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TravelPod Member ReviewsPotemkin Steps Odessa
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Potemkin Steps
fallintravel 1 contribution Poland Sep 24, 2011
Think twice before you decide to go down unless you have alternative way to go up.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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2 Countries, 2 Bribes, 2 Gappers
... is apparently a common backdrop for wedding photos) and city hall, and the statue of Catherine the great…we also saw the Potemkin steps, which were once the gateway to the city from the port…ben can tell you about the optical illusions built ...
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Notes from the Underground
The menu at the restaurant at the top of the Potemkin steps assures me that "We do eat this in Odessa!" lest the casual diner have any doubt. Among the delicassies offered, "Stake of the ocean trout on the potato chips pillow with beacon" and "Horse ...
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Odd bits from Odessa
... with strolling Odessians. I decided to take a day off from urban hiking, found a table at an outdoor terrace across from the Potemkin steps, ordered beer and just watched the procession for an hour or so. I'll get better acquainted beginning ...
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Legendary Seaport
Super historic city, site of the famous Potemkin Steps and maze of tunnels the army used, and a beach with real ...
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City of Ghosts
... in a large flea market spread out in a park, and end up once again at the restaurant terrace across from the top of the Potemkin steps. I order a glass of Georgian red wine and read my book as the color of the sky changes from milk to pewter and a chill ...
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Pushkin Ate (a lot) Here
... Pushkin for every man, woman, and child in Odessa, they clearly don't quote the right figure for the number of stairs on Potemkin Steps as I counted three times and each time got a different result (none of which matched the official one), and we found ...
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On Boots and Odesa
... a good chunk of that to being white and female) but the potential definitely exists. As for sights in Odessa, I visited the opera house (quite beautiful) the Potemkin Steps (what's the big deal?) and went for a walk along the beach (nice enough, as ...
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Odessa - city of surprises!
... glowing in the sunshine at the end of one of the long boulevards. The other big tourist attraction is the Potemkin Steps - made famous by Sergei Eisensteinn in his film Battleship Potemkin. The stairs are designed to create several optical illusions. ...
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