A tourist described a vacation in the Krasnodar Territory: “Ice cream for CBO participants is free”

The tourist shared her shocking impressions of a trip to the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, not far from Gelendzhik.

At first, Sofia was going to go to the Crimea. A week before the trip, plans changed. The girl began to monitor where to rush. The choice fell on the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, which is 50 km from Gelendzhik. On the Internet, the place was described as “a popular resort, the beaches are crowded, nightclubs with discos until the morning, but there are quiet places ideal for families.”

In general, the reviews were good. The resort is promoted, and housing turned up for sane money.

Sofia and her friends went to the Krasnodar Territory from Moscow by car. The journey took 21 hours, with a stop in Rostov. There were almost no traffic jams, but the downpour slowed them down.

– We rented a house for 1500 rubles per day. Quite a decent house, 15 minutes to the sea, – says Sofia. – The conditions are normal, there was even a personal gazebo in the yard. Lights were turned off in the village once for 15 minutes. Food prices are the same as everywhere else: beer 70-100 rubles, white meat with potatoes, eggs and onions – 80, pasties 150, corn up to 100. Peaches on the market 160-180 rubles, they sell at houses for 200. Tomatoes 155, I haven’t tried it tastier . Watermelons 25-40 rubles per kilo. Large crayfish at 4,000 rubles per kg.

It was possible to eat cheaply only in canteens, lunch came out at 400 rubles per person. True, there were rumors that after visiting some establishments, some of the tourists came down with poisoning.

We mostly ate at cafes. Prices are the same as in average Moscow restaurants: a serving of mussels – 700 rubles, Carbonara pasta – 450, Tiramisu – 300, Aperol Syringe cocktail 500 rubles, a glass of Kizlyar cognac – 160, Jameson whiskey 50 grams – 350. I was surprised that Even music service was included in the bill! They took 50 rubles from the nose.

There was a lot of live music everywhere. Karaoke at every turn. The repertoire is as follows: “Left, left bank of the Don!”, “I’m like Federico Fellini”, “Raspberry fret”, well, endless chanson.

In the evening the cafes were packed. Those who came to take only coffee were kicked out. One evening we approached one institution, and people were crowding at the entrance: some were dancing, others were filming musicians on their phones. We couldn’t understand why people didn’t go inside. We sat down at a table, thought to take coffee and cakes. We were driven away, they say, do not order for 2-3 thousand, get out.

A popular entertainment in the evenings was: put a ring on the neck of a bottle and it is yours.

In the water park, the crowd was observed only on the day when they announced the action for the entrance of 1500 rubles.

There were attractions for 200, 300, 500 rubles. I saw a hamadryas in a cage. A terrible sight – the monkey was crowded, loud, she darted from corner to corner.

By the number of vacationers on the beaches, the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka surpassed the neighboring Gelendzhik.

– There were few parking lots on the way to the beach, the roads are narrow, everyone is chasing. People had nowhere to go, huddled together. There are stickers on the cars: “Don’t snuggle – not in bed,” Sophia continues. — Since 8 am, crowds have been heading to the beach. We arrived at 10 am, there were almost no empty seats left. Do not go into the sea, do not go out, if only on the heads. On the beach we took an umbrella and three sunbeds – so at least no one was sitting close. But the sun loungers, which were located under the canopies, stood back to back. Basically, people laid towels in the free zone, not everyone can afford a bed for 350-400 rubles. By evening, the beach was packed to capacity. From entertainment – an inflatable banana for 700 rubles. They sold sliced ​​melons, watermelons in a glass – 200 rubles, french fries in a glass 200. On the beach, everyone drank beer and champagne on tap.

In August, every day there were more and more people. Hell is on the coast. Even on the sun loungers it became uncomfortable. People walked past in dense rows, water dripped from the peasant’s underpants onto our potatoes. I went into the sea and pushed people apart, otherwise nothing.

According to the girl, the crowds were not only near the sea.

— Queues gathered at the ATM in the morning and in the evening, people were breathing right in the back. You gape a little, they immediately climbed in front of you: why are you standing far away? In the shops in the evenings pandemonium. People crawled through without a queue, shouted, scandalized. There were few expensive goods on the shelves, everything was of average quality. From supermarkets they dragged all the alcohol that was put on the counter: wine, champagne, vodka, whiskey. But nevertheless, there were few drunks on the street. What were the tourists talking about? Mostly on everyday topics. I have never heard people talk about politics. Only once I heard how a woman gave the TsU by phone to acquaintances from Luhansk, something was connected with the registration of citizenship.

Sofia noticed that they came to the resort from all over Russia. “Murmansk, Tula, Rostov region, Belgorod, Voronezh, St. Petersburg, Adygea, Orel, Yaroslavl, Stavropol Territory, LPR, DPR,” the interlocutor lists. “But most of the cars were from Krasnodar, Voronezh, Moscow, the Moscow region.”

– The contingent gathered is not rich. There were few girls with pouting lips, I did not meet oligarchs, although expensive hotels and restaurants were available. The men met more “kolkhoz”. There were almost no pensioners. There were also few youth companies, – the tourist describes the vacationers.

And the interlocutor was struck by some signs.

– In the tent with souvenirs there was an announcement: “The goods are not sold to citizens of the USA and the European Union!”. I was surprised, I did not meet foreigners in this wilderness. On the ice cream stand it was written: “Free for CBO members.” On the container of corn was the inscription: “Stolen corn.” A warning was hung in a street cafe: “It is strictly forbidden to sit with your products, especially with pasties!”.

The holiday was not without its problems.

“Faced with crime,” Sophia adds. A woman in multi-colored clothes approached the tourist, took off her bag from her shoulder, and threw it on hers. The girl ran after her. She slung the bag back over her shoulder.

The most terrible incident happened on the beach. Before our eyes, a pensioner died in the sea. Apparently, it became bad with the heart. She was pumped out for a long time, but was not saved. The body was covered and left on the beach. New vacationers began to come, who did not understand what had happened, lay down next to her. People continued to swim. Some glanced in the direction of the deceased: “Oh, frost on the skin.” And after a minute they forgot and continued their usual conversations: “Today we’ll fry potatoes, we’ll buy fish.” Then the police came and questioned the guests. We learned that it turns out to be pensioners who live far from the sea, cooperate, go to the sea for the whole day in stuffy buses. They come with their food, arrange feasts with libations, then swim in the heat, sunbathe. Perhaps this was the cause of death.