Tip 1: What kind of country is Sochi
Tip 1: What kind of country is Sochi
A country called Sochi does not exist. Sochi is a popular beach resort of the Black Sea coast. In addition, this city is the second longest in the world, Sochi is still famous for tea plantations, southern palm trees, historical and cultural sights, and this list can be continued for a long time.
What is the city of Sochi famous for?
Sochi is a resort city in Russia, a pearlBlack Sea coast, surrounded by coastal forests and mountains, which protect it from the southern and northern winds. Sochi is the longest city in Europe (and the second in the world), its length is 148 km. The boundaries of the city stretch along the Black Sea coast from the Caucasian mountains themselves. Sochi is home to Russian tea. For a long time it was thought that Russia was not a suitable place for growing tea. And all these doubts dispelled the experienced tea-grower Koshman. It was he who first planted a sort of tea here, capable of adapting to the local climate. So in Russia there was a variety of tea with a unique and unique aroma. Sochi is the only place in Russia where you can see palm trees. But not "home", which stand on the windowsills, but real southern palm trees. Also here grow "unique" for cold climate plants - magnolia and eucalyptus. These beautiful trees became the business card of the city. In addition, in Sochi you can taste directly from the branch of feijoa, fig and mushmulu.Sochi is also called the "Russian Riviera". This is due to the fact that the Russian resort is in the same latitudes as the world famous resorts of Nice, Cannes and Monte Carlo.Sights of Sochi
But tourists come to Sochi not only for recreationon the beach. This city is also famous for its numerous sights, both historical and cultural and natural: underground caves and mountain canyons, reserves and relic forests, lakes and waterfalls, museums, villas of famous people - the list can be continued for a long time. One of such sights is the Sochi Arboretum. Here you can see the plants and animals that were brought from all over the world. The territory of the arboretum is decorated with various sculptures and fountains. In Sochi, you can enjoy a beautiful view of the summit of Mount Ahun or visit the towering Orekhovskiy waterfall, surrounded by numerous oaks and chestnuts. You can also visit Tisosamshita Grove, famous for its viewing platforms, which offer magnificent landscapes. You can visit the Sochi Art Museum or the Riviera Recreation Park. And you can go to any of the many cultural events, for example, "KVN" or "Kinotavr". In general, you can talk about Sochi for a long time - it's better to visit this city once and see everything with your own eyes.Tip 2: European Championship without champions Sochi
January 26, 2015 in the most beautiful city of Scandinavia - Stockholm starts the European Figure Skating Championships. Each country has the right to represent three applicants in all categories: male and female solo skating, pair skating and ice dancing. But this opportunity will most likely be used only by Russia, the United States and China. Russia is traditionally strong in all categories and will fight only for all prizes.
However, fans of figure skating in Russia is waiting for a little disappointment. The favorites of the Sochi 2014 Olympics: Adeline Sotnikova and Yulia Lipnitskaya will not participate in the competitions.
Adeline Sotnikova suffered a leg injury, andwas forced to even ride in a cast. Because of what she did not participate in the championship of Russia, and he was the qualifying competition for the European Championships. However, it was decided to take the young athlete as a reserve participant.
Julia Lipnitskaya took part in the championshipRussia, but luck, this time, was not on her side, and she took only the ninth place, which prevented her from taking part in the competitions in Stockholm. Julia is still a very young athlete, so she does not have enough stability in performances.
However, it has already earned millions of fans inRussia and abroad, which will be greatly disappointed by its absence. But we just have to root for other equally talented skaters who will defend the honor of our country.
Tip 3: Results of the Olympic Games in Sochi
The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are declared closed, now we can sum up.
That ended one of the most ambitiousThe Olympic Games. The city of Sochi during their time was able to receive more than 140 thousand guests. More than twenty thousand volunteers helped in the maintenance of this event. And over half a billion people from all over the world could see live broadcasts of the opening and closing ceremonies. For all kinds of competitions in total, more than three million tickets were sold.
In the top five countries that couldTo get the maximum number of medals, included Russia, Norway, Canada, the United States and the Netherlands. After the first week of the competition, no one could have imagined that the Russian team would be able to take the first place in an unofficial but prestigious medal rating. So, the Russian team was able to win 33 medals, of which 13 - the highest dignity. It was a real triumph for the Russian athletes, because since the Soviet Union had not yet been won so many awards.
Unfortunately, some predictions of victory are notwere justified. So, the Russian fans counted on more medals in speed skating, biathlon and ski races. It was insulting for a single men's skating, when the only representative of Russia withdrew from the competition a few minutes before the start. Grieved and the national hockey team, which could not even break into the semifinals. But no one expected gold medals in the short track and snowboard.
The fact that this time RussianAthletes did not fall for doping. Unfortunately, at this Olympiad there were doping precedents with the Olympians from other countries. But, summing up, it can be noted that these games went down in history not only as the most ambitious, but also the most expensive ones.
