Hotel Kopala Tbilisi

... step down, but he won't leave. The demonstrations aren't violent, but of course it's best to steer clear if one is going on.<br><br>Yesterday, we crossed into northern Armenia, another beautiful country. Lots of mountains, but these are tree covered for the most part. We are staying with a great family in Vanadzor. They served us coffee and fruit when we arrived, and invited us to join their barbeque which was delicious; there must have been ...

... pictures of this are attached. The only downer in our time in Georgia was finding out all the flights we could take to Kazakhstan were full, sold-out, or way later in the week which wouldn't allow us to meet up with Evren on time. So, we accepted the only option we could to get to Kyrgyzstan which was to fly back to Istanbul, surprise Evren at the airport, and fly together to Bishkek.

... with trash&amp;sculptures and parks filled with grass&amp;banks&amp;sculptures... Change is exactly the thing one can see nowadays - the current president Saakashiwili is said having fired the *whole* bureaucracy system to destroy the former corruption, hired new people and sponsored by amounts of US money [Georgia likes the US very much, there's even a George-Bush-Boulevard with his photo;)] started to stabilize and rebuild the country by means of many reformation packages. To prevent ...

... so decided to count her snores - a bit like counting sheep which would end me to sleep - I got to 247 and was still wide awake so decided ear plugs would be a better solution. 9/. Wine tasting in Georgia is a wonderful way to start your day. Started with red which was half decent after all the awful stuff we had tried along the way. But then he offered us Chacha - like grappa - like cachasas - 52% proof and a good enamel remover when it comes to your teeth but it ...

... and up through the still unfinished side gate of the new Tsminda Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral. The interior is fairly plain, but impressively tall (84 metres to the top of the gold-covered cross above its central dome). The main gate and belfry on the city side is massive, and more or less finished. The plaza is surprisingly elevated, with good views over the city. Walk downhill past the new presidential palace with its mini ...

... Gerogia. We entered to the marshrutka to Mtskheta. It was 10:00 in the morning, and the driver started to move. "You may nap now, it should be around hours - hour and a half of ride", I said to Michal, who was a bit tired for a long-distance ride and asked me how long is the ride. I swear I saw disappointment in her face. After 20 minutes, (you know Mtskheta is less than 20km north of Tbilisi), we arrived at Mtskheta main bus station, which looked like a parking lot ...

... houses, many museums, beautiful ladies, luxury life and very familiar relations. Wedding party with 700 guests and only one Tamada. <br><br>Many Orthodox Churches and not only. Catholic, Muslim, Jewish and others.<br><br>If you come once in Tbilisi, you'll dream about again.

... l*listen* olid veel sugul*sed ning koh*lik r*hv*muusik* vok**lkv*rtett. Koh*liku kombe koh*selt määr*ti koheselt toostihüüdj*, kes oli koh*lik noor mees. T*v* nõu*b, et tõstes toosti, n*iste, perekonn* või riigi *uks, tuleb kl**s juu* põhj*ni. Joogiks oli koh*lik viin*m*rj*vein, mid* serveeriti suurtes morsik*nnudes j* "pok**lideks" olid 150g teekl**sid (mälet*te küll vene*eg*dest!). V*n*d olid toosti tõstmisel päris *g*r*d j* tempo tõsteti kohe *lguses üles. V*hepe*l l*ulis kv ...

... a language i've got about negative100% chance of understanding'. this guy could have been calling his mother or the local pimp for all i know. the 'busdriver' who Friend has just spoken to has left and is well on his way back to tbilisi. oh well we'll hitchhike. 'oh no,' says Friend, 'there's no chance of that. nobody will be going that way, especially since the russian border is closed. what about a taxi?' another phonecall. the taxi would cost only ...

... lord knows how many variations of gadgets from PSPs (digital - teenage - games that's all I know) to digital cameras and you name it I had it. And liquid or perfumes - little musk containers in my handbag, I had checked in my toilet bag being an upstanding citizen, but guess what, going to Africa you can take as much liquid as you want. This world is very schizophrenic. I expected the ...