Crimea: Our last day

Our last day in Crimea comprised the Lavidia Palace; the aforementioned location of the famous Yalta Conference. This was where FDR and the American delegates stayed. We were able to tour all the important rooms: the room converted into FDR's bedroom, his room for entertaining visitors, and the famous rooms where he held discourse with Stalin. For all you history buffs, a quick recap: The "Big Three" met in February of 1945. The US was asking for Soviet support against Japan, and Stalin wanted a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

Our final stop was a trip to Sebastopol. It’s an important military location and still houses Russian naval fleet (they are leasing until 2017). It’s also a scientific site with marine biology research (dolphins were going to be used for undersea operations by the USSR). The city is still very Russian and it is an autonomous municipality separate from the rest of Crimea. We toured the Panorama Museum and the Diorama Museum. This stuff was REALLY not my thing, but Arun ran around giddily taking pictures with anything Soviet.

We then went to the neighboring city Balaklava which is famous for its champagne. We were able to see the old submarine-repair areas and Arun seemed thrilled. And that pretty much sums up our tour of the Crimea!
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