City Partner Hotel Primavera Tbilisi

Made it across the rest of Turkey and entered Georgia with no real trouble. There were no indications of where to got at the border, so we joined a queue of comfortably plump Georgian ladies who looked like the could be trusted to be doing the right thing. The customs officer wished me 'Good Lucky and Great Travels in Georgia, Sir Ambrose!' and we were on our way.

We had meant to stop as soon as we had had the chance to buy some food but ...

Today I visited Mtskheta, near Tbilisi. It's part of the religious history of Georgia. I had planned on going yesterday, but it was raining, I was sleepy, so I decided the day was spent better close to home. Today it was still raining, but after looking at the forecast and realizing that it's going to continue raining for the foreseeable future, I decided to get off my butt and go. The town was gorgeous. It's set ...

... By car it's a surprising deal of way and it's hard to guess the directions. However, a Georgian van helps us with navigation to the extent that they even drive some way before us in the opposite direction they originally went;). Jvari offers a very nice view on confluence of two rivers and Mtskheta itself and is a popular destination for weddings. Then the guy drops us by the highway exit for Mtskheta. Near this place on the main road towards the town there is one of the most popular ...

... another day for upset tums and it calmed mine down immediately so I bought half a litre of it for medicinal purposes only. The wine he got by dipping a jug into these underground vats but the chacha was much more precious and only came out of huge jars. I'd spotted a few animal horns on dislplay and these were old wine vessels and so Zaza poured my wine into one of these - good and orthentic but you can't put down an animal horn witjhout it spilling so you need ...

... so we proceed to the terrace, where we find Paul, Jerri and Kat. They have finished, Jerri leaves, while Paul and Kat stay a while. MP has a good Beef Stroganoff, with excellent chips, DP an "interesting" local dish. Good wine by the glass. The restaurant has a wonderful location, with great views over all the special buildings and monuments, which are floodlit every night, which looks great. Take photos, then back to the ...

... me. I knew what is Khinkali as well, since in every article I read about Georgian food this dish was mentioned, aside to the traditional over-popular Khachapuri. Khinkali is a traditional Georgian dish, which is basically a dumpling filles with meat and spices, cooked in water. For those of you who are eating-challenged, it is the Georgian version for Chinese dim-sam, Jewish kreplach, middle-eastern Kube, Italian ravioli-con-carne etc. We also ordered limonade to drink ...

... sixth century church was within reach, though a steep climb up a ridge. This was where St. Nino, who recieved a vision from the Virgin Mary, first struck her cross into the ground, beginning the conversion of Georgian pagans. At the top, a man selling flowers and I nodded to each other. Inside the small simple church was a wedding party walking clockwise around a large cross. The priest gave them his blessing with another wedding party driving up the ...

Kui Telavi on suht puhas ja korralik linnake, siis Tbilisi on ikka tõsine auk. Sellist kaost ei oleks osanud ette kujutada. Kõikjal valitses korratus. Elektrikaablid rippusid korrapäratult üle tänava, aegajalt oli tunda lekkiva gaasitorustiku lõhna. Meie 2-kordsel bussil oli täitsa tegu selle kaabelduse alt läbi pugeda. See oli ka vist ainus 2-kordne, sest rohkem meil selliseid busse näha ei õnnestunud. Linnatuur andis meile suurepärase ülevaate kohalikust elust ...

... of love Wadzi (Ms. just-turned 40) P.S. For those of you who participated in my little fact-finding the following are the things that you would 'steal' from me: · Your knowledge (your intellect) - But I would obviously leave you with some · Your wit & wicked sense of humour · Your writing skills, pity you limited it to one thing · Your ability to make people feel special · One of your ...

... I wasn't going to step out of the car until I get to my destination. We screamed at each other, and he even started poking his fingers at my arm, chest and thigh. I did not back down, and he knew I was not threatened. He finally found the address, after asking around a few times. Upon exiting his car, I thanked him, but he had the nerve to sheepishly asked for more money! I laughed at him and marched away from him confidently. I stayed at Nasi's house for $10/night for the ...