To right he walks, and sings a ditty;
To left he walks, and tells a tale...
A strange place! There a mermaid sits in
A tree; there prowls a sprite; on trails
Unknown to man move beasts unseen by
His eyes; there stands on chicken feet,
Without a door or e'en a window,
A tiny hut, a hag's retreat.
Both wood and valley there are teeming
With wondrous things...
When dawn comes, gleaming
Waves o'er the sands and grasses creep,
And from the clear and shining water
Step thirty goodly knights escorted
By their old tutor, of the deep
An ancient dweller... There a dreaded
Tsar by a prince is captive ta'en;
There, as all watch, for cloud banks headed,
Across the sea and o'er the plain,
A mage a warrior bears. There, weeping,
A young princess sits in a cell,
And Grey Wolf serves her very well.
There, in a mortar, onward sweeping
All of itself, beneath the skies
The wicked Baba-Yaga flies;
There Tsar Koshchei o'er his hoard withers...
A smell of Russ! Of Russ all breathes there!...
There once was I, and the learned cat,
As near him 'neath the oak I sat
And drank of sweet mead at my leisure,
Told me full many a tale... With pleasure
These tales of his do I recall
And here and now will share with all...
(Translated by I. Zheleznova for © Raduga Publishers (1983))
If you like animals and “fluffy” mountains we recommend you to visit Safari-Park located near Gelendzhik. Here you get a bird's-eye view (aerial tramway helps to you).
1600 metres, 20 minutes - and you are at the top! This is a panorama view on Gelendghik bay, you see Thick Cape on the left and Thin Cape on the right.
When you rise above the height of 600 metres you see soft hills and beautiful mountain flowers.
Next time I’ll show you Kabardinka and amazing nature of mountains. See you soon :)