The first thing coming to your mind when you see Batumi that it has been much invested in. Very much. The city was practically rebuilt. Still there are no many tourists, beaches are empty in some areas, but for someone it is only the advantage. Batumi has a good airport, many hotels, cafes and shops. Stories about “dangerous Georgia” are nonsense! The people are friendly and hospitable, they do not often mention politics…
Tower of the local airport. The building is unusual and rather beautiful at night.
The investments are mostly American, Turkish, Azerbaijani. One of the main investors is Donald Trump.
Original restaurant
They are building new houses and restore old ones. Sometimes it seems you are in France.
There are no traffic lights. Special people regulate traffic.
Clean and beautiful
New residential houses
The old part of the city mostly consists of two-storey buildings, the first storeys are occupied with shops and cafes, the second ones are dwelling.
Typical street of the Old city
From above it’s not so beautiful, so there is still work to do.
The city is still being constructed.
Some scenes remind of the Soviet past
Cigarettes are sold by items too
Many currency exchange offices
Some buses leave doors open because it’s too hot.
There are many taxi cars
They haven’t repaired everything yet
Local police
Much fun at night
Out of the city, the ancient fortress
Wonderful nature
One of the bridges of tsarina Tamara of the 12th century
The waterfall is as high as 7-storey building
Winery
Pebbly beaches
+28C
Come and have fun!
Location: Batumi
via sergeydolya
Those beaches look terrible. Rocky as sin.
Beaches are much like all the French beaches in Normandy, especially Dieppe. At least here the water won’t freeze you.
agree…ankle killer. Besides who in the hell would go there for vacation ?! Highly questionable service and quality of life on these nice/fresh streets ?
Why the hell is the stop sign in English?
georgia president = usa agent
usa puppy
A cargo cult at it’s best.
The nation is in terrible poverty, but they now have a half mile of clean beach, a few stupid buildings and clowns on segways playing a police.
I’m really not sure US ass can stand such a hard licking.
This is fascist ER trying to push western fascist propaganda how Georgia(Gruzija) has been rebuilt after “agression” by Russia.
They are just giving money away to this country. I did not know you could do that when you are so in debt you have to fire teachers, police, etc.
Cool small bridge over the creek.
Looks like Santa Barbara
i like that slanting restaurant…
The upside down “restaurant” is a rip off of WonderWorks. http://www.wonderworksonline.com
Why so many posts about Georgia? There are so many other post soviet republics you know. Oh look, an ex-ussr country that looks so modern… pft, with all that uncle sam money no wonder…
that’s a bit harsh against Georgia chaps