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6 <h1><center>Kutaisi (2024 - `date +%Y`)</center></h1>
7 <details><summary>Best time of my life</summary>
8 
9 <blockquote>
10 	<p>It's like breathing water!</p>
11 	<footer>- Anonymous, 2024, regarding the Kutaisi weather</footer>
12 </blockquote>
13 
14 <p>
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!
19 </p>
20 
21 <table align=center>
22 <tr>
23 	<td align=center>
24 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_centre.jpeg"
25 	    width=500 height=667
26 	    alt="me in the centre of Kutaisi">
27 	<small><br>Kutaisi centre</small>
28 	</td>
29 </tr>
30 </table>
31 
32 <table align=center>
33 <tr>
34 	<td align=center>
35 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_commie_block.jpeg"
36 	    width=250 height=187
37 	    alt="a horrible commie block">
38 	<small><br>the worst commie block ever!</small>
39 	</td>
40 	<td align=center>
41 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_stairs.jpeg"
42 	    width=250 height=187
43 	    alt="stairs"
44 	    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.">
45 	<small><br>some stairs</small>
46 	</td>
47 	<td align=center>
48 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_wall_art.jpeg"
49 	    width=250 height=187
50 	    alt="drawing on a wall, with a man in hazmat suit">
51 	<small><br>some wall art</small>
52 	</td>
53 </tr>
54 <tr>
55 	<td align=center>
56 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_colchis_fountain.jpeg"
57 	    width=250 height=187
58 	    alt="the Colchis fountain"
59 	    title="just realised I have my finger on the camera :^)">
60 	<small>
61 		<br>Colchis fountain
62 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_colchis_fountain.jpeg">original size</a>)
63 	</small>
64 	</td>
65 	<td align=center>
66 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/hat.jpeg"
67 	    width=250 height=187
68 	    alt="drawing of a hat, with said hat nearby"
69 	    title="thanks, Polina!">
70 	<small>
71 		<br>I can draw!
72 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/hat.jpeg">original size</a>)
73 	</small>
74 	</td>
75 	<td align=center>
76 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_white_bridge.jpeg"
77 	    width=250 height=187
78 	    alt="the White Bridge, viewed from the top of a hill"
79 	    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.">
80 	<small>
81 		<br>the White Bridge
82 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_white_bridge.jpeg">original size</a>)
83 	</small>
84 	</td>
85 </tr>
86 <tr>
87 	<td align=center>
88 	</td>
89 	<td align=center>
90 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/small/kutaisi_books.jpeg"
91 	    width=250 height=207
92 	    alt="four books: The C Programming Language, Expert C Programming, You Can Negotiate Anything and The Minimalist Enterpreneur"
93 	    title="so relieved I can finally get books from overseas without jumping through hoops">
94 	<small>
95 		<br>new books from America!
96 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/kutaisi_books.jpeg">original size</a>)
97 	</small>
98 	</td>
99 	<td align=center>
100 	</td>
101 </tr>
102 </table>
103 
104 <h2><center>Nikortsminda (July 2024)</center></h2>
105 <p>
106 	A small village in Racha with the eponymous cathedral in the
107 	centre. Can be roughly translated as St. Nicholas'. For the
108 	videos from the equestrian competition held there, see <a
109 	href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha.equestrian/">here</a>.
110 </p>
111 
112 <table align=center>
113 <tr>
114 	<td align=center>
115 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_view16.jpg"
116 	    width=500 height=375
117 	    alt="mountain view from a balcony">
118 	<small><br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_view16.jpg">original size</a>)</small>
119 	</td>
120 </tr>
121 </table>
122 
123 <table align=center>
124 <tr>
125 	<td align=center>
126 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_nikortsmindacathedral1.jpg"
127 	    width=375 height=500
128 	    alt="the Nikortsminda cathedral">
129 	<small>
130 		<br>the Nikortsminda cathedral
131 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_nikortsmindacathedral1.jpg">original size</a>)
132 	</small>
133 	</td>
134 	<td align=center>
135 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_nikortsmindacathedral3.jpg"
136 	    width=375 height=500
137 	    alt="a relief on the cathedral">
138 	<small>
139 		<br>a relief on the cathedral
140 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_nikortsmindacathedral3.jpg">original size</a>)
141 	</small>
142 	</td>
143 </tr>
144 </table>
145 
146 <table align=center>
147 <tr>
148 	<td align=center>
149 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_view14.jpg"
150 	    width=250 height=187
151 	    alt="three trees">
152 	<small>
153 		<br><!-- nothing -->
154 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_view14.jpg">original size</a>)
155 	</small>
156 	</td>
157 	<td align=center>
158 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha.equestrian/small/equestrian.jpg"
159 	    width=250 height=187
160 	    alt="photo from the equestrian competition, featuring the audience near a car at the front, and horsemen themselves at the back">
161 	<small>
162 		<br>the equestrian competition
163 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha.equestrian/equestrian.jpg">original size</a>)
164 	</small>
165 	</td>
166 	<td align=center>
167 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/small/racha_view28.jpg"
168 	    width=250 height=187
169 	    alt="view on the city of Tkibuli from a nearby hill">
170 	<small>
171 		<br>Tkibuli
172 		<br>(<a href="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/racha/racha_view28.jpg">original size</a>)
173 	</small>
174 	</td>
175 </tr>
176 </table>
177 </details>
178 
179 
180 <hr>
181 <h1><center>Moscow (2000 - 2024)</center></h1>
182 <details><summary>WARNING: depression and sadness and stuff</summary>
183 
184 <p>
185 	A terrible city in a rotten country. I existed there for most of my
186 	life. All the photos are taken inside my home, the only place I
187 	somewhat cared for there.
188 </p>
189 
190 <table align=center>
191 <tr>
192 	<td align=center>
193 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/me.jpeg" width=500 height=375 alt="me">
194 	<br>that used to be me
195 	</td>
196 </tr>
197 </table>
198 
199 <table align=center>
200 <tr>
201 	<td align=center>
202 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/angelina.jpeg" width=250 height=187
203 	    alt="Angelina the cat">
204 	<small><br>my cat Angelina</small>
205 	</td>
206 	<td align=center>
207 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/belka.jpeg" width=250 height=187
208 	    alt="Belka the cat">
209 	<small><br>my other cat Belka</small>
210 	</td>
211 	<td align=center>
212 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/books.jpeg" width=250 height=187
213 	    alt="bookshelf">
214 	<small><br>my books</small>
215 	</td>
216 </tr>
217 <tr>
218 	<td align=center>
219 	</td>
220 	<td align=center>
221 	<img src="../../pub/usr/aa/photos/xlib.jpeg" width=250 height=187
222 	    alt="Xlib programming manual"
223 	    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.">
224 	<small><br>2023-07-11</small>
225 	</td>
226 	<td align=center>
227 	</td>
228 </tr>
229 </table>
230 </details>