Batumi

September was FILLED with a ton of travel for us.  The following weekend (after Svaneti) we packed up the girls and headed to the coast.  This time it was just us on this trip and we were excited to kick up our feet a bit and relax.

Cathedral in Kutasi

Our girls

Batumi isn't that far from Tbilisi (about 5.5 hours) and we made the trip easily in one day.  We stopped around lunch in Kutasi for a little break and to check out a cathedral.  After walking around the church grounds we grabbed a quick bite and hit the road again.

On the ferris wheel

Mara was over trying to smile

We booked an air b & b for the weekend right on the strip and checked into our apartment for the weekend.  That evening we hit the boardwalk and went on the ferris wheel.  The views were great from the top and Mara loved looking down over the entire strip.

Batumi

On top of the gondula

The next day we took the gondula to the top.  Mara loves riding the gondula in Tbilisi so we knew she'd love this one.  On top we looked down at the stripped and pretended to view everything from the telescopes.

On our way down

Swimming in the Black Sea

The afternoon was spent at the beach.  The beach in Batumi is entirely rock which is a nice change.  Mara (and I) loved collecting rocks and just sitting near the ocean.  We chilled out there for awhile before renting a bike and cruising the boardwalk.  After dinner we stumbled upon a great light/fountain show and let the girls take it in before going back to the apartment for bed.

Fountains in the morning

Playgrounds are this girls jam

Our last day we walked around the town a bit in the morning before going back to the beach.  In the afternoon we checked out some of the small rides on the boardwalk.  To round off our day we headed to the dolphin show!

She was all like put sissy in my boat

Overall we loved Batumi.  I think we'll defintily be back in our next few years here.  Despite our busy travel month, September was the time to go as we missed all the crowds the month prior.
 

Dolphins