Ukraine has many historical places to visit and there is always something to do no matter what city you are in. Odessa is no exception and while you are staying here you are going to want to visit the Potemkin Steps. Make 
sure you are wearing a good, comfortable pair of shoes and bring your camera with you. You are going to want to take a climb to the top and snap a picture to prove that you did.
The Potemkin Steps is the legendary staircase that saw mutinying sailors fight soldiers loyal to the Czar in 1905. This battle was immortalized for all time in the 1925 silent film ‘Battleship Potemkin’ by Einstein. When you are standing at the top of the steps, you cannot see all of the steps below you. However when you are standing at the bottom of the steps looking up, you can see all of the steps. This optical illusion took four years to build and it was completed in 1841. While you are traversing up and down the steps, make sure you enjoy a boat cruise off the long pier near the steps of simply get one of the best workouts of your life by going up and down the Potemkin Steps.
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