Rostov Family HomeThe city of Rostov sits on the Don River just upstream from the Sea of Azov in western Russia. There are a little over 1 million people that live here. The first couple of days I was here, I noticed that there wasn't any distinctive architecture other than the old Rostov Family home. Turns out that the Germans destroyed this city 3 times - in 1918, 1941 and 1942. Rostov is a trippy place. Crumbling infrastructure everywhere; but plenty of new cell phones, all the latest fashions and trendy internet cafes. The dichotomy between the older and younger Russians is striking. The older ones still clinging to the poor, peasant look while all the younger ones are sporting the latest fashions. Times, they are a-changing.
Crash pad on the Don River
Underground walkway mural
Crumbling facade
Beat up trolley
Y'all can figure this one out
The Russian Circus building
All the fixins for a vodka and 7-Up
Train bridge across the Don River
Riverside cafe
Random dude eating a tomato
Russian mullet or gypsy cut
Kinda cool building
3 comments:
The mural of the burning tank is nice. That must really draw people into the subway.
They wish they had a subway. It's just an underground, pedestrian walkway that they have at busy intersections.
You could benefit from these underground walkways - it would mean fewer times that you'd have to wear your helmet while crossing the street.
Maybe they could paint a mural of you making fun of disabled prisoners of war injuries?
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