SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Warm weather, beaches, amusement parks.
It’s not exactly what Australian fan Adam McKinley expected to find when he decided to make the trip to Russia for the World Cup.
But that’s exactly what he got in Sochi, the city introduced to the world as a winter destination during the Olympics four years ago, with its coastal location on the Black Sea and its majestic snow-capped peaks a short distance away.
“Whenever I think of Russia, I picture something like cold Siberia. I picture, like, real cold stuff,” McKinley said. “I’ve been blown away by this.