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- Mar 26, 2014
Sochi is my second home. We live here in the summer and come for skating in winter. The Alps for the Russians are closed these days as we don't have "the right" vaccine. My mom lives here in winter - summer is too hot for her. This brings us to the weather. Sochi is in the south of Russia so that it is usually rather warm here in November. Hence, I was surprised when I heard after landing: "the temperature in Sochi is 6 degrees Centigrade". Global warming, anyone?
However, today it is sunny and +15. It is much better. With such a sunny weather and sunny mood I drove my old Audi from our house in Sochi to the Olympic park. There were jams, there were police: they say that Putin is in town. I parked 10 minutes walk from the venue.
One has to show QR code, ticket, and passport at the entrance. That is not news to me as we have the same practice while visiting events in Moscow. Somehow, the passport topic slipped out of my mind and I did not have it. The security lad y seeing my hesitation aske me about my birthday date. This info was enough to let me in. Of course, I remember when I was born - I am not that old yet.
The venue has pluses and minuses. The main 2 pluses are not that many people so that there is a seat not only for you but an empty next seat for your belongings. Anothe plus is that there is plenty of leg space unlike some venues in Moscow. Minuses: I have not felt that it is a big event, a fest. The one that is stilll to beat was Rusnats in Chelyabinsk some years ago. Here the atmosphere is not gloomy - the walls are white everywhere - I would say "nonchalant". People are not dressed up, few are smiling.
What baffled me was the only cafeteria on the floor. And they don't take credit cards. The line lasted through the middle of the second group RD.
I guess, sports betting is getting big in Russia. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain a lot of representatives of some Olympbet company in various outfits. They gave me the clappers and wanted me to register to get a T-shirt. I passed: I do not bet and I vave plenty of t-shirts.
One other thing was a number of girls with "Cruella" hair style and color. Maybe they like the movie. Maybe they want to support Sasha Trusova although she is not here.
OK, it's S/K time.
However, today it is sunny and +15. It is much better. With such a sunny weather and sunny mood I drove my old Audi from our house in Sochi to the Olympic park. There were jams, there were police: they say that Putin is in town. I parked 10 minutes walk from the venue.
One has to show QR code, ticket, and passport at the entrance. That is not news to me as we have the same practice while visiting events in Moscow. Somehow, the passport topic slipped out of my mind and I did not have it. The security lad y seeing my hesitation aske me about my birthday date. This info was enough to let me in. Of course, I remember when I was born - I am not that old yet.
The venue has pluses and minuses. The main 2 pluses are not that many people so that there is a seat not only for you but an empty next seat for your belongings. Anothe plus is that there is plenty of leg space unlike some venues in Moscow. Minuses: I have not felt that it is a big event, a fest. The one that is stilll to beat was Rusnats in Chelyabinsk some years ago. Here the atmosphere is not gloomy - the walls are white everywhere - I would say "nonchalant". People are not dressed up, few are smiling.
What baffled me was the only cafeteria on the floor. And they don't take credit cards. The line lasted through the middle of the second group RD.
I guess, sports betting is getting big in Russia. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain a lot of representatives of some Olympbet company in various outfits. They gave me the clappers and wanted me to register to get a T-shirt. I passed: I do not bet and I vave plenty of t-shirts.
One other thing was a number of girls with "Cruella" hair style and color. Maybe they like the movie. Maybe they want to support Sasha Trusova although she is not here.
OK, it's S/K time.