Are skyscrapers ruining the vibe? Batumi, Georgia vlog: birds, coffee and capybaras

[@pookatim]

So much fun you almost smiled. 😁

[@curtvona4891]

I love the way you speak. You do not sound depressed at all.❤

[@dr2okevin]

not in Russia anymore, so less stuff to be depressed I guess.

[@dsmj7389]

True, hopefully she has fun traveling and making videos, and does not put the weight of world-events on her shoulders.

[@Jamie-uk2zh]

@@dr2okevinRussia is one of the greatest places to live in the world 🇷🇺🙌

[@erichaberman3812]

@@Jamie-uk2zh Unless you happen to be a woman, or gay, or both. She's better that she escaped Russia.

[@Glenn_Sweden]

@@Jamie-uk2zh Funny, then why are so many Russians with resources and a good education leaving Russia for "The Evil West"?! Go figure...

[@TimothyHailey-w5w]

Congrats on 50K subscribers!

[@pauld2810]

What? A capybara cafe! Perfect!

[@iwtfpduta]

I agree, let's start with coffee 👌👌

[@genepozniak]

I've never seen you look SO undepressed as when you were holding that toy capibara. 😍

[@DepressedRussian]

Highlight of my trip

[@markb1785]

I love Alena! Natasha too🙂

[@blue-fj9ky]

I really like your personality!

[@josephbucknavage6739]

Nice seeing you again. I spent my whole life working never having enough money to go anywhere. If I did it was only a few hundred miles from home. So when I bought a house it was in an area where many people from the city go on vacation. It's great to see a young person traveling the world and not slaving away just to get by. Thanks for letting us look at places we'd never be able to see because we're all too old and worn down. Say Hi to Natty.

[@Ultra-Violet]

It's never to late 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@dan_hitchman007]

Thank you for another great vlog and your thoughts and opinions. Maybe, one day, you won't have to be depressed at all and we will see your warm smile more often. I will continue to hope for that day. May it come soon! ☘🙏

[@pawelli4315]

You appear happy and relaxed, hence a great video full really interesting places and objects. Love your comments keep up the good work .

[@dab42bridges80]

Humidity is a deal-breaker for me, I like living in a dry climate with four seasons. That city seems very clean, wish more Western cities were like that. Thanks for the tour.

[@Acoustic_Music-h6x]

Coffee is the nectar of the gods. I love her obsession with coffee.

[@nordicson2835]

You look great , thank you fir this fun post. I wish you , health , peace , prosperity in the year ahead. Love you.

[@dennisfitzgerald8486]

Stay safe young lady

[@asan1050]

Found this> I understood that this sculpture originally was placed near the Raddison hotel, but moved to the present location because of objections by local citizens. Another adaptation made, was that the shoes were replaced by flip flops to blend in more easily with the seaside. The intention of the French artist Lili Fantozzi was to caution decisionmakers like politicians and businessmen about how precarious the world around them is. Since these people often stay in places like the Raddison, they are now loosing out on the message.

[@TT-zd6nr]

In England, 'walking on eggshells' means you have to be careful when speaking to someone who may be very sensitive about some topics, usually political ones.

[@DepressedRussian]

That makes so much sense, I wish there was a sign near the sculpture to explain it. I think a lot of people don’t know the meaning

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

@@DepressedRussian "Marcher sur des oeufs"

[@kelviskelvis7140]

Great perspective on the whole vibe around you. Keep them coming! Peace!

[@CarNor-ui7nz]

Beautiful stray dogs.🐕 In Turkey you can go to a restaurant and order some TURKEY!!! Let's see what happens🦃🦃🦃

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

haha I was going to say, if you want to see seagulls, take out the French fries! I live by the water and they are always there 👍̼

[@Abbadon3232]

You sound happier than you ever have. No longer depressed Russian? Please post more videos. Keep going.

[@ericoftheotherworld1525]

It’s not typically the pitch in her voice, she has an *about to cry* crackle in her her voice, like when you first wake up.

[@FIRSTLAST-jd5lw]

@@ericoftheotherworld1525 it's funny to see comments about her voice as it's the distinct, unique quality of her voice which keeps me interested in what she's talking about. Almost always cynical in tone but also inquisitive. I like her vibe.

[@pauldunecat]

The pigeon wasn't looking for food, but sand. Birds don't have molars so they have a pouch called a crop (also call gizzard) where food goes to get pounded mechanically before hitting the stomach. Mama birds feed babies with this and it's called crop milk. Oh and some dinosaurs also had a crop but used much larger rocks instead of sand in their crop. 😂

[@DepressedRussian]

I love learning about things like that from comments

[@lyntonadams6896]

We were wondering what you were doing! Missed your videos...I'm glad to see you again!

[@johnmiller7231]

I am always impressed by your English, It is better than any other Russian KZbinr

[@shortaybrown]

Don’t give up on swimming, you can do it.

[@joannunemaker6332]

What a beautiful city. I can't swim either. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed this video. 😊❤

[@timothyleonard1559]

" Walking on eggshells " it means you try not to inadvertently upset another person

[@solconcordia4315]

Georgia is flip-flopping on thin eggshells between the E.U. and the Russian Federation.

[@stacymcmahon453]

Probably represents Georgia trying to live next to Russia.

[@timothyleonard1559]

@stacymcmahon453 I didn't think about that, but I bet you're right!

[@pandoralechat780]

Nice tour of the city! Many interesting places to see.The capybaras were cool! 😋😋

[@arbackhaus]

Love watching your videos. Glad you're doing well.

[@richardrawson9430]

I liked your video. A good solution to humid weather is a sudden drastic increase in humidity, like wading into the Sea until the water is just above the waist, and then immersing yourself. Makes the whole world feel better. ❤ from the evil West.

[@ianh8039]

Coffee is always important Alena!! Good to see you again!!

[@TheRealJerseyJoe]

Fascinating ! Thanks for taking me along....Cheers :-)

[@ourfinesthour6994]

Good to you putting out another video. Those ducks and geese are your friends.

[@stevegfromnc3482]

Great video! I am looking forward to your Turkiye videos. I have been to Istanbul and Izmir many times as well as Cappadocia and others, but not the Black Sea region, so it will be especially interesting for me.

[@spacemanonearth]

Nice video and was great to get to see all these places. Those desserts looked quite good. Seems very relaxing there, hope you had a great time. If you do go to Turkey, consider visiting the Hagga Sophia Temple, and make a short video. Thanks

[@stephenhatfeld3627]

those pups were lovely!

[@forsemperfi6394]

Hi, thanks for this video, good and informative. You have no reason to be depressed, so be happy and follow your way, it is a good one. best regards from Batumi👋❤

[@johnkersten9184]

Great insights, you got me excited to visit Georgia 🇬🇪 . I could teach you to swim in one day.

[@AlterMann57]

Have you ever visited the U.S.? My goodness, your English accent is absolutely American! I just viewed Natty's video about Copenhagen and she visited the "Happiness Museum" and I thought you should visit that site the next time she goes there. You are such an amazing person, and I share your love of coffee. Do you love full roast? That is my favourite. I am so glad to see you enjoying yourself, and just know that even an old boomer like me looks up to your bravery for leaving your home country to live life they way you choose.👍☕🌈

[@ulisirius9027]

Great video! Great coffee shops! 🎉😊

[@Daytona2]

ikwym about temperature & humidity. In the UK we mostly get humid wind from the Atlantic ocean, making it feel damp a lot of the time. It's so much nicer when we get dryer air from Europe, both when it's hotter and colder. Congratulations on 50k 🎉🎈🍾

[@douttadodge]

i was in Batumi for the first half of the year .. kinda miss the old place..

[@gabyd5662]

You look great, today you are free 👍🙌

[@thiagosebba81]

I'm addicted to coffee kkkk,I'm also a coffee lover,where i live there are many capybaras Alena kkkk,and beautiful walk on the beach but a say that these beaches are not beautiful,they are not sand they are stones but it's a beautiful country.

[@subbejanat2194]

Georgia 🇬🇪😍

[@robertaeveritt3060]

Really enjoyed this video. 🙏

[@simontemplar404]

Hi there brainy one. Nice video.

[@santiagovasquez1616]

parece un lugar amable..looks like a nice place to walk around.

[@rustyford2790]

Great video that looks like a fun place to visit but I don’t like humidity either. Looking forward to your Turkey video have fun making it.

[@ernestconnell8087]

The best depressed Russian on KZbin 👏

[@caseylee2394]

Becareful Alenka 😉 There's always a bad apple in the bunch! 🙂💐

[@shanewilson2484]

Thanks

[@anna2424able]

I also can't swim 😂 glad to see you posting again

[@asan1050]

I enjoyed the video or vlog, it looks colorful and hot there. Did you go alone? I would like to see more places too, Thank you very much!

[@johnseeley1408]

I love coffee...yum yum yum!

[@fjorddenierbear4832]

Nice video! Your English and the fluency of your small-talk is very impressive! Skyscrapers? I like Old Batumi for long-term living. They have some nice art nouveau buildings, e.g. if you walk down Melikishvili Street from the beach, you should see at least 2 nice buildings/complexes. Some of those have rather competitively priced apartments compared to the new fancy buildings. IMO, the skyscrapers on the beach are fine for a week or two -- I don't like to depend on elevators, and I hate hotel key cards that you need to update in the reception every 10 days (for Orbi). I think Alliance Palace is pretty cool though, and I hear rumors that you can use the same key card for much longer than 10 days, but I'd still rather have a traditional key. Swimming? I tried the beach, but the pebbles hurt under my feet so bad that I gave up. Worst beach ever, but maybe I tried entering the water at a bad place. My feet were sinking into the cursed pebbles. Although I realize after staying here for a while that Batumi is very Russian language-based, and unfortunately my Russian is terrible, I kinda get along with English here. I'm just here for the 1% tax and the 365 stay permit. It's great, and the weather is much better than Dubai. One of the funniest things to me about Batumi is that I am always asked if I want a "paket". That was the second Russian word I learned after "privet"! "Privet. Paket? Da. Spacibo." I really don't know whether to study Russian or Georgian now. If I end up in Uzbekistan or Kazahkstan later I might as well focus more on Russian than Georgian.

[@JohnDarwin7]

Thank you for the video. 🌹

[@dsmj7389]

Nice video !! Sorry you got unlucky with the humidity and sorry your prize was a math lesson. I think Turkey wants to have the world pronounce it TUR-KIA now. That's my best guess, and all you have to do is remember the name of the South Korean car company.

[@Clwr_Romeo]

Capybara Cafe I expect nothing less! Great video! I live in Florida, and the humidity makes it so hot that it is way worse than 120 degrees in Kandahar.

[@mickeyalba]

so great.... gorgeous expressive hands lol

[@greg5775]

Hi Alena, Nice to see you. Hope you are well.

[@timvertz3687]

Always enjoy your videos & especially your humor!!! lol! I live on the west coast of the US & you would fit in perfectly with people your age here. My daughter is your age & you sound just like her and her friends. Keep the videos coming, they’re always so fun. :)

[@vclamp]

Two weeks ago I heard about a Capybara Cafe (Tokyo), so my first thought was "We MUST get Alena there"! I am glad you had the experience. ☕ The giant flip flop is sitting on the eggs so that the eggs will hatch out the new baby flip flops! Several years ago I was watching a huge fireworks show celebrating American Independence Day. My neighbor was talking, with tears in her eyes, about how it was the most beautiful thing to have freedom of choice and actions, and the potentials in America. She grew up in central Moscow. That sums up a lot right there.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Very lovely and professional video Depressed Russian. The place is fantastic.Thank you very much and greetings from Italy 🍀💕🪻

[@colingerard7863]

Hi Alena. So, seagulls nick peoples chips where you are too :-))) Glad you enjoyed yourself and have a good time in Turkey.

[@sfango007]

Weirdly, when the firework started, I thought "That sounds like a train in the background, driving over a bridge or something like that." 🤪 Loved to hear about the Capibara Café 💜

[@michaelkarczewski9335]

"What beautiful beaches " , and so clean compared to Coney Island !

[@kingdomofgeorgia1751]

Go to Long Branch Island, NJ... The town is not very far from NYC. The beach is clean. Maybe because beach goers have to pay.

[@DopiDoppelb]

Nice to see you again and a nice trip to Turkey.

[@ulisirius9027]

Great summit in Kasan.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Just joking, but your next vlog about Turkey should come out just in time for Thanksgiving 😊😅🦃🇹🇷

[@magvs_mæstro216]

Privet, from SoCal. From USA w/love

[@kylehines3185]

🙋 DEBBIE DOWNER seems to be transforming into a more positive young lady. Great improvement, and keep it up ! 😇👍

[@SunjuhTribal]

your cuteness is ecstatic to my mind

[@TheElmar53]

You seem to be happy - that's good!

[@Jaggerbush]

LOL i find it so odd that its Friend's themed.

[@bossdog1480]

What a great day, I'm getting to see all my most favorite Russian vloggers. Did you learn your English in the US, or perhaps from Americans in Russia? You seem to have a reasonable New York accent. I've heard Capybara's are quite tasty. 😁😁

[@markbernier8947]

Hi Alena !!!! Thanks for showing us Batumi ----- I've been interested in Batumi for a long time but will most likely never visit (age/health) ---- I enjoyed your views and impressions of the city (like, Hi Doggy !!!) in the middle of a sentence ----- And going to Coffee Shops

[@peterrichardson4192]

You don't need to dress up. you have natural beauty. Those sky scrapers look incredible, i did not expect to see skyscrapers in Georgia.

[@fjorddenierbear4832]

Frankly, only thing I want to improve in Batumi right now, because I am just living here, is that they ought to make more Carrefour hypermarkets or expand the existing ones. The Carrefour in Alley of Heroes is always packed with people, even today mid-October! Meanwhile, in iIstanbul last week I went to a hypermarket around 2 PM and only 2 out of 12 or more cash registers were active. Very few customers, so it was like having a huge store to myself for the most part.

[@EnriqueDeQuesada101]

❤❤❤❤ It was great!!

[@cjn585]

Good to see you

[@teambanzai9491]

Safe travels to Türkiye, Alena! ❤

[@AbdulAli-ku9he]

Long time no see girl. I prefer Batumi compared to Tbilisi.

[@thubten2001]

If you come to Napili Beach in Maui, Hawaii it will be easy to sswim. You can float on the water like flip flops on eggs. 🏝️

[@dussin]

Funny that the one who was good at guessing numbers won math lessons

[@BluffyMoo]

I find it weird when I'm in another country and they speak English too, like going to Canada from the US. 😂

[@jamesgomez9074]

That McDonald's bldg. looked awesome 👍.Cool to see you more enthusiastic!!!

[@js70371]

Good to see you again Alena! Hope you’ve been well - hey did they play the “Capybara Song” at the Capybara Cafe? lol 🤷‍♂️😂

[@expert3973781]

It is sad how you did not notice the beauty of Batumi from the botanical gardens to the dolphins in the Black Sea to the mountains and even the parks with outdoor exercise equipment or the haunting sunsets and so much more. Yep its humid and hot in the summer. I go out in the mornings and evenings. Hopefully someday find your way out of misery.

[@Ultra-Violet]

Love your purple hair 💜

[@robertmaltbie1188]

Fireworks totally remind me of military service, I totally relate to how dogs act. Happy travels.🙏

[@ericgorder1]

I love your accent! ❤❤❤

[@KayveMusic]

There's an expression, "Walking on eggshells?"

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Learn to swim asap! Love from Belgium. ❤

[@zylxtv]

Love your videos, post more :)

[@andgainingspeed]

Looking forward to the visa run to Türkiye. Although the high rise buildings might not be aesthetically pleasing or match the beach vibe, they do put a lot of people a potentially smaller eco-footprint. Which in turn can be profitable.

[@justhefacts8358]

Hello from Canada 👋

[@danielrowley8409]

Geese-They stay in Chicago Parks because it's warm enough all year round. big poops. Wish you well😀

[@zebrazilch7249]

Oh, and be careful not to swim in water where thee are a large number if geese or ducks The bacteria in the water can cause swimmers itch. Not a pleasant experience.

[@bikeman1969]

art structure may be a play on the saying "Walking on Egg Shells"?

[@SecretSquirrel2023]

great work, I enjoyed the weird gravel beach expanse. Interesting buildings, will they find people to pay the service charge ? and the air conditioning bill ?

[@solconcordia4315]

The "gravel" beach means that Batumi is downhill from mountains with rocks being eroded. It's the Caucasus mountains. The rounded stones resulted from the waves grinding the fallen rocks. The waves' energy came from the wind and storms acting upon the Black Sea. The assortment of "weird" gravel means that there are different types of minerals there. As for whether there will be people who will be able to pay the service charge, the answer is usually yes as long as the security situation is fine. Both Sarajevo and Beirut ("streets paved with gold" "Paris of the Middle East") were nice cities before wars ravaged them. The key to a good place for business development is political stability. Georgia is flip-flopping on the edge of greater powers (the E.U. and the Russian Federation) so it's a bit precarious. To the affluent northern European travelers, however, balmy and humid weather may very well be what they look for (yes, brighter sunshine ☀️ can be an antidepressant which is rarer in northern Europe than in Georgia). My own birthplace, Hong Kong was balmy and humid in 黃梅天 in which walls can sweat ! It was still a great tourist destination. I loved going to the many beautiful beaches over there, despite not knowing how to swim (primarily not knowing how to breathe and float but I knew many forms of peddling styles). Warm air-conditioning condensate can breed Legionnaires' bacteria so maintenance is important. I myself have learnt to manage to achieve comfort without using air-conditioning (dehumidifying and ventilation were used instead) for years now. A Batumi vacation for affluent northern Europeans is probably still considered fairly affordable so the tourism business is viable (as long as Russia isn't invading).

[@lucianog1114]

in italy we dry clothes out of the windows sometimes even the underwear

[@solconcordia4315]

In Hong Kong, the government estate we lived in had three steel tubes built into the conconcrete for holding bamboo poles for air and sun drying the clothes. It's less environmentally damaging than the typical way of drying clothes here using much electricity.