Velkom to Sochi

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Eh? Again, transliterate or translate? These two neighbors have different views on the topic.
Where? Khosta district of Sochi

Eh? Drag racing amusement ride, apparently.
Where? Sochi

Eh? A warning to ensure you don’t forget gun in the gas tank. Nicely worded…
Where? One of Sochi’s gas stations.

Eh? Claw crane game machine :)
Where? Sochi, amusement park

Eh? AM / PM mix-up. «Without break and day offs» is also special…
Where? Adler, center

Eh? Tickets office
Where? Adler, «Komsomolets» movie theater

Where? Adler, sea-side boardwalk

«Time work» seems to be popular here to showcase working hours.

I have several store/cafe signs with common abbreviations some businesses have to publicly display, which almost everyone translates/transliterates differently. I’ll explain them here, as they are present on this sign too… Read the rest of this entry »

Eh? Bus stop name. «Ж/д», transliterated here as «j/d», is an abbreviation for «железнодорожный» (zheleznodorozhniy), or «railway», while Vokzal means «station».

While not translating bug stop names is probably a good thing, simply transliterating such abbreviation seems silly, and can probably cause more confusion than help.

(c) caterpilly @ Privetsochi.ru

Eh? Olimpic typos :)
Where? Adler, Olympic park

Eh? Sochi Customs
Where? Adler district, center.