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Abkhazia through the eyes of a tourist a year after Russia recognized the former Georgian republic as independent
Abkhazia through the eyes of a tourist a year after Russia recognized the former Georgian republic as independent
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26.08.2009, Sputnik International
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Abkhazia through the eyes of a tourist a year after Russia recognized the former Georgian republic as independent © RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina Stern-looking clouds coming from across the Caucasus Mountains seldom dump rain on the beaches in Gagra.
Stern-looking clouds coming from across the Caucasus Mountains seldom dump rain on the beaches in Gagra.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina The fun of hang-gliding is also available. Parachuters landing on the beach.
The fun of hang-gliding is also available. Parachuters landing on the beach.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina Barbequing is always at your disposal. On the beach in Pitsunda.
Barbequing is always at your disposal. On the beach in Pitsunda.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina Rest is rest, and chess is chess. A park in Sukhumi.
Rest is rest, and chess is chess. A park in Sukhumi.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina The Women’s Tears waterfall literally weeps. On the way to Lake Ritsa.
The Women’s Tears waterfall literally weeps. On the way to Lake Ritsa.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina Women smiling cunningly by the Men’s Tears waterfall – let them shed crocodile tears!
Women smiling cunningly by the Men’s Tears waterfall – let them shed crocodile tears!
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina An old bus crossing a mountain river flowing into Lake Ritsa.
An old bus crossing a mountain river flowing into Lake Ritsa.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina An old bus crossing a mountain river flowing into Lake Ritsa.
An old bus crossing a mountain river flowing into Lake Ritsa.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina Not everyone’s posh car can cross the river.
Not everyone’s posh car can cross the river.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina A motor boat that took former Soviet leaders, including Joseph Stalin, across Lake Ritsa.
A motor boat that took former Soviet leaders, including Joseph Stalin, across Lake Ritsa.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina The house where Joseph Stalin and then Nikita Khruschev spent their Abkhazian vacations.
The house where Joseph Stalin and then Nikita Khruschev spent their Abkhazian vacations.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina An Alp-like view in reward for those who manage to cross the river.
An Alp-like view in reward for those who manage to cross the river.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina A view of the Novy Afon monastery, established in 1875.
A view of the Novy Afon monastery, established in 1875.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina A view of a picturesque arc, another famous site in Gagra.
A view of a picturesque arc, another famous site in Gagra.
© RIA Novosti . Yelena Timonina The Gagripsh restaurant, a symbol of Old Gagra, built without a single nail.
The Gagripsh restaurant, a symbol of Old Gagra, built without a single nail.
