Where broad Crimean steppes bordering the immense expanse of ocean where there are two elements under the screech of gulls and the surf, under the hot August sun rests settlement Nikolaevka. It is here that we decided to spend a week of rest. For the first time in the last few years gone by is not prices which I generally do not worry (I go by the firm), and in the Crimea, and not for the campaign, and for the more common variant of rest. While a backpack and still took the rug - in the first convenient to carry things, while the second nice to lie on the beach. In all other aspects - almost homeliness and almost the same living conditions. For those who like interesting trips and holidays in faraway places, but lacks debilitating hits stunning mountain ranges with huge heavy backpacks, sleeping in a tent close stuffy and cooking in smoked pot on a fire capricious in the pouring rain would certainly be interested in reading this story, then to take a trip to this area and see all of my own eyes.
Nikolaevka . Honestly, even a month before the trip, I did not imagine that such a settlement there. I first heard about it from my mother, who in a telephone conversation told me that her friends had recently returned from a holiday there and very happy. That's when I began to search for information. It was found on the Internet there are many ads on vacation in this seaside village. Their range is very wide - from providing beds and everything possible set of services, including meals, various excursions and every holiday. Announcements are published as private pensions, with only a few rooms for rent, and are quite large resorts with high-rise buildings. Accordingly, price range and offers wide enough - from 30 hryvnia per person per day and above. Moreover, August is the most expensive month - in July and September, prices for accommodation at 10-20 percent lower.
What attracts vacationers Nikolaevka? At first glance it might seem that the village does not differ very little from other coastal towns - everywhere the same sea. But not in vain on the tourist map of the Crimea, and even the whole country, on the whole coast from Evpatoria to Sevastopol located only a bright icon. It's pretty interested in me and I decided to learn more about the village.
As it turned out, Nikolaevka has an advantageous geographical position. Gate of the Crimean peninsula reasonably believe Simferopol. After all, most tourists arriving in the Crimean land trains, their familiarity with the edge of starting it with this city. Despite the fact that the Crimea on almost all sides surrounded by sea water, the very capital of the autonomous land located in depth. And the closest to her seaside settlement is just Nikolaevka. Only 37 miles almost straight highway delimit these two settlements.
In Simferopol, the village has good road connections with other well-known cities: Evpatoria, Bakhchisarai and Sevastopol. Moreover, the distance to all of them, and thus the cost of the ticket is almost the same (as of summer 2008 13.70, 11.53, 13.70 and 14.99 respectively hryvnia to the Simferopol railway station). With a small bus station in Nicholas's day off in different directions 105 buses. Apart from these, for those who are not fortunate enough to buy tickets run private minibuses, which, though more expensive, but dovezut to the destination. It is also worth noting that although the lion's share of the route is to Simferopol, Sevastopol, Evpatoria and other Crimean towns, and some of them are very far, for example, Kherson and Zaporozhye.
interesting village and in historical terms. After all, in the distant Nikolayevka October 30, 1941 in the battle to take the gunners of the 54th coastal defense battery under Lieutenant II Zaika, which began the defense of Sevastopol during the Great Patriotic War. Now, about these events, like a small memorial sign a hundred yards from the edge of the Cape, established in honor of fallen soldiers referred to the battery. And in the center of the village, on the square at the bus station, located other monument. Neskolkometrovuyu stele dedicated to the victims to local Communists, who died during the troubled years of civil war and the turbulent times of the Great Patriotic War. The names of the most respected engraved on a granite plate at the base composition.
Fans will geology in the vicinity of the village there are plenty of interesting things. And the ordinary holidaymaker may notice one strange thing - from the steppe settlement of the plains of the Crimea in the soil so many stones? Accordingly, the beach is not entirely sand and gravel layers with tangible. The answer found in the book known to geologists Vladimir Kirichenko Ludmila Lebedinsky and "Crimea - an open air museum." The authors report that the pebbles, gravel, sand and clay are not part of local origin, and were brought to the rivers and temporary streams of water, ran from the main piedmont plain to look back in the Pliocene age.
But the most interesting in geological terms, of course, is the presence of layers of red clay, comparable to modern krasnozems Africa. North shore itself has a width of Nikolayevka 6-8 meters from a cliff 12-15 feet. During his brownish-red color and it was called Red Bank. Almost vertical cliff, like a giant piece of cake with colorful cakes. Red-brown horizons are composed of dense clay, yellowish-brown - with slightly cemented sand with pebbles and gravel. The walls are not strong - you can easily break off a piece of red-brown as a souvenir. Actually, this vulnerability geological object was the reason that the frequent storms repeatedly attacking the fragile walls gradually push back the coastline inland. Sand blocks, vidpadayuchy from the ground, fall apart, giving the bank of sand that the waves can wash away a few hours at sea, leaving only a round pebble beach.
's so interesting was the history and geography Nikolayevka. But as they say, better to see once than hear a hundred times. Therefore, the morning of August 20 we arrived in the Crimea. Sevastopol train took us to Simferopol as much as 4.17 in the morning. We first thought it would be long wait for a bus, but it turned out, the bus station in life, despite this early hour, already included in its normal course - cash works everywhere is full of buses, and even more passengers. Nikolaevka went on the maiden voyage of 5.05. When traveling with lace Simferopol streets, it was still dark, and the country is already beginning to dawn, and by the end of the road and quite light.
less than an hour on the bus we were met by Nicholas mistress - Raisa V.. It was her ad on the Internet I was interested, and after we had a few phone calls, and now first saw live. It was the same age as my mom. Herself lives in Simferopol, a long time worked as an engineer in one of there the institutions, but a few years ago went out and started its activities in Nikolaevka.
hostess greeted us do not own, and already hired a car to take us and our things in place. How she used to, and reported her estate is only five minutes walk from the sea. In addition, it was found that the street is really Field field. It serves as the original northern boundary of the village - on the one hand are close beside the estate, but the opposite - open space.
But it was not always the case. On a topographic map kilometer scale printed map of the Kiev military factory in 2003, Nikolaevka was much smaller. To the north of it a mile stretched so-called gardens - now it is densely built-up neighborhoods of private pensions. In all of this really rayonchik suburban areas there are only two or three - the others either abandoned or designated for service there. Also, two kilometers west of town on a map stretched green garden. The hostess told us that it was cut down last year, but the territory was given to the similar construction. In the annotation to the map says that "the card time to time grow old and need updating." It seems that on the outskirts of Nikolayevka, it's not just empty words.
Despite the active construction, a few meter corridor between residential areas and the sea is still empty, so all have equal access to the benefits of the sea. From our corner of the village, which is also the most northern point it at the moment, to the sea through a field of dirt road leads. In a place where it reaches the edge of the cliff to the beach down a metal staircase with handrails. The last steps in the wet sand, and here it is - the sea. Waves calmly rolled the smooth beach, foam, lick with pebbles and sand retreat back to back for a second again. Sea softly whispers its measured song, shaking hands with hot red sun that only a few minutes as clambered over the horizon. Morning expanse of the sea looks so soothing, that it seems that you can look at it and see. Good morning, the sea!