{"id":14934,"date":"2013-05-10T16:39:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T14:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteaway.pl\/en\/?p=14934"},"modified":"2018-06-06T10:21:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T08:21:21","slug":"tea-plantations-batumi-magnetic-sands-ureki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteaway.pl\/en\/2013\/05\/10\/tea-plantations-batumi-magnetic-sands-ureki\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea plantations of Batumi and magnetic sands of Ureki"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Batuuumi, herbaciane pola Batumi”… you know this old song about tea plantations in Batumi? The plantations are quite neglected nowadays but Batumi still looks quite good…<\/p>\n

The Black Sea coast is a popular holiday destination for Georgians. During the long May weekend both Batumi and a nearby little city of Ureki were crowded. We stopped by in Ureki<\/b> on our way \u2013 the little town is known for mysterious black and magnetic sands which supposedly have a positive effect on blood circulation and nervous system. They are also supposed to cure various illnesses. We were intrigued and decided to see the beach in Ureki for ourselves. It turned out to be in disastrous condition \u2013 empty booths and shops, closed hotels and the beach \u2013 the black sands are here, but I have never seen such a dirty beach! Black sands look cool, but I guess it’s better to come here in July.<\/p>\n

\"Piaski<\/a>

on the deserted beach in Ureki \u2014 Maks is unhappy as it’s too dirty to play<\/p><\/div>\n

\"piaski<\/a>

deserted Ureki in May<\/p><\/div>\n

We left for Batumi and drove along… I always thought Batumi was a magical place. I used to be fascinated by the name of the bus stop in Wilan\u00f3w and remembered the words of the old song “herbaciane pola Batumi, cykadami d\u017awi\u0119cz\u0105cy \u015bwiat<\/a> \u2026\u201d (“tea plantations of Batumi, cicadas heard everywhere”). You need to see this city, considered a Georgian resort.<\/p>\n

What is Batumi like today? It’s quite diverse: there’s plenty of luxurious hotels such as Radisson and Sheraton and even more being built (Kempinski Hotel, Trump Tower), a beautiful seaside promenade, lots of greens, and what Maks pointed out, modern playgrounds…<\/p>\n

\"Batumi,<\/a>

a morning on the promenade<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Batumi,<\/a>

original<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Batumi,<\/a>

wandering near the beach<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Batumi,<\/a>

something nice for everyone<\/p><\/div>\n

Batumi is also full of charming little alleys with antique-looking lanterns and houses similar to those in continental Spain or in Mallorca…<\/p>\n

But if you get further from the city centre, you’ll notice a general mess and chaos similar to some districts in Istanbul…<\/p>\n

Have a walk by the sea and then get a little bit closer to the centre and find the Beer Bar<\/b> \u2013 a locals’ favourite. It took us quite a while to find the place and the longer it took, the more I was afraid of ending in a filthy joint with a hungry Maks. Fortunately we found it. It’s impossible to miss the Beer Bar on the corner of Pushkin’s and Lermontov’s. The place is big, with a scent of delicious food inviting you to come in. There are also the locals. Is it bad? Most of them are men in different ages, sitting in front of big plates of Khinkali<\/i> and smoking cigarettes. After seeing three men seating around a platter with around 30 khinkali<\/i> I knew the place was worth visiting…<\/p>\n

\"chinkali,<\/a>

waiting for us<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Piwny<\/a>

bread, delicious sauce and Maks’s chips<\/p><\/div>\n

We order six khinkali<\/em>, and a khachapuri <\/i>and we get some bread with tomato sauce spiced up with coriander. The starter was so big, that we might have finished with it as well \ud83d\ude42 \u0141ukasz wanted to try a chkmeruli<\/em> chicken recommended in our guide. It was worth it!<\/p>\n

\"kurczak<\/a>

supposedly one of the best in the neighbourhood<\/p><\/div>\n

We left the place absolutely stuffed and rolled ourselves through the city to the hotel as our next destination was Tbilisi \u2013 400 km away. Fortunately we managed to take some khachapuri<\/em> for the trip… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"chaczapuri,<\/a>

chaczapuri from the Beer Bar \u2014 one of the best we’ve had<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Batuuumi, herbaciane pola Batumi”… you know this old song about tea plantations in Batumi? The plantations are quite neglected nowadays but Batumi still looks quite good… The Black Sea coast is a popular holiday destination for Georgians. During the long May weekend both Batumi and a nearby little city of Ureki were crowded. We stopped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2990,2982,3006,2981],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nTea plantations of Batumi and magnetic sands of Ureki<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Georgia. 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