Sochi is a former resort for the party elite on the Black Sea. It is probably the first winter olympics site that has palm trees growing there as this photo shows.
Looking at a map, Sochi seemed like a strange place to have the winter olympics. It’s also the warmest place in Russia right now: http://www.weather-forecast.com/maps/Russia
5 posted on 01/05/2014 3:32:18 PM PST by Tea Party Terrorist
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