50 facts about Abkhazia

1. Abkhazia - a very interesting country, it would seem - is a small country, so much in common with Russia ... but no, Abkhazia - a separate country with its bright color.

2. Black Sea in Abkhazia completely different! Very different from the Russian. It is very clean, bright turquoise, even if the view from a height - still see the bottom!

3. Nature too different from ours, even tangerines and lemons on different Sochi and the Abkhaz. The first time I ever saw as pomegranate blossoms! Just super!

4. The climate is subtropical already, so there are plants which can not be found in Sochi. Palm trees are much larger and more beautiful.

5. The kitchen is very kind ... national dishes in common with our own and other Caucasian cuisine.





6. liked best smoked cheese, khachapuri boat, and, of course, Trout!

7. Trout river here, there is a special trout farm, where you definitely will offer a tour, but a trout can be enjoyed at any decent cafe.

8. There are few ... (decent cafe) - mostly beer ... But there are also private small restaurants where very good cook!

9. We rest in Abkhazia for 7 years, but good barbecue and have not tried, so the impression that the cook here do not know how ...

10. Good wine find too difficult ... Basically, all the powder. We must take a Gudauta wine, the price of which more than 300 p., Or home, but in a bottle filled with wax, with hands rarely good.

11. But the main drink - it chacha! Something like the brew, but the grapes.

12. There is still brandy ... It is most commonly base, but there are very personal!

13. Another feature is the national tyndara. This such a furnace, which is, as I understand, in the ground. There are very good dishes prepared there, and sometimes not very ... Again, it depends on the restaurant where you eat.

14. Mountain honey here, I liked! But it is very expensive.

15. In general, the products are expensive in Abkhazia, only vegetables and fruits are a bit cheaper.

16. The service here at ours, but with national color ...

17. In general, pensions are built in Soviet times. Now there are more modern hotels, but the buffet, for example, I would call "Abkhazian table" because not all fully understand what it is, and therefore the quality of these tables - so yourself.

18. The Abkhaz women, particularly those that are older, a lot of work ... Men also found hardworking ... And young people are basically lazy, often stick to the Russian girls.

19. The Abkhaz girl dress very well. As I understood, clothing mainly Turkish, but they look very stylish, like painted in blondes.

20. They practically do not tan, light skin and appreciated all the girls have a very cute!

21. It is very noticeable social contrast. We immediately see who is in front of you: the usual workaholic or major.

22. This is particularly evident on the machines. Or "penny" of Soviet times, or steep foreign cars.

23. Rules of the road a little. Its almost stopped.

24. On the roads safely go cows! And it is absolutely normal!

25. Public transport - a different story altogether ... In large cities for 2-3 route, and so basically intercity message, from border to border.

26. Never trust the buses that travel in Russia! We had to urgently return home, we bought tickets for the bus ... Well, just do not come! As we were told local, it was broken the third day, and tickets have sold us on it!

27. Many machines with Krasnodar numbers, because almost half of the population is Russian residence.

28. But in the last 5 years there and Abkhazian numbers.

29. A lot of cars with German, Ukrainian, Latvian and Belarusian numbers. But Russian rooms apart from the competition! Such a variety of regions can not be found anywhere else!

30. Railroad restored recently, but it only goes to Sukhum.

31. Generally, in Abkhazia few large settlements: it Psou, Gagra, Pitsunda, New Athos, Gudauta and Sukhumi.

32. The correct to speak not of Sukhumi and Sukhumi. Abkhazians do not like to call them wrong capital.

33. And indeed, after Sukhum settlements already little.

34. In urban areas, mainly etazhki 9 and 5 etazhki Soviet-built.

35. All products can be purchased in the main market, supermarkets here, only small shops.

36. Cellular expensive - both local and abroad.

37. Internet too expensive and very slow!

38. Live and work from May to September-October, rest of the time, as they say, very boring, so in the summer youth off in full!

39. Very honored traditions. Many women go into mourning. Not without folk songs and dances.

40. Religious: as I understand, they also Orthodoxy, only with its own characteristics, but, in principle, not very different from ours.

41. Many churches, there is a church of the 9th century, organ attraction - New Athos Monastery. The similarity of the Greek Athos monastery.

42. Another attraction - Lake Riza, very nice, I advise you to go there!

43. More in Abkhazia, like all peoples of the Caucasus, many legends, songs and folk tales, the culture is very developed, but at the level of folklore.

44. Pro schooling can not say anything, but the higher the weak, 2-3 university in the country. Go to study in Russia.

45. Language generally cool! The letter "A" dominant!

46. ​​New words that are not in the Abkhazian language, translated very easily! Mark - "Amarka" boarding house - "aponsionat" Well, and so on. E. Although generally a complicated language ...

47. In general, they live at the expense of tourists - this is the main source of revenue.

48. Very proud that gained independence.

49. Russian are neutral, not to say that we have much love, but hate and special to us no.

50. In general, as they say themselves Abkhazians "Apsny - country soul!", Only the soul that understands only Abkhazians themselves!

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