By bus to Odessa (or the most elegant city)
Epigraph:
Ah, Odessa, there is no better place in the world! Ah, Odesa, merry southern land, live, my Odesa, live and prosper! ”(Poems by L. Utesov)
Everyone who was lucky enough to live in Odessa and now suffers elsewhere knows about it. ”(From Alexei Surilov's book about" Field Marshal Vorontsov ". )
We still didn't have enough of one bus trip ...We were going to jerk somewhere again, it's not clear: politics, circumstances, finances, all this helped to "turn up the lips" and adjust plans ...But everything worked out! Such Odesa!
Why should we go somewhere to Argentina? Let's wave better to our Ukraine: a beer hall opens in Moldavanka, a thug company gathers there ...”(song)
And we were happy that fate made us such a wonderful gift, did not allow us to go to Turkey, Hungary, Lithuania or anywhere else.
We do not ask ourselves now: “What could be better than Odessa! "We know - nothing!
And really, we are now suffering at home, we want to go to Odessa again! Photos and memories warm us, how we had a great time, how we laughed and enjoyed life, rejoiced that Odesa is a "pearl by the sea"!
RIDE (another word does not fit).
And the railway, as always, does not please with its prices: a ticket more than 1 thousand hryvnia! Despite the fact that the minimum wage in 2015 was UAH 1.218. 00. That's why the bus - "Gomel-Odesa" (night) is only 200 with something! Running forward - the bus "Odesa-Kyiv" (day, express) is more than 300 UAH. per seat. Keep this in mind! They try to sell tickets without seats and assure - "where will you take" ...and then there are people whose tickets indicate the places (booked), where you have already collapsed because you "took" ...and what to do? Scandal or relocation?
In general, the buses were better than in Yaremche, without meaningless stops every half hour, the route is decent, we arrived quite normally ...It is possible! Arrived at 6 am.
Fooled, lazy to look for a minibus, took a taxi! Promised to prove for 70 UAH. , delivery for 90 hryvnias. (paid for parking and barrier) ....Ah Odesa! ....Ordering a taxi at the hotel (local transfer) to the bus station cost 30 UAH. Shob, you lived as I laughed at it! ”
Odesa.
But no matter how many words you say, you will not say everything about Odessa, because our Odesa is a thing that everyone enjoys. ”(From A. Surilov's book about" Field Marshal Vorontsov ". )
I was once told not to go to Spain - I like it and will always want to go there. And now I tell you - you will like Odesa! And the longer you live in Odessa, the stronger the feeling!
And I do not dare to pass on this admiration for the unique city, because there are people who did it better than me:
There is something in this city that even those who have never been here before, once visited, fall in love for life and want to settle here.
The city is surprisingly hospitable! I'm not talking about people, yes, they are also very hospitable: Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Greeks, Germans and Armenians, and whoever is not in this colorful mix: 'Odessa is a nationality'! They are all hospitable in their own way. However, there is also a special hospitality of the city itself: you find yourself on a street you have never been to before, but you feel at home in a strange way. You are not afraid to get lost, you are pleasant and comfortable, everywhere you will find shade on a hot summer day, everywhere you will find a cozy bench to sit and relax.
Come into any yard - and again it's a feeling, deja vu, as if I've been here before, or lived here once in a past life or saw in a beautiful dream, or in a distant childhood visited here my cousin's grandmother or some aunt Yadya or Baba Kiel. And every entrance in this yard seems familiar, and a column of water in the center, and sometimes a large tree in the center of the yard, often even with a bench that surrounds it.
Ropes with hanging linen, purebred skinny cats with a regal landing of the head lazily squint at the sun, the voices of children playing and scandalous adults, and most likely, it's just their voices, the smell of something very tasty through open windows: someone cooks stuffed peppers or eggplant caviar - again, the smells are so specific, so Odessa, not to be confused with anything. And be sure to ask someone friendly: Who are you?
'ready to help if needed, or just talk to you about anything. (Quote from the book "Odesa - my love! Walks in my memory" Boring LG)
Our guest house - the hotel "Rishille" on Reshilevskaya sheltered us in our short trip, we were completely satisfied - we just spent the night there.
Besides, let's face it, my Odesa mother is always ready to give me shelter. She is always supportive, whether you are a King or not, although it is more pleasant to be a King! ”(R. Fuchs)
Its main advantage: it is perfectly located - not just in the center, but also in the courtyard of the Synagogue! This is a bonus! Security around the clock! And a specific color available.
And what do you work for? After all, today is such a great church holiday! ?
- And I go on Richelieu and I think: that rabbis from all minarets ring bells! ? ”
And we still lived in the center of Odessa, we had a place to walk!
What streets - Engels, Roses Luxembourg, Bebel, Liebknecht, Madame Tselkin, Two Charles ...I doubt that in two Germany in a row there is at least one city with these street names. ”(Now many streets have been renamed).
Hikes to the sea through the city center - mmmmmm! Every time you walk a different street, everything is so interesting and diverse! In the park (named after Shevchenko, of course) there is a "path of health", you tread on it, look at the sea and the port, the fresh breeze is refreshing, everything around is green and fragrant… and you understand - it's happiness! The sea in May - a dream come true!
"Good buoy - will not spoil the rest" ...Mmmmmm!
Plane trees, flowering acacias, beautiful streets with cafes and shops for all tastes, which in the evening are sprinkled with lights of illumination! Moreover, prices are cheaper than in our regional center, the most depressed region of the country (in terms of wages), and lower than in the capital.
"Odesa is a pampered, lazy city. ”(Osip Rabinovich).
Odesa is when it is cold in winter and hot in summer, but you can sit under an acacia tree and look at the bay as much as you want. ”(A. Surilov about" Field Marshal Vorontsov ". )
Here we looked at May Odessa all in white acacia fragrant bunches, at sea, on ships and yachts, port, people!
Here is something to do, where to walk, what to look at and another important factor - to show yourself!
ODESSI (quotes).
- What is Odesa without Odessans? - Uncle Myshko and Pishonovska addressed those who were going to listen to him near the cathedral. "It's something. "
And Odesa without Odessa? This, sorry, is nothing. Odessa without Odessa is not Odessa, but something else. Odessans are polite. They sometimes say "good morning" and wish the neighbor good night. They are always ready to help.
They can tell you good words if you haven't stepped on a pimple. And here you will get something from them. What exactly? It depends on what kind of pimple you stepped on. Who do the people of Odessa respect? Man with a head. If you do not have a head, do not count on the respect of Odessa. Odesa likes to walk, but not in that sense. To walk for ossana is to say something pleasant for an interesting woman, to walk along Mykolayiv Boulevard or to lie on the sand by the sea, which is always full of fresh water. Odessa, of course, is not such an idiot to lie by the sea in winter or when it rains heavily. Odessa sometimes walks in a diner. Here he drinks Turkish coffee, smokes a Havana cigar, talks about himself and listens to others. By the way, Odessans do not like to be badly spoken about. This is a note for you.
If a resident of Odessa knows something bad, he will be heroically silent, despite a terrible desire to share the news with passers-by.
Every Odessan, depending on the circumstances, can live without water, but never without the sea. For a piece of the sea Odessa will give you everything except his wife. He is devoted to her coffin. ”And more:
In short, Odessa is Odessa and Odesa - the city should not be better. Why in one word? No - it is not necessary. But no matter how many words you say, you will not say everything about Odessa, because our Odesa is a thing that everyone enjoys. Who doesn't know what Odessa is? I'll tell you - this is a man. Have you ever seen a man from Odessa do nonsense? I did not see. Do you think that the Greeks are also from Odessa? I do not think. Odessans are us and everyone else. ”
And as a conclusion: “Monya, be healthy, do not cough, flake, but keep the style! ”
ОДЕССИТКИ.
This is something special, I'll tell you!
Nobody warned me that shorts, slates and T-shirts are not respected here, they are known in life, so all women are beautiful and ALWAYS elegantly dressed! This raises the bar, and cheap "casual" becomes unacceptable even on Privoz (by the way, nothing special, we now have it everywhere).
On the beach this season - in trend: "marine theme" (stripes and vests are very diverse) and "leopard", of course ...So take your best clothes, be sure to wear a lot of jewelry, heels and glue eyelashes! Here you can become a star beauty, here "understand this" and appreciate! You will still need not only to sit in a cafe, walk through the center, but also go to the Opera House - from 20 UAH. ticket (and in a prestigious mezzanine floor, although the seat is slightly to the side). Great place - better than in the capital (according to "experts"), beautiful outside and inside.
And then again walks around the beautiful city in the world, cafes with live music (almost always very good) and even an evening of salsa! I recommend making it weekly! We were a little late and could not dance with the pros, it was very painful ...so, a little supported by the "green Mexican" (I suggest renaming him "hot Odessa"), had to dance on the road near the cafe, where the girl sings well (where it is) I can't remember, definitely not on Derib sovskaya, but somewhere nearby, so I hope there is no video on youtube, but there was applause). I was distracted by pleasant memories, but I still return to "Odessa":
“He was interested because she is a young lady from Odesa. She is like a gazelle: thin in the waist, with thick hair on his head, with a beautiful face and easy gait. Even Tsar Nicholas said that he would have proposed to Odessa if he had not been married. She knew the price.
She was proud and impregnable even to the king, of course, if he had no serious intentions. Men wanted to win her heart. But this should have many advantages: nobility in thought, something in your wallet and be handsome. - And what? Said Fenya's aunt. - Do you have a different opinion? As for me, I am not. Why, I ask you, should an interesting woman be in the arms of a freak with an empty wallet? If on the contrary, it is still possible to understand. For an empty wallet - let it be handsome. Does she have to have something after all? ”
“Young mother was taken to the boulevard. It was worth a look ”...
Here is a letter from Odessa. Pushkin's handwriting: You ask: what about Odesa? Odesa is a miracle! ...All beautiful women here have men, and besides them someone else, so as not to be bored. "
Maybe some Russian does not like fast driving, but it is unlikely that there will be a woman from Odessa who would not think that she can dress better than others. ”
“The art of dressing in Odessa differed in the same originality as the way of thinking, sense of humor and language. In other cities, clothing was ignored, but in the capital of the South, it was one of the most serious forms of self-expression. ”
The Odessa way of dressing always carries a challenge: "You can't have that. " After all, fashion is not only the desire to be like everyone else, not worse than others. Local fashion is also the desire to be different from others, and most importantly - to be better than others. You have a chain and I have a plait. You have silver - I have gold. You have ten grams - I have thirty. And I have a diamond rash. ”
The whole country, in the apt words of the classic, wore a "tarpaulin and sackcloth", but not the inhabitants of the houses delineated by Staroportofrankivska Street. However, the residents of Moldavanka and Peresyp were also able to express themselves in the manner of dress, which became a national feature of Odessa.
Her anecdote became a fairly accurate expression:
The girl comes home from school and says to her mother:
- Mom, the teacher said that everyone should come to school tomorrow in national costumes.
The mother addresses her husband indignantly:
- You hear, Aaron, this girl in her ten years already demands that she buy a mink coat! ”
Many traditions of Odessa have been destroyed, but not the desire to be dressed luxuriously and differently from others. Many still remember the story of how after the war the wives of officers were in the Opera House in special toilets - silk, soft pastel tones.
It soon became clear that it was German underwear. An anecdote was written about the same ladies:
- Seller, show me this tidra.
"It's not an otter, it's an otter. "
- I will still say "you" to every creature! ”
Well, what a beauty these Odessans! Looking at them you want to live, be beautiful and "chic"!
Two residents of Slobidka talk about their respectable years and opportunities to fall in love. One is optimistic to share a personal tragedy of life: I met a man, she set me a date. I went, bought myself an evening dress, made my legs and arms, made my hair… I put it all on. I went to the mirror, looked… No, I wouldn't be you…. la! I thought, well, I'm going to upset a man. And did not go! ”
Well, do you understand me? This is the most elegant city, they dress better here than in the capital, so do not hit the dirt in the face if you are going to Odessa!
EPILOGUE.
A little more about the rest by the sea.
Langeron Beach, the only one we visited in 3 days in Odessa, because it was the closest. And we didn't use the transport, somehow it didn't work out ...we didn't immediately understand that we shouldn't stand at the stop, we should brake ...It happened when two beautiful women from Odessa braked the trolleybus right at the intersection ....
We were not so elegant and we did not have such eyelashes, so we were scared, did not slow down the transport ...
So - Langeron beach, "This is part of the Odessa coast" (briefly and clearly written by Yuri Olesha in the story "Stadium in Odessa" in 1936) On Langeron beach you can swim and spend time! There are cafes. Sunbed 30 hryvnias. per day, with a mattress - 40 UAH. , umbrella - 20 hryvnias. Crowded but fun!
This is not just a place where the earth ends and the sea begins or vice versa, looking where to watch.
Langeron - memories of childhood and adolescence, parents and friends, the first bull , clumsily cut from the scorching southern sun stone slabs Langeron "massif", the burning palms, oars rubbed with heavy oars barge Langeron fishermen. »( Володимир Глазирин 1990s .
Odesa was associated with Langeron by the Ukrainian poet Saussure when April 10 . 1944 on the first day of the liberation of Odessa, he wrote the poem" Liberation Wind! ": " Oh, Langeron! There will be no more evil, blood and tears. It's spring time. Immortal bronze as if came to life, Dark-skinned Pushkin stepped down from the pedestal of G. ”
Next to Langeron - the complex "NEMO" - is not only an expensive hotel, there is a "VIP" beach near the pools with a special luxury, one even on the roof (from 250 UAH. ).
They landscaped the nearest area: next to a small but well-planned and well-kept park with flowers, stones and children's swings. In addition to the park, there is a beautiful promenade, there is an area with fountains-geysers, cafes in flowers, from which you can watch the sea and photo shoots of brides and just beauties in hats and without ...Here you can see dolphins (show from UAH 250, in the window " - free). And a free toilet. This is important when the food is very tasty and the beer is poured into a Pepsi glass with a tube!
We appreciated the charms of tourism in our country - no problems with communication, shopping for the necessary things ...Although their "broker" is unique: if you are interested in some sales cosmetics, it either disappears from sale in "principle" or returns to the shelves no longer at sale price. .
A sales box with "Elena Rubenstein" cosmetics, in which we were digging, was quickly taken away by an uncle with the explanation: "there is no price for it yet" ...But we bought something, so to speak - in memory.
Finally, two more quotes from the book about "Field Marshal Vorontsov":
“Do you want to know why life in Odessa? Sorry, but here for a penny you can buy what you need to pay a ruble in St. Petersburg. ”
What's in Odessa stores? They are everything. They do not have bird's milk. But where is it? Do you think in Paris? He is far away, and Odesa is around you. ”
Now Odesa is in our hearts!
