Yuzhno-SakhalinskMapSeptember 2630, 2005 The first thing that strikes you: the tented roofs on almost all of the buildings. There’s so much snow here in the wintertime that there’s really no other way. So much so that any building erected with a flat roof will be converted to a gable roof anyway. ![]() The second thing that strikes you is the wooden planks encasing the northern side of five-storey buildings. The fierce wintertime winds leave no other choice. ![]() There’s mountain air atop a hill overlooking the city. ![]() Mountain air It’s a half an hour’s drive to the ocean. ![]() But you can also improve your health right here. ![]() Health pathway Everyone hangs their most prized possessions out on the balcony. ![]() Victor Dolgikh In some random square we discovered a sculpture composition erected back in 1988 to celebrate the 70thth anniversary of the USSR border guards. There’s man in a summer suit and a pressure helmet on the pedestal. He’s just heard an order to “Put your hands up!”. There are two Cheka agents with machine guns standing back to back with him. None of them can see each other. ![]() The owner of a kiosk integrated into a bus stop demonstrates how to Russify logos. ![]() There’s ample reading material here. ![]() “Masterpiece” internet cards on sale here ![]()
Limited liability company There are some surprising road signs. ![]() It’s so nice when they don’t lie. ![]()
State Unitary Road Enterprise From here it’s off to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (via Vladivostok) by plane. |
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