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What country friends is this?
... parched grasses were stained and faded to a sickly pistachio hue and all around there were construction sites. Little did I know then, the amount of building work I would see over the coming weeks.
Later, when the traveller's essential needs had been met (cold shower, clean clothes, cheap food and cold beer), I took a stroll down Rustaveli Avenue, the capital's main drag. All at once ...
Back in the USSR..We Know How Lucky We Are!
... was right on top of a metro station and getting to the city was easy. Sasha loved the smell of Soviet metros from his childhood days. When riding we found it so noisy that we needed to yell into each other’s ear to talk. The stations were announced in Georgian and English. Signs were few and Sasha learned that it is best to ask older people for directions in Russian. The stations in the city centre were extremely deep. It was obvious ...
Taxi all the way…
... at the offer of 50 Lari for the 80 or so kilometers to Gori (about $30) I happily settled in for the ride. I was right as he turned out to be very kind; he pointed out sites, stopped then reversed on the shoulder of the highway to ensure I got a good photo. I suspect the yelling is simply a sign that Georgians are passionate talkers.
In Gori he pulled up alongside the truck, all locked up with not one of the group in view. He asked me - Hotel?? ...
Svetitskhoveli,Uplistsikhe Cave City,Stalin Museum
... bread, and a leek pate. Servane urges us to try the tarragon lemonade along with our choice of beer, wine, coke, or whatever. We are served long skewers of freshly-barbequed lamb along with about a dozen of the traditional kinkali, the twisted dough with savory meat inside. We quite enjoy Georgian food; it is another sumptuous feast, and this is only lunch!! I pass on the gross-smelling two-footer rest room, and we’re off to Gori and the Stalin ...
Jvari Church 'n Samtavro Nunnery
... tender veal stew ($9), and Khachapuri Megrelian Cheese Cake ($10), a wonderfully cheesy type of bread with a crisp pizza crust with mozerella cheese on the inside and top! We also have fried chicken in garlic ($20) and barbequed chicken pieces ($7). We order a mug of beer, which is on the menu for $2.50; we calculate the beer to be $1.53 in Canadian currency! All told, our meal cost Helen and I $11 each, including drinks. Food and ...