Hotel Villa Mtiebi 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 ...

... for us to get on the bus first. Yep, I'm not in Kazakhstan anymore. I would highly recomend Georgia to anyone looking for a place to vacation. This place is beautiful, there's a lot of English speakers, and the people are incredibly friendly and welcoming. Sorry this post is short, but I'm tired and ready to go back to the hostel and get the first layer of mud off of me from today's excursion. So goodbye until later!!

... 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 ...

... auf Mtskheta). Hier hatte St. Nino ihre Zelte aufgeschlagen um den Georgiern das Christentum zu bringen. In der Stadt gibt es zudem die groesste georgische Kirche, die Sveti-Tskhoveli Kathedrale, die an dem Ort gebaut wurde, wo Jesus letzte Kleidung begraben ist (ein georgischer Jude der zur Kreuzigung in Jerusalem weilte soll sie nach Georgien gebracht haben). Gruss Ralf

... wine, apparently happy with the price, so we order the kebabbi, a double sausage, and bread, plus a glass of wine, and inherit the remains of Jerri's khachapuri. We are short on cash, just have a $20US note plus small change, but can't change at the bank because we don't have our passports with us. Borrow 20 Lari from Paul. Ask how much before we get too involved. Find the bill comes to 20 Lari. Shocked, ask how much without the ...

... 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 ...

... with a wide range of people/friends · If I could steal one thing from you, I would not · Your "welcomeliness"- that special smile and greeting to make people feel truly welcome Perhaps "warmth" but that doesn't go far enough · Your heart · The ability to take off to different parts of the world for long periods without worrying about life on the domestic front · Your culinary skills ...

... 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 ...