More from Odessa
Monthly Archives: August 2011
One of the first things you can’t fail to notice, if you visit Odessa, is that the girls are rather spectacular – and made up and dressed to the nines. When Mark Twain arrived in Odessa he was delighted that there were “no sights to see and that I had nothing to do but to…
I’ve begun scanning the first few pictures. Here’s a taste, more to come. Russians – or Ukrainians – have a weakness for reliving old Soviet films as part of their lifestyle. Much of their love for drinking vodka in the banya (bath house) is inspired by Ryazanov’s “S Lyokhkim Parom” or “Ironiya Sudby” (An Irony…
I just came back from an assignment in Odessa, that most sunny and relaxed part of Ukraine. After working at the beginning of the week, I managed to wangle a couple of days off taking pictures for myself, and catching up with a bit of sunshine (it was 35 degrees ) that we’re all too…
