| Crimea: Land of Mystery |
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| Cliffs in Crimea, near the River of Joy, surrounded by a forest of wild hazel nut trees. |
| The top of Sokol Mountain catches the early morning light; Novy, Svet, Crimea. |
| Village house in southern Crimea is a backdrop for spring blossoms. |
| The ancient Greeks would take the bodies of their deceased sailors in open boats through the "Golden Gate" on their way to burial. |
| Rock formations, Simieiz, Crimea |
| The blue seas and hills of Novy Svet, Crimea |
| Beaches of Novy Svet |
| Goats keep watch over an abandoned under-mountain Soviet submarine base across the river; note the "secret" entrance (upper right). |
| Centuries ago the Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of Europe; Crimea is famous for its fruit trees, as well as its flowers...especially sunflowers. |
| The "Dragon's Backbone"...Novy Svet |
| KaZantip, Azowskie Sea |
| If the pace of life is too hectic, you could always consider a move to Crimea...the profession of the person who stays in this small hut is "sunflower field watcher!" I've heard of watching the grass grow, this must be something similar. :-) |
| A tree pushes up through a cliff. |
| Crimean blue |
| Church within a mountain, Bakhchysaray |
| "Black Mountain" |
| Crimean beach |
| Near the city of Simferopol |
| Simieiz, Crimea |
| Above & right, Szolkino, Azowskie Sea |
| Music: Fire and Rain Friday's Journal The Past Whispers - Home Old New Orleans |
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