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6 <h1><center>Kutaisi (2024 - `date +%Y`)</center></h1>
7 <details><summary>Best time of my life</summary>
10 <p>It's like breathing water!</p>
11 <footer>- Anonymous, 2024, regarding the Kutaisi weather</footer>
15 A very ancient city. The third^Wfourth largest in Georgia. (For the
16 American readers: no, the other one.) Arrived here at the beginning of
17 2024, and will mostly stay here until at least the beginning of 2025.
18 So far, it's the best time of my life!
24 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_centre.jpeg"
26 alt="me in the centre of Kutaisi">
27 <small><br>Kutaisi centre</small>
35 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_korean1.jpg"
37 alt="me sitting on a couch with my new haircut and beard">
38 <small><br>a new look</small>
46 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_commie_block.jpeg"
48 alt="a horrible commie block">
49 <small><br>the worst commie block ever!</small>
52 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_stairs.jpeg"
55 title="Behind (i.e. at the top) (not seen) is a statue of King David the Builder. It's pretty much like all the other equestrian statues you've probably seen -- nothing very interesting. Except that this one is in front of a train station.">
56 <small><br>some stairs</small>
59 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_wall_art.jpeg"
61 alt="drawing on a wall, with a man in hazmat suit">
62 <small><br>some wall art</small>
67 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_colchis_fountain.jpeg"
69 alt="the Colchis fountain"
70 title="just realised I have my finger on the camera :^)">
73 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_colchis_fountain.jpeg">original size</a>)
77 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/hat.jpeg"
79 alt="drawing of a hat, with said hat nearby"
80 title="thanks, Polina!">
83 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/hat.jpeg">original size</a>)
87 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_white_bridge.jpeg"
89 alt="the White Bridge, viewed from the top of a hill"
90 title="You can climb here using the funicular, though I haven't used it so far, climbing the stairs instead. The hill itself is pretty boring -- it's one of those 'does any of it even work?' amusement parks.">
93 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_white_bridge.jpeg">original size</a>)
101 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_books.jpeg"
103 alt="four books: The C Programming Language, Expert C Programming, You Can Negotiate Anything and The Minimalist Enterpreneur"
104 title="so relieved I can finally get books from overseas without jumping through hoops">
106 <br>new books from America!
107 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_books.jpeg">original size</a>)
115 <h2><center>Nikortsminda (July 2024)</center></h2>
117 A small village in Racha with the eponymous cathedral in the
118 centre. Can be roughly translated as St. Nicholas'. For the
119 videos from the equestrian competition held there, see <a
120 href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha.equestrian/">here</a>.
126 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_view16.jpg"
128 alt="mountain view from a balcony">
129 <small><br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_view16.jpg">original size</a>)</small>
137 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_nikortsmindacathedral1.jpg"
139 alt="the Nikortsminda cathedral">
141 <br>the Nikortsminda cathedral
142 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_nikortsmindacathedral1.jpg">original size</a>)
146 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_nikortsmindacathedral3.jpg"
148 alt="a relief on the cathedral">
150 <br>a relief on the cathedral
151 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_nikortsmindacathedral3.jpg">original size</a>)
160 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_view14.jpg"
165 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_view14.jpg">original size</a>)
169 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha.equestrian/small/equestrian.jpg"
171 alt="photo from the equestrian competition, featuring the audience near a car at the front, and horsemen themselves at the back">
173 <br>the equestrian competition
174 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha.equestrian/equestrian.jpg">original size</a>)
178 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_view28.jpg"
180 alt="view on the city of Tkibuli from a nearby hill">
183 <br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_view28.jpg">original size</a>)
192 <h1><center>Moscow (2000 - 2024)</center></h1>
193 <details><summary>WARNING: depression and sadness and stuff</summary>
196 A terrible city in a rotten country. I existed there for most of my
197 life. All the photos are taken inside my home, the only place I
198 somewhat cared for there.
204 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/me.jpeg" width=500 height=375 alt="me">
205 <br>that used to be me
213 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/angelina.jpeg" width=250 height=187
214 alt="Angelina the cat">
215 <small><br>my cat Angelina</small>
218 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/belka.jpeg" width=250 height=187
220 <small><br>my other cat Belka</small>
223 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/books.jpeg" width=250 height=187
225 <small><br>my books</small>
232 <img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/xlib.jpeg" width=250 height=187
233 alt="Xlib programming manual"
234 title="Arrived from England, and actually ended up costing a bit more than I'd like -- will try to do it a bit differently next time.">
235 <small><br>2023-07-11</small>
