RUSSIA: It's not only the temperatures that are heating up Russian's Black Sea resort of Sochi, but love is also in the air in the 2014 Winter Olympics host city ahead of Valentine's Day

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  • Title: RUSSIA: It's not only the temperatures that are heating up Russian's Black Sea resort of Sochi, but love is also in the air in the 2014 Winter Olympics host city ahead of Valentine's Day
  • Date: 13th February 2014
  • Summary: SOCHI, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 13, 2014) (REUTERS) SOCHI HARBOUR PEOPLE SUNBATHING PEOPLE AT BEACH COUPLES AT BEACH WOMAN EATING CORN / WOMEN SITTING IN THE SUN WOMAN SITTING WITH EYES CLOSED THERMOMETER ON SHOP SHOWING TEMPERATURE OF 21 DEGREES CELSIUS VARIOUS OF HEART SHAPED BALLOONS AT DOOR FRONT HEARTS TUCK OUTSIDE SHOP CLOCK SURROUNDED BY HEART FLOWER SHOP WITH HEART DECORATIONS HEART DECORATIONS HEART DECORATION IN WITH ROSES
  • Embargoed: 28th February 2014 12:00
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  • Location: Russian Federation
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVAD8ERPQDDU05HH1ATXZPHTPXWF
  • Story Text: Romance is in the air in Sochi as people in the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics geared up for annual Valentine's Day celebrations.
    For more than a week now the focus in the city has been on the Olympic Games, but from Thursday (February 13) it was transforming into the city of love, with more and more heart-shaped decorations hanging from team hubs and adorning shop fronts, as people got in the mood to woo their loved ones.
    Adding to the amorous feeling was the unusually warm weather allowing couples to stroll hand-in-hand along the Sochi harbour, serenaded by musicians. Or to enjoy a romantic moment sitting and watching the sun go down from the beach.
    The high temperatures may have brought the couples of Sochi closer together in time for Valentine's Day, but it has been causing some athletes to get hot and bothered.
    But the Sochi Olympic motto "Hot, Cool, Yours" couldn't be more fitting.
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