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« Reply #75 on: November 11, 2017, 05:04:01 AM »
Check to see if you can enter Georgia visa free and stay a year


Lots of photos on the previous page.


http://agenda.ge/news/36828/eng

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« Reply #76 on: November 11, 2017, 09:55:19 AM »

Shortly after the visit the Georgian army invaded South Ossetia on 8-8-2008 on the start of the Winter Olympics. Vladimir Putin was not amused when informed of the event at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. He stood up from his seat, shot President Bush a dirty look and left. 5 days later 169 Georgian solders had lost their lives to Russia's 64. Russian forces occupied large areas of Georgia in incuding Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the city of Gori, Stalin's birth place less than an hour's drive from Tbilisi.
What kind of credit to the person who makes such factual mistakes?  ;)

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« Reply #77 on: November 11, 2017, 12:20:40 PM »
Nice pictures.
I don't think I could live in Georgia though my home town is close to it.

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« Reply #78 on: November 11, 2017, 01:56:45 PM »
What kind of credit to the person who makes such factual mistakes?  ;)


Everything is fact and fiction depending on what history book we read.


Thanks for sharing Maxx. Are you feeling a bond with Georgia? If Russia invades again, will you stay or come home to us?
Fund the audits, spread the word and educate people, write your politicians and other elected officials. Stay active in the fight to save our country. Over 220 generals and admirals say we are in a fight for our survival like no other time since 1776.

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« Reply #79 on: November 11, 2017, 02:21:23 PM »
The status of Abkhazia is more complicated. Read Wikipedia.

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« Reply #80 on: November 11, 2017, 02:51:54 PM »

Everything is fact and fiction depending on what history book we read.


Thanks for sharing Maxx. Are you feeling a bond with Georgia? If Russia invades again, will you stay or come home to us?


Perhaps living a nomadic life all through out my childhood and most of my life I have a difficult time feeling perfectly at home anywhere. Overall I like Georgia mainly because of the low cost of living. It is nice to have the pressure off about needing to budget wisely and carefully without needing to dip into savings. I am living comfortably off my Social Security which is several times as in 6 or 7 times what the average Georgian makes in monthly salary. Currently I am living in a luxury apartment and driving a luxury car and getting settled in. That is another topic in its self.


If Russia invades I'll head south to Turkey. It is a short drive from here. Everyday at 10:30 AM a Georgian Coast Guard boat heading south crosses my bedroom window presumedly to the Georgian-Western border. Fifty minutes later I see it sail past my window heading in the other direction. Looking at the map the border is 10-12 miles away.


I may be heading that way this January 8. I'll be in Georgia 359 days by then and I need to go out of the country for a short while to stay residency compliant. Upon each entrance you get 360 days to stay. There is no requirements of any length of time you have to stay out before coming in. Georgia is very lax about those laws. I was told the reason why is they get a lot of business especially from Turkey and the '90 day in 90 day out' that most countries do disrupts business too much. So the Georgian government stays casual about residency rules of lengths of stays. 

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« Reply #81 on: November 11, 2017, 03:18:42 PM »
Maxx2, do people there consider themselves Georgians?

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« Reply #82 on: November 11, 2017, 03:37:51 PM »
The status of Abkhazia is more complicated. Read Wikipedia.


South Ossetia also. I don't get involved in local or national politics. I have gotten asked by Georgians what I think of Russians. I tell them what I just stated. I don't get involved. Georgia has many Russian tourists. Georgians are getting used to them and don't see them as something scary and bad.




Here in Batumi Russian is commonly spoken. I teach English as a volunteer at a private school. ALL the children speak Russian including their parents. I know in Tbilisi that there are schools for Georgian children that speak only Russian.










Russian is spoken only in this Russian-Armenian family. This little girl Anna only speaks Russian but is being taught Georgian in pre-school now. She thinks my name is "Mr Hello" and tells her father to "Say privet to Mr Hello for me."


Most Russians visiting Georgia would have an easy time there. The same for Ukrainians. Many Georgians have a fondness for Ukrainians.








Notice the Ukrainian flag along side the Georgian.


My observation is Georgians though many are political and nationalistic do not let this carry over too much in their dealings with Russian people.





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« Reply #83 on: November 11, 2017, 03:45:29 PM »

Everything is fact and fiction depending on what history book we read.


Ok, sounds as in your books July is a proper time for Winter Olympics  :P

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« Reply #84 on: November 11, 2017, 03:56:38 PM »
Maxx2, do people there consider themselves Georgians?


The ones that are Georgian do. But there are many foreigners living here in Batumi. Last night the chef at the local cafe came upstairs and introduced himself to me. He was a proud Italian named Perro (Peter). He cooked a great chicken steak with mushrooms and white sauce, the best I have ever eaten.


The folks over at the Tangerine Cafe are almost all Russians.


The most unusual example of the diversification of the people here is the principal of the private school I teach at. She is Moscow born and raised woman married to an Armenian man who was born and raised in Baku Azerbaijan. Both of them lived in L.A. California and became US Citizens. They visited Batumi after a visit to Tbilisi for a 15 year class reunion (unusual I know). They fell in love with the place. Now they live here. They started a private school last year and have about 100 students. They could live in the United States, but chose not to.

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« Reply #85 on: November 11, 2017, 03:58:54 PM »
Ok, sounds as in your books July is a proper time for Winter Olympics  :P


Did I say Winter Olympics??     M.I.S.T.A.K.E. then    The war started in August not July

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« Reply #86 on: November 11, 2017, 04:03:11 PM »
It is 3:00 AM and I had gotten up for the usual reason and checked my thread. Got to go back to sleep. I'll post some more when you are sleeping. With a 11 hour time difference from the West Coast California everything gets turned around posting wise.

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« Reply #87 on: November 11, 2017, 04:06:20 PM »
Dave has nothing to afraid of- Abkhazia is friendly to Russia.

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« Reply #88 on: November 11, 2017, 04:42:07 PM »

Did I say Winter Olympics??     M.I.S.T.A.K.E. then    The war started in August not July

The beginning of conflict started in July. Yes, Summer Olympics were opened at 08/08/2008, China is so much in numbers and symbols. But other info about Russian invasion is the M.I.S.T.A.K.E. also. Even for the West. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/did-saakashvili-lie-the-west-begins-to-doubt-georgian-leader-a-578273.html
Good luck in staying out of politics living in that country.

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« Reply #89 on: November 11, 2017, 05:38:30 PM »
The beginning of conflict started in July. Yes, Summer Olympics were opened at 08/08/2008, China is so much in numbers and symbols. But other info about Russian invasion is the M.I.S.T.A.K.E. also. Even for the West. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/did-saakashvili-lie-the-west-begins-to-doubt-georgian-leader-a-578273.html
Good luck in staying out of politics living in that country.


Here was my thoughts in 2008 on the South Ossetia conflict.


http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/index.php?topic=8088.msg146868#msg146868


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"This conflict has been building for a while. It involves the US/West desire to control the oil in Georgia and the missile defense shield that the US wants to deploy there. Russia does not want this. This war is really between Russia and the West with Georgia caught in between."

And much much more

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« Reply #90 on: November 12, 2017, 12:58:43 AM »
Late morning for me. I was told by a Georgian that the war of 2008 was blamed on Saakachvili and was another reason why he lost popularity with of most of the Georgian people. It is said that foreign investment into Georgia dried up then. Now I see only dramatic growth only here in Batumi and Tbilisi. These are buildings that are offering apartments for sale. Many or most of them are purchased by individuals as investments and for rental income especially here in Batumi. There are services such as Airbnb that manage their properties. The place I am currently renting is owned by a Georgian woman who lives with her Russian husband in Ekaterinburg. The previous place I rented is owned by a Russian man living in Moscow.

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« Reply #91 on: November 12, 2017, 01:28:53 AM »
Dave has nothing to afraid of- Abkhazia is friendly to Russia.

Well, it  SHOULD be, but some 'Abkhazians' - have been bumping off Russian tourists and ripping off Russian motorists...   according to Sochi Newspapers ...

Personally, although I was 'victim' of an 'Abkhazian' Policeman's attempt to extort 500 Roubles for a 'traffic offence' - I loved the place

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« Reply #92 on: November 12, 2017, 02:18:47 AM »
First a moment about my camera.

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« Reply #94 on: November 12, 2017, 02:21:10 AM »



A Nikon B500 with the 40X zoom with 80X digital enhancement which I find amazing!


Here is some photos taken from non zoom to full zoom.

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« Reply #97 on: November 12, 2017, 02:25:51 AM »



Such Medieval towers are everywhere. Nobody pays them much attention.

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« Reply #98 on: November 12, 2017, 02:33:07 AM »



Fishermen and boys fish in the Sioni Reservoir north by north east of Tbilisi


Notice the two people standing along the shore.



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« Reply #99 on: November 12, 2017, 02:36:02 AM »






At full zoom you can see the rivet on his jeans and the loops for the fishing line on his pole!

 

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