one more trip
I read my previous review... I looked at what people write... I quit... And I decided to write what I remember)
The first day.
We are from Minsk. And the transfer picks us up. We wait. We freeze. They promised at 12, then they called back and said that at 11, it turned out that it was still at 12. Sasha without a hat and gloves... Holds my suitcase. I chatter my teeth and safely run to warm myself in a nearby toilet)
Sat down. Go. Finally!! ! I love the road and stick to the window. . . It wasn't there. We arrive at Domodedovo by 1 am. I hardly slept. Overnight at the airport. . .
The plane is at 7 in the morning, and fortunately our charter is not delayed (and they say, some people wait for days... )
Arrived!! ! Sat down!! ! You can no longer be afraid! Although, honestly, the flight was very soft and calm, almost no shaking and landing smoothly, on board they were fed hot, almost like on a regular flight, they served drinks a couple of times, oh yes, only non-alcoholic ones, Russia also introduced a ban on alcohol on board ((
Second day.
Pretty quickly delivered to the hotel, it seems that last time we waited longer. I do not remember . There are several families in our hotel, the guide explains that it is still early to check in, but you can take bracelets, leave your things and use all the services of the hotel. Terribly want in the water, in any!! ! We change clothes. . . Sasha forgot his swimming trunks) We laugh and go to look for a food outlet for hungry tourists.
Found! And how the most hungry are waiting for when they will let us in there (by the way, there is only one main restaurant, there are a couple of restaurants by appointment, but we were too lazy to sign up and it never came to them. And you can go to a nearby hotel - but the menu is about the same. And so - delicious, quite varied, absolutely edible and safe, but if you compare it with Albatros resort, with the one on the first line - there is less choice and worse service)
Settled. I played it safe and put ten in my passport. I don’t know what awaited us without her, otherwise the room was like a room, without frills, rather small, everything works, cleaned, no living creatures) (by the way, they cleaned it regularly and efficiently, a girl from the reception called a couple of times and was interested in everything are we satisfied)
A little worried that the first floor and no safe. We spit on the rest of the cash. We wash. And we leave for the city (for swimming trunks)
We're going to the Sheraton. I remember my previous trip. We trade for 15 pounds, this time they are somehow more accommodating, probably there are not so many tourists anymore (and he only winds 8 on the counter, so they won’t be left in the loser))
I warn you right away: God forbid you forget your bathing accessories at home. And even if you forgot, look for them in Sakkala. Are looking for. We laugh, we resent the lack of quality. We are trading (or rather, I am trading). We buy for 4 bucks. Damn Arab! ) He still got me, no matter how he dodged (honestly, I treat any nation very well and the local population too, but this review will not offend them)
Sleep sleep! I'm terribly sleepy. . . I don't remember the rest of the day. . .
Day three and beyond. . .
Sea!! ! Every time I get out to warmer climes from our winter, I am amazed that we still live on the same planet, such a difference! It's hard to remember how it was freezing a couple of days ago and the news about minus 28 seems absolutely unreal. The sea is clean. A little cool and it seems that there are fewer fish on the beach behind the pier. At least the stingray has disappeared somewhere. But the rest also come when you crumble a bun for them. The beach is just as clean, there are flies, there are much fewer people. We now have blue towels and we are not allowed to borrow on the first line from Albatros Resort. Or on the second, or go to your beach. A couple of times I try to argue with the caretakers, I get bored) We leave... We sunbathe. The December sun is not so hot. We do not smear with anything and do not burn. We walk on wild beaches. We get to know the locals. We ride a camel, chatting with a driver on the way, trying to memorize Arabic words (we get off the belly absolutely free, but damn extreme: imagine how this colossus instantly hoots to your knees, just a little bit more and I would have gone head first))
We walk. We're going to Havana. We get to know the locals. In general, friendly people. One young guy kept offering us to use his Internet, we used it - for free! He took pictures of us in local clothes in his store and did not even call for something to buy. So every local is different. Don't be stereotyped by everyone. Yes, the resort town spoils many, but there are also good-natured people who are simply interested in communicating with foreigners. My English helps out, most people have better English than Russian. A few days before departure we discover Dahar or Down Town. On the last trip, I was intimidated by the guides and did not dare to rush into the jungle, "where the wild local population lives, who does not like tourists" (the words of the hotel guide)
Great! Funny! Cheap! Unobtrusively! Friendly! (I don't know what other epithets to choose) No more foot on the Sheraton!! ! We find something like a local coffee shop, drink awesome aromatic coffee!! ! I’m warming myself, after all, it’s already cool in the evening, it feels like our August night, if there is no wind, it’s normal, if there is, I’m freezing. A variety of local people walk nearby. Taking pictures with a local family. Amazing evening! Then I didn't appreciate it. I remember with a smile
We buy silver, an order of magnitude cheaper than at the Sheraton, we just walk... We try to learn Arabic). Sasha is sometimes mistaken for a local, at the entrance to the hotel they are asked to show the bracelet)
Great! Because it's warm and almost eternal summer. Probably, they are so cheerful and reckless that they always have summer...
They pick us up in the morning. We have time to have breakfast. . . We regret that we are leaving on such a sunny and warm day. After 4 and a half hours - Moscow and minus 22 . .
Ps There is no animation in the hotel, it is in the nearby Aqua Vista, but we only found out about it on the last day)
