{"id":7253,"date":"2018-06-14T14:48:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T14:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=7253"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:48:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T14:48:06","slug":"monday-in-odesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2018\/06\/monday-in-odesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday in Odesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"drop1\">S<\/span>aturday morning and I&#8217;m up and ready. My AirBnB is known as &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.co.uk\/rooms\/13363254\">the flat of Kostya the sailor<\/a>&#8216; and is utterly delightful.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s basically one large room, a tiny side kitchen and a shower\/toilet.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s all I need and oh&#8230;I could stay in this flat for weeks, it&#8217;s the kind of place that only comes along once in a while and I wish I could have spent more time there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7262\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor-.jpg\" alt=\"The flat of Kostya the sailor \" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--250x168.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--550x369.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--268x180.jpg 268w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--447x300.jpg 447w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-flat-of-Kostya-the-sailor--745x500.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had coffee and breakfast and met up with my friends from the day before.\u00a0 I insisted on stopping for cats, it&#8217;s what I&#8217;d do at home after all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wc-gallery\"><div id='gallery-1' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='2' class='gallery wc-gallery-captions-onhover gallery-link-none gallery-masonry galleryid-7253 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-wcstandard wc-gallery-bottomspace-default wc-gallery-clear'><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-1 gallery-item-attachment-7266'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Odesa cat\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOdesa cats&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-2 gallery-item-attachment-7267'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Odesa cat\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/odesa-cat2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8230;much like English cats\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We had an enjoyable lunch at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dizyngoff\/\">Dizyngoff<\/a>, a\u00a0Ukrainian-Israeli restaurant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7281\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7281 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff.jpg\" alt=\"Dizyngoff\" width=\"1140\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-250x123.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-550x270.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-800x393.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-366x180.jpg 366w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-611x300.jpg 611w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0430\u0442\u044e\u0440\u0430-Dizyngoff-1018x500.jpg 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dizyngoff (image borrowed from <a href=\"https:\/\/edagoroda.com\/dizyngoff\/\">edagoroda.com<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We walked for most of the day&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wc-gallery\"><div id='gallery-2' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='3' class='gallery wc-gallery-captions-onhover gallery-link-file gallery-masonry galleryid-7253 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-wcstandard wc-gallery-bottomspace-default wc-gallery-clear'><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-1 gallery-item-attachment-7269'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1.jpg' title='Bunina street' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Bunina street\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building1-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBunina street\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-2 gallery-item-attachment-7270'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Derybasivska Street,\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building2-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDerybasivska Street\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-3 gallery-item-attachment-7271'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-550x391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Derybasivska Street,\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-550x391.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-250x178.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-253x180.jpg 253w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-422x300.jpg 422w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-703x500.jpg 703w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-210x150.jpg 210w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/building-back2-400x285.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDerybasivska Street\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-4 gallery-item-attachment-7272'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-550x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"monument to Catherine the Great\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-550x614.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-768x857.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-300x335.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-250x279.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-161x180.jpg 161w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catherine-448x500.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMonument to Catherine the Great \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-5 gallery-item-attachment-7273'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Cooper burgers\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/coopers-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAt Cooper burgers\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-6 gallery-item-attachment-7274'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-550x358.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Derybasivska Street\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-550x358.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-250x163.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-277x180.jpg 277w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-462x300.jpg 462w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/deb-769x500.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOn Derybasivska Street\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-7 gallery-item-attachment-7275'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-550x362.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"The view towards the sea from the monument to Catherine the Great\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-550x362.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-250x165.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-273x180.jpg 273w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-455x300.jpg 455w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/near-sea-759x500.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe view towards the sea from the monument to Catherine the Great \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-8 gallery-item-attachment-7276'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"On the Potemkin Stairs\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps1-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOn the Potemkin Stairs\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-9 gallery-item-attachment-7277'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps2.jpg' title='' target='_self'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/steps2-550x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wcstandard size-wcstandard\" alt=\"Selfie on the Potemkin Stairs\" loading=\"lazy\" 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