Batumi, Georgia

July 24, 2011: Batumi in a distance. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Construction of the Alphabetic Tower in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Radisson Blu in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Europe Square in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Batumi beach. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Levan Varshalomidze, Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

A window over the book store on Europe Square in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Sheraton Hotel in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Sheraton Hotel in Batumi. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)

Batumi beach. (Yuli Weeks/VOA)