Hotel Tiflis Palace Tbilisi

... river (which runs through Tbilisi). Having evaded the Russian militia we were happy enough to park just about anywhere. Stopping by the river allowed us to wash some of our clothes and (hopefully) get a bit of a kip. At around 9pm we could see some forked lightning in the distance but we were unconcerned as we could hear no thunder and figured the storm was some way off...this was a mistake. Some time near midnight Chris awoke as drips of ...

... have a party. I also visited a fort that overlooked the town (or, well, took pictures of it from below...) When getting on a minibus to go back to Tbilisi, there was a crowd of kids waiting to get on the minibus to take them to the outskirts from the town from school. Two were in front of me in line, but when one of their friends saw me and another woman waiting in line to get on the bus, the friend pushed the kids ...

... buildings, take many unposted turnings [even the driver gets lost on the way back;)] and climb from the flat land towards the savannah-style highlands. Although the old man is really experienced, his Lada is not really the best car for this terrain and a tire goes flat. But just a couple of minutes and off we go again - I just pray not to go flat again since there's nothing more left to change it for;). Later there's just a leak on the wheal but manageable. In David Gareja I'm the ...

... DP, who'd been lying awake since 1am, had to recover the toilet trowel from the bus, waking Kathryn who had commandeered the back seat for sleeping. The night was warmer - able to sleep just in nighties in the thin sleeping bags. Lots of noise during the night - frogs, traffic and a few trains. Sunday 8 June Kutaisi Bush Camp- Tbilisi MP up early for his first Bush Camp toilet experience. On the road early, and arrive 8.50 at ...

... Helen. "I will send the T-shirt with the marshrutka that goes to Tbilisi tomorrow morning." she offered. She knows, I thought, she's local. It's probably the most efficient way. "The marshrutka should arrive to Didube at 11:00, approximately", she said. I didn't say anything to Michal, and asked her to forget the T-shirt for this evening when she came back - and celebrate with a fair glass of wine. And one glass is enough for Michal. I stopped myself after the fourth glass ...

... t know that we would see so many churches in our next 10 days in Georgia, but who counts? Sioni church was smaller than the churches we saw in Mtskheta, but impressive. New frescoes decorated the ceiling and walls of the church, some with artistic value. We were there for maybe a minute or two, and we went out. From there, we came back to Irina's to prepare ourselves for Shabbat dinner in Beit Habad. Now, we had to decide where to go tomorrow. It's a little problematic when ...

... and Chris's questions: yes there have been questions about the voter lists(ie the dead souls showing up) and when you walk down teh street every publci bus is a rolling advertisement for Saakashvili. Not sure he paid for the advertising, but it may just be a perk of the office. This an "extraordinary election" and as such it all came out of some problems in ...

Vaba päev. Osad otsustasid sõita taksodega mööda vana sõjateed mägedesse, põhja (päevane trip 1200EEKi nelja peale). Meie otsustasime külastada turgu ja minna mäe otsa, kus asub telemast. Turg oli paras kloaak. Sanitaartingimused olid tundmatu suurus. Hõlmas see ca 4 kvartalit. Vaatamisväärsus oli see sellegipoolest. Nägime üht igivana Ford Transitit, millel oli esiklaasi "tiba lapitud" nii, et klaasi kattis ...

... Do not sweat the small stuff!! · Rockie · Your genuine friendship and love · Your sense of humour · Your ability to find humour in everything you do and then put it into amazing words! · Your mansion, I can imagine the peaceful environment in Marondera. · On the body your brains, cause you are full of knowledge. · The discipline and I suppose freedom you possess to record and share your ...

... at 11:45pm. The staff gestured me to enter a small office, closed the door, and told me that I could not leave, "maybe in 10 minutes." However, I could have free use of the computer. I was confused, but did not feel threatened, since all three of them seemed nice. Anxious that Nasi was going to lock the gate, I asked to leave at the end of the 10 minutes. They motioned me to stay seated, "another 10 minutes" - they gestured. They were very secretive about it behind the backs ...