Sevastopol, were we all live, is situated at the Crimean peninsula, with a population of about 500.000 inhabitants in winter and about 650.000 in summer and is like Rome, Paris or Istanbul, build on seven hills. It is next to Moscow and St. Petersburg one of the most famous places in the former USSR. Crimea has one of the most fantastic coast areas in Europe. At this beautiful peninsula exist a nice beach-, dancing-, nightclub life that was only there for the high placed Russians who could get a visa for this place. From Starting May until October, there is a lot of summer activity. In the 5th century BC people started to build at Hersones where Sevastopol is situated now. In 988 Sevastopol was concurred by Prince Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych, who did introduce the Orthodox church. At May 1783 the first ships of the Black Sea float did enter her Buchta. Today you still find the ships of this enormous fleet in the Akhtialsky harbor. Even in Sovjet times, Sevastopol was one of the most important harbor cities of the USSR. Many monuments still remember everyone about this fact. In this time, everybody from outside, even our family, from for example Moscow or St, Petersburg needed a visa to get in or out of Sevastopol. This was because there where many secrets to see in town. The city did not only see rising, but during the Russian– Turkish war from 1854 – 1855 (ended next year 150 years ago) and WO II from 1941 – 1944 it was completely destroyed. From Sevastopol you may reach the whole peninsula very easy for a lot of excursions. From the year 2004 on it is even the main tourist city of Ukraine. Balaclava what is a part of Great Sevastopol area is next year 2500 years old! At the bottom of this page, we have put two webcam buttons in, so you can see where we live and how the whether is at the moment, because the forecast is good for Simferopol but here it is much better. In the evening, you even can see us sometimes.
