This is the seafront at Batumi and the promenade is long, over three miles long. As the weather was pleasant, very much a contrast with the snow in Erzerum, we thought we’d spend the afternoon meandering along here.
The view from the beach.
As we walked along the promenade there were some very substantial buildings that had recently been constructed.
There’s no doubting the investment that has recently been injected into this area.
Very decadent.
As we progressed, some older buildings came into view.
I wonder how much longer these older buildings will be in this prime residential and commercial space.
New buildings are already lined up behind them.
As we walked further down, the new buildings continued.
Looking towards the airport, although I’m not sure there’s enough space to expand that, so they might end up demolishing it and building more tall structures.
This did all feel like the development of Las Vegas, which is obviously before my time, where new properties built up on the strip away from the downtown area. Over time, they got more decadent and the older ones were demolished and replaced with new buildings. It’ll be interesting to see how this evolves and develops over the next decade.