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Honeymoon. Belbek

In 2013, my cousin got married. Newlyweds decided that they want to throw their wedding party near the sea, which is 800km from the city I live in. Just after putting their signatures and exchanging the rings few guests packed into a minibus, and we headed towards Crimea. Crimea is the place that is associated with summer, romance and freshness for all of us citizens of post-soviet world. It was so great to begin day in grey Kharkiv, and to have dinner at the seaside. That night I took this picture, and one year later Crimea was annexed by Russia. Now I dont know when is the next time I will be able to see Black sea from that coast.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2013
Date Uploaded: 07.2015
Photo Location: Sevastopol, Ukraine
Camera: NIKON D90
Copyright: © Galyna Uvarova