The Odessa Experience


Statue of Laocoon at the front of Odessa's archaeology museum

Statue of Laocoon at the front of Odessa's archaeology museum

Friday, 12th September 2008
I’m writing up this entry on Saturday morning as yesterday was just dreadful. After a restless night on the train, I awoke in a rainy Odessa feeling absolutely awful: upset stomach, aching all over and shivery. Fortune smiled on us a little though, as our young driver was waiting for us outside the carriage and, after a walk of what seemed like miles to the transfer car (you forget just how long these overnight trains are) we were whisked away to the Black Sea Hotel (Hotel Chornoye More) and a room we could check into immediately. I made straight for my bed, and lay down until early afternoon in the hope of improving my condition.

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