Let me start by saying that I have been in love with Crimea ever since we lived in the same country. And then, when borders appeared and a visa was needed to travel to the Black Sea, and after their abolition, this love did not fade away.
Since we decided on a vacation with my wife almost at the last moment, there was not a large selection of hotels we could afford. Free places at the end of June 2011 were found in Astoria.