Sochi is further north (43.6° N) than Chicago (41.8° N). Palm trees aren't native there and don't even grow well without a lot of effort. The Black Sea at Sochi is too cold to swim for more than five minutes at a stretch (that's the official rule enforced by lifeguards at the public beaches). Surovikin's picture looks very much like Sochi to me, and I've spent weeks in the city on vacation.
The water temperature right now is 27C. I live in Adler, in the foothills, not even on the shore, and have banana and palm trees growing in my yard. Before moving here permanently a few years ago, I lived in Moscow and the suburbs for 25 years, traveling to Sochi often, mostly in the winter, to ski. Suffice to say, I know these two locations better than any other.
Then you know the area a lot better than I do, sorry. For comparison, it's 26C today here in St. Petersburg. The picture of Surovikin still looks like it could be in Sochi to me.
The type of conifer that grows down here is "пихта", whereas what's shown in that picture is the ubiquitous, more northern, "сосна". I haven't been everywhere in Sochi, so perhaps there is a place that looks like that somewhere, but I haven't seen it.
Btw, Sochi is very far north, and is also the world's northernmost subtropical climate. It's a truly unique place in that respect, a full fledged summer/beach, winter/ski resort.
Thank you for that explanation. I am planning to buy a plot of land in an СНТ, and looked at plots in Sochi. It's still possible for me! I've spent more time in Anappa and Galendzhik though. I can't decide if I want pine forests + lake + cold weather and no daylight in winter (plus the craziness of white nights in summer), or no forests + sea + warmer weather. You can definitely buy larger plots for the same money and close to the city up here.
Odd sense of "north"! Sochi is north of Georgia but not far. It is FAR SOUTH of Moscow. It is considerably farther south than Crimea/Yalta. There are date palms in Yalta, not Moscow!
The picture of Surovikin and his wife was taken in Moscow and not Sochi, this is obvious by the trees in the background.
Sochi is further north (43.6° N) than Chicago (41.8° N). Palm trees aren't native there and don't even grow well without a lot of effort. The Black Sea at Sochi is too cold to swim for more than five minutes at a stretch (that's the official rule enforced by lifeguards at the public beaches). Surovikin's picture looks very much like Sochi to me, and I've spent weeks in the city on vacation.
The water temperature right now is 27C. I live in Adler, in the foothills, not even on the shore, and have banana and palm trees growing in my yard. Before moving here permanently a few years ago, I lived in Moscow and the suburbs for 25 years, traveling to Sochi often, mostly in the winter, to ski. Suffice to say, I know these two locations better than any other.
Then you know the area a lot better than I do, sorry. For comparison, it's 26C today here in St. Petersburg. The picture of Surovikin still looks like it could be in Sochi to me.
The type of conifer that grows down here is "пихта", whereas what's shown in that picture is the ubiquitous, more northern, "сосна". I haven't been everywhere in Sochi, so perhaps there is a place that looks like that somewhere, but I haven't seen it.
Btw, Sochi is very far north, and is also the world's northernmost subtropical climate. It's a truly unique place in that respect, a full fledged summer/beach, winter/ski resort.
Thank you for that explanation. I am planning to buy a plot of land in an СНТ, and looked at plots in Sochi. It's still possible for me! I've spent more time in Anappa and Galendzhik though. I can't decide if I want pine forests + lake + cold weather and no daylight in winter (plus the craziness of white nights in summer), or no forests + sea + warmer weather. You can definitely buy larger plots for the same money and close to the city up here.
Odd sense of "north"! Sochi is north of Georgia but not far. It is FAR SOUTH of Moscow. It is considerably farther south than Crimea/Yalta. There are date palms in Yalta, not Moscow!
furthermore, it is also lies roughly at the samelatitude as Spain, Italy, and Greece.