The Russian blogger Ilya Varlamov published online the thoughts of his friend, who described all the “horrors” of having a vacation on the South Coast of Crimea, concerning the resort Yalta.
Feodosiya, beach
A certain Nariman, who is, as Varlamov said, better known as Abu (Dvach), found only three advantages of spending a vacation in Yalta: a beautiful view of the city from above, the feeling like at home – “there is no need to go through any passport and custom formalities”, and, finally, historical places “allowing to dive into the Russian history much better than textbooks or historical novels”.
The Russian found much more cons starting with prices and ending with the quality of beaches.
“As for the prices, I’ve got a feeling that I came not in a puissant town, but in such a small pseudo-luxury district of DC, where the food is not very tasty and the products are not fresh, but the district is considered to be a luxury one and so be so kind to pay,” Abu says.
In spite of sky-high prices, the level of services remains very low: bedclothes are not changed in the four-star hotel even once a week.
But the worst thing, in the Russian’s opinion, is Yalta beaches.
“Beaches – the more awful thing is only my ex I lost my virginity with. Well, there are some pluses in pebbles as well, water breakers are also needed for something, but what the f..k is that they are rusty? Well? Couldn’t they tint it or something?…” Nariman complains and adds that the water in Yalta is muddy and dirty, with plastic bags, seaweeds and slime.
The Russian also didn’t like the prices for services of taxi drivers, who complain on expensive petrol. Abu gives them a simple piece of advice: “Are petrol prices high? Well, you mongols, take carts and ride on yourself or use motor bikes for these carts like the Thais do.”
However, in general, the Russian tourist is ready to forgive Crimea everything – both the dirt, the “kolkhoz with carpets” and even eat the tasteless shawarma if “there would be simply cheaper prices”.
