The Crimean coast has both mountains and sea. The tallest mountain near the town I was in is called Ai Petri. Saint Peter or some such. You can take a cable car to very near to the top, and then follow a path to get to the top-top.






I'm used to mountains being... very mountainous. I'm from Colorado, after all. The first time I drove up I-5 in Oregon and got a look at Mt. Hood, I was pretty baffled and amused. It's just a single mountain, randomly sticking up from nowhere... where are the rest of the mountains? I didn't know they could come in 1's... This place was similarly surprising, because upon ascending the thing, I figured I'd find more mountains. Instead, there were plains, and also a huge setup of restaurants, markets, and other touristy things, choked with the smoke of grilling meat.








I love how the sea blends into the sky.




Here's a photo I had someone take of me.




Transportation was primarily via mini-buses, which were hot, packed with Russian tourists, smelled like sweaty man, and went careening down the windy highways and narrow city streets. Thankfully most of my journeys on them were pretty short.








I like the laundry hanging out in the greenery.