A trip to Pyatigorsk was served me for a birthday. So, by gathering in the morning, in a magnificent festive mood, I recovered not the place of departure of the excursion bus to Pyatigorsk. The road took about two hours and ran along the mountainous terrain, hills and all sorts of beautiful places. Rocadian mineral waters became one of our stops. A well-kept complex in the middle of nature, with the mountains against the background, in the distance, very unusually fit into the environment.
Arriving in Pyatigorsk, the first point of our route was the rise of Mashuk (994 m.). We rose not on foot, but on the so-called Pyatigorsk passenger suspended cable car. I would call it simply a huge closed capsule. Lifting up takes a minute three, at this time the camera fading slowly and raises the couch traveling to the top, capturing the spirit, changing pressure and bringing with him noise in the ears. Of course, it is almost 400 meters up for three minutes - a considerable difference.
At the top, the form is charming in all directions. Here you can consider the city itself, high fittings look like small ants, visible fields, other mountains and sky with clouds. Upstairs are a rather big area, a lot of vegetation: ate, pines, different flowers. Around the amazing beauty nature. Mountains - There are mountains, they can enjoy eternity.
Below in the town, along the road leading to the famous failure, we saw interesting buildings, such as "Pirogov's baths" and other no less beautiful buildings of architecture. The road is crowned with failure, and rest near him Bender with his famous chair. It was difficult to go past the chair, given that my hometown of Odessa, where Ilf and Petrov were born, and where in memory of them and the most famous work, the chair was also installed, for me it is like an invisible portal connecting and creating an invisible thread of kinship between these cities . The failure itself, unfortunately, at that moment was closed, and although, as it was said, for repairs, I am sure, it was just left to leave on vacation, so I did not work.
Quite nearby, on the way back, it was possible to plunge into the bath, slightly smelling with hydrogen sulfide, very small, very warm, of course, very medicinal, but the abundance of people in this water was alarmed. Nearby it was possible to all who do not undergo health treatment, to purchase water, also with the smell and taste of hydrogen sulfide. Very disgusting, but had to drink, because The usual water was a guide, in order to pour this, therapeutic, and on the street it was hot.
Then, the road led us to the gazebo, called Elaov Harp, in the center of which the Polygonometry item was hidden. Then there was a mysterious, also closed Grotto Lermontov and the Mountain Eagle Monument, close to the Chinese Arbor, Majestically and Doomingly Looking In front of him. Next was the grotto Diana, the goddess of animal and plant peace, femininity, fertility and hunting. This grog contained a special energy of mystery, cold and seemed to wake up something sleeping here for centuries.
On the way to the next attractions, we met another almost puppet structure of walls with colored glasses (Lermontov Gallery in Pyatigorsk, the construction of which began in 1901). And behind it there is already a monument of the axis, sadly asking alms, he causes real pity and collects coins from tourists. And then the local interfers again devastate his hat.
The last point, before being sent home, the house of Lermontov himself became, but before that, a lot of paths were passed on the park, past the place of the duel, where the famous poet was killed, unwittingly returning the traveler during the former times. Attaving on thinking, about how it was before, during the times of duels, when for resentment it was necessary to pay blood when balls were held, and people owned all estates. The very place is a duel for sensations, as a place in the church, where the candles are placed behind and with tears in their eyes pray for the rest of the soul.
The house itself, in which the poet lived his last month and the last days, where he was brought after a deadly wound, very cute and cozy. Low ceilings, bright walls and a cozy flower garden near the house, all this reminds the house in the village, the Ukrainian hut. The Cabinet itself, where Mikhail Yuryevich was worked, preserved until today the table located by the window, so that the sitting looks out the window, but sits sideways to the entrance. There are some rooms in the house and all of them are very modest, transmitting a pleasant impression.
Such was my trip to Pyatigorsk, the city of riddles, health, hydrogen sulfide water and plots related to Lermontov. From here I did not want to leave, it seemed that there was a certain mystery that was not yet revealed that everything was not so simple and guides spending so much time here, I miss something very important, without noticing the hidden intimate. I advise you to visit and form an opinion about this town.