Samara in October, 2013
There are many beautiful old buildings in the city center:
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They have fantastic signs:
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And gorgeous balconies:
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Many buildings have arches:
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For some reason, when I was here for the first time, I did not have any curiosity to what was inside. But I should have:
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The true Samara yards are behihd those arches. With shoes being dried on a little fence:
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With wonderful stairs:
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With colorful doors:
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Without any doors:
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With impossible brickwork:
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With numbers written on a wall:
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With numbers written on a fence:
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And, of course, with mailboxes:
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Look at those mailboxes!
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