Hotel Tori Tbilisi

... slow 5 point turn and would probably have looked more suspicious. So we handed over our passports to terrifying Russian mercenary number 1 and smiled politely, with very little idea what was going on. He was wearing murderous looking leather gloves, and had a very big knife tucked into his jacket. In case his machine gun ran out of bullets. We were relieved when we got turned away and sent back to the Georgian checkpoint, which we were a ...

... to Tajikistan for medical school, traveled around Central Asia, and now works in a cafe in Mtskheta. Her name is from a famous 12th century Georgian queen/saint. She gave me money for the toilet and wouldn't take anything when I tried to pay her back and gave me an icon of Queen Tamar. She kept insisting that I was going to stay in Georgia and get married, and that I would invite her to my marriage so we could ...

... to smash the spoon to get out and tried to carry some investigation, called the police and argued with crying and secretly swearing hostel owners - a really good theatre. However, I have to leave in the middle for a cave complex and monastery near Azerbaijan borders called David Gareja. When I came to Didube station, taxis wanted 80gel for roundtrip from Tbilisi and so I took the first marshrutka at 9am from Gardabani (1.5gel). The road goes through ugly regions around Rustavi, full ...

... this morning we went to a new church and a service started and it was so beautiful. I came out of church feeling very emotional and replenished - and no I wasn't at the communion wine. All in all I continue to ahve an amazing time where even the bad times are good as someone once sang. Can't believe there's only two weeks left on the trip before we get back to Istanbul - if we can go there - still haven't got the FO report on that yet. Anyway love to you all. Victoria.

... Alazani valley floor, with the Caucasus beyond just visible through the cloud and smog. Actually stop for photos and comfort. Further on, take photos of Bodbe Convent, a very tall building set in tall pencil pines. Come to the heavily restored 18th century town of Sighnaghi, very Disneyland-ish, but picturesque. Find most of the buildings in the centre either new or rebuilt, with old Mediterranean tiles stacked in heaps, and ...

... bit in Tbilisi. We went to the old city of Tbilisi by metro from Didube station to Tavisuplebis Moedani (doesn't matter) station. In the square (moedani in Georgian means "square"), there is a big golden statue of St. Georgia, Tbilisi city hall, big park, several hotels, British embassy and more. It could have been a lot more impressive if we could have seen anything beyond the fog and the rain that didn't stop. We walked through the square until we got to the old town ...

Got into Tblisi new years eve around 7pm, which after day in which both Superbad and Stardust made me a little weepy, I was glad to see the oh so familar sight of fireworks in the hands of children as well as mobs of people milling around my hotel. Since it was a new years eve, I made special excections for both of these things and ventured out into the fray ...

... pidi täiesti tavaline olema, et müüakse aastaid üht korterit :o Õhtune kontsert Tbilisi ülikoolis oli äge. Esimese poole sisustas kohalik rahvatantsuansambel. See oli fantast! Nii kiiret jalgade tööd pole varem näinud! Pahempidi päkkadelt põlvedele ja tagasi hüppamine oli neile käkitegu. Vaimusilmas nägin purunevaid konte ja kõõluseid ning valus hakkas... Õhtune ühine pidu jäi ära, sest kohalikud ei olnud isegi asukoha eest hoolitsenud. Korralagedus on nende ...

... shall be. A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. Prov. 17 vs 22 (Still trying to figure this one out) · A few consulting days in Ethiopia or Eritrea · Your joie de vivre · Your fantastic trips to pastures all over the world · Your energy, passion, wisdom and intelligence and ..... · The one thing you would not miss · Your attitude to life - just live it ...

... Square (they think of themselves as Europeans) and enjoyed their music and dances (both on stage and among the audience, simultaneously). The climax of the evening was the final performance on stage coupled by the firework displays within a hundred yards on the stage. The next day, I gathered 2 Dutch and a Japanese and hired a taxi to visit Davit Gareja. It is an ancient site with several monasteries (the first one was founded in the 6th century). A lot of artistic treasures ...