SochiMapMarch 12, 2014 The Olympics are over. But there are real live KGB officers stationed around the perimeter of the airport every 50 meters or so. The West gave Russia such a hard time about security at the games that in the end, it seems, no one so much as got their wallet stolen. ![]() So why are these guys here now? Turns out, the Paralympics are still in progress. ![]() The new airport has opened. ![]() A bus. ![]() A bus schedule. ![]() A fantastic address sign. ![]()
St. I had prepared myself for the worst. But the city was indeed vastly improved and revamped for the Olympics. Some of the new hotels weren’t up and running yet for some reason, but now that they’ve been built, there’s no turning back. The level of the hotels is exactly what one would call a “pleasant surprise.” No other city in Russia besides Moscow and Saint Petersburg can boast such a high concentration of quality hotels per square kilometer. ![]() A payphone. ![]() Pedestrian traffic lights feature two little red men standing still and a green one that moves from right to left, symbolizing freedom of movement. ![]() Until very recently, the only part of Sochi that saw any development was its resorts. But this time, the administration has managed to achieve the incredible—they’ve improved the main part of the city, which had previously served merely to channel maids and gardeners back and forth between their homes and places of work. Now Russia has another city, one that already existed on its maps, but was hardly more than a toponym. ![]() |
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