Batumi Discovery
I started the day at with breakfast on the rooftop here at the Hotel Old Town. The hotel room was a little underdecorated but any shortcomings are more than made up for on the rooftop terrace with a panoramic view of Butumi. I decided to start my city tour my renting a bike as Batumi sprawls for miles along the Black Sea. Last night I walked and walked and seemed to make no progress. The layout is also odd with no straightforward way to get from my hotel to the rocky beach. There’s a strange muddy potholed track that links the main road with the seaside promenade. I noticed extensive orange bike lanes so I decided that was the way to go. Batumi bike path A photo posted by Jeanne (@globaltravellerblog) on Jul 3, 2016 at 10:51am PDT I hopped on and started pedaling south. On my right was the sea with a wide beach that narrowed the further south I went. There were occasional drink stalls but few people were on the wide, pebbly beach. Perhaps the water was still cold? The main activity was getting the town ready for the tourist onslaught that was about to happen. There … Continue reading →