July first I flew to Baku from Batumi via Azerbaijan Air. I spent the night in the Baku Fly Inn, a magnificent hotel located on the same property as the airport. It was extremely elegant and very quiet even though it is right in an airport. You can’t hear the noise inside.
The next morning early, I flew to Moscow via the same airline.
I took a taxi from Moscow to my hotel in Tula.
We had a devil of a time finding the hotel. The map showed it next to the stadium. We drove around the stadium twice and didn’t see any hotel. The driver asked several passers by and the third one explained that the hotel was inside the stadium located under the bleachers. It’s a very large football stadium and they obviously didn’t need all the space for locker rooms. A hotel makes good sense. Visiting teams have a place to stay right in the same building where they play.
A big shout out to the people who follow me. Unfortunately I’ve had to leave Russia. It became impossible to receive any funds from the US. I am currently living in Batumi, Georgia.
This is my family in the living room of my apartment in Kimovsk, Russia. I am a disabled Vietnam veteran. Seventy six years of age. My son Aleksandr (left), and my granddaughter Dasha (center) look in on me. Here, I had hoped to live out my retirement years.
Christmas Day Walk
I went for a walk today. Almost all businesses are closed for Christmas Day. The store that sells Turkish carpets was open so I went in and immediately spotted a beautiful Oriental carpet, bright red, black and gold.
I ask if it was a magic carpet and if it would fly.
The lady answered, “All my carpets are magical. As to whether it will fly, that all depends on what you put in your hookah.”
This is my apartment in Batumi. It’s on the eighth floor and the elevator works most of the time.
I pay 800 lari per month for this two bedroom apartment. That is approximately $294.
I have a fifteen to twenty minute walk to the beach. This is a great town for retirement. There are plenty of beaches to rest when you get tired.
The pink bedroom I call my guest room and it’s where my granddaughter will sleep when she visits me.
