the slideshow is about my hometown, Obninsk, the 1st City of Science, located in Kalouga region, Russia

1. Obninsk is a City with A Lot to Offer
The town of Obninsk is located 100 kilometers to the southwest of Moscow, in the
Central Federal District of Russia. The city was built in an area of unsurpassed
beauty with wonderful recreational opportunities. Whether you like to camp, fish,
hike, ski, swim, bike, jog or just enjoy the wilderness, you will find it all in Obninsk.
With all these wonderful opportunities, there is much more than meets the eye
here.
Obninsk is the region’s business, educational, cultural, research and medical
center. It houses about 12 research institutes working in different fields of science
ranging from biology and cancer treatment to meteorology and nuclear physics.
High business activity is demonstrated by the fact that Obninsk has more than
6,000 private enterprises for its population of 150,000. In 2000 Obninsk was
granted the status of the first Science City of the Russian Federation. A Business
Incubator and a Science park were established here in 2001.
Obninsk has two sister cities: Oak-Ridge, TN, USA and Muylun, China. The average
age of Obninsk citizens is about 40 years. It is a young, dynamic, rapidly developing
community, a real front-edge runner.

2. A birds-eye view;
the city is quite new and green

5. The Protva river

6. a new district near the ponds

7. a new district near the ponds

8. a new district near the ponds

9. a new district near the ponds

10. Lovers’ Bridge near the ponds

11. Lovers’ Bridge

12. ‘Hand the lock and you’ll get lucky’, they say

13. Brides’ Day

14. A restored church

17. An old district, a typical construction of the ‘60s

18. The city cathedral

21. a street
at night

24. In winter

25. Skiers racers

26. Little skiers racers