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Behind The Poti Lines

Living In A Ghost Town

A deserted cafe in Poti.

August 30, 2008
10 p.m. local time (6 p.m. GMT)

Even though it's a Saturday, the cafes and restaurants are deserted. People still meet -- everyone wants to talk -- but they meet each other at their houses and flats.

On the way back home, I had a conversation with a taxi driver. He says that, like most of his colleagues, he doesn't have enough work. He says he only recently purchased the car and if the current situation continues, he doesn't think he'll be able to make the payments. 

When I got home, my neighbors were sitting outside in the courtyard fanning themselves with eucalyptus branches to keep off the heat and keep away the mosquitoes. They're talking about the only thing that people talk about these days -- the Russians -- and knowing I'm a journalist, they quiz me, asking about Saakashvili's visit yesterday.

Today has been busy. I meant to visit my parents and family, but just didn't have the time.
 
 
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RFE/RL's Georgian Service correspondent Tea Absaridze was blogging from the key Black Sea port of Poti until Russian troops finally withdrew from their checkpoints outside that western Georgian city on September 13. Her posts reflect a city on edge, with foreign forces digging in even as the leadership in Moscow vowed it was on the way out. Photos were provided by Absaridze and Lasha Zarginava. Write to Tea at webteam@rferl.org
 
 
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