Tervitused Batumist! Ütlen ausalt, et ma ei olnud teinud suurt uurimust ning infot kogunud kohaliku elu kohta. Seega, mul polnud ka suuri ootusi. Pealiskaudselt tutvusin sellega, mida siin teha ning milline linn välja näeb. Piltidelt tundus kaasaegne. Teadsin ka, et hinnad on soodsad! Juba lennukiga maandudes sain aru, et tegemist on pisut teistsuguse kohaga. Maandumisraja kõrval on pigem kehvas seisukorras eramajad ning lennujaam ise väga-väga väike. Kesklinnas on enamasti lagunenud paneelmajad(kus inimesed elavad) ning sekka pisut kaasaegsemaid tornmaju. Üsna kontrastne vaatepilt. Paneelmajade esimestel korrustel on tihti toidupoed ning baarid. Rannariba on kivine ning meri on imeilus. Kuid siiski on kõik üsna hooldamata. Kohe rannas leidub mahajäetud rulaparke, jalgpalliväljakuid ning võrgpalli platse. Natukene kurb, kuid selles on oma ilu. Erinevaid müügiputkasid on vähe ja kohalik kaubandus üldiselt pole eriti arenenud. Aga toit, see on siin imeline! Oleme korduvalt sisse astunud suvalistesse kohtadesse ning iga korraga on kõik aina maitsvam. Seni on mu lemmikud hinkaalid seentega!
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Warm welcome from Batumi! I actually didn't do much research before coming here. We bought the tickets back in Spring, because they were cheap. I just googled a bit and that's all. When we landed, I noticed right away, that this country is different. Next to the landing strip were rather poor private houses. The airport itself is very small. In the center there's a lot of contrasts. Slums versus modern skyscrapers(I am definitely making a special post about that). The beach is beautiful, but still a little sloppy looking. There's abandoned volleyball, football courts and skateparks. It is sad, but beautiful in a way. You don't find stalls selling cheap plastic products here as well - trading business isn't well developed here obviously. But the food - oh boy it is amazing here! And it keeps getting better every time we visit some new spots. So far, I am loving the mushroom hinkali with spicy tomato sauce!
