Hotel Vip Victoria Tbilisi

... and culture. Tbilisi in Georgian means "hot", and I hoped that it refers to the hot springs found in it but not the weather, despites the Lonely Planet says it is &#8220;brutally&#8221; hot in the summer. I was proven right (or lucky), because the temperature during those 2 days was bearable.<br><br>Next stop was the Caucasus Mountains, where 5000m high mountains and cool temperature were waiting.

... more, we kept climbing. Then the minibus turned off, and we could only see a wall of white coming our way. Sheep. A big, friggin', herd of sheep. The minibus driver rolled down his window, shook one of the shepherds hands and started chatting as the wave of stinky, wet wool passed the window. After the wave passed, we began to climb again- until the next wave. Between intermittent climbing and exciting sheep photo opportunities, the ...

... are usually at least *three* people going - to have it on the safe side. Funny thing is that because of these morals many go to prostitutes to make up for it;). While leaving, a group of people came there and started to sing Georgian sad songs (nearly all Georgian people can sing really very well). On the way back to hostel, I took the metro to Marjanischvili and felt like at home in Prague - good old USSR system and trains. But one uses per-ride tokens (0.40gel) and can't cheat as ...

... es zu einem Polizeibuero, wo ich zunaechst noch einmal meine Story erzaehlen durften und dann zwei Stunden warten durfte. Dann wurde noch ein Formular ausgefuellt (erneut durfte ich alles erzaehlen...) bevor sie mich dann dankenswerterweise zurueck in mein Homestay gefahren haben... Die Diebe haben meine komplette Kameraausruestung, mein komplettes Geld, inklusive meiner letzten Kreditkarte und auch meine Tagebuecher:-( und meinen iPod Nano gestohlen. Mein Reiseplan ist daher nun ...

... 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 ...

... on a price to take us to Jvari and back to Mtskheta. It took 10-15 minutes until we got to the top with the driver's old Lada. It seems that the profession of every Georgian is a car mechanist, and only then he can be somthing else - lawyer, grocer, restaurateur etc. Surprisingly, the Lada could carry us up to the top of the hill, until we got to Jvari church. The church itself is not that impressive, but it was built in the late 6th century, and considered to be one of ...

... when Moscow repressed Georgians--including Stalin who was Georgian--and when Georgia was a leader in revolting against centralized power. Today, Russia has helped break Georgia into thirds, with two separate regions who consider themselves not a part of Georgia (but it's okay for Russia to denounce Kosovo's independence). Thousands of Georgians fled and are now housed in many of the city hotels. And only a couple of months ago, Georgia was in a state of ...

Nagu ikka, farmihommik, aga ärkamine palju lahedam, kui eelmine hommik. Ca 8 hommikusöök ja siis bussi. Tipi meeskooriga reisides on see traditsioon, et tähtsatel kokkusaamistel kuulutatakse välja "laternaaeg" ning see, kes hiljaks jääb saab eelmise "laternaaja" viimaselt hilinejalt punase petrooleumlambi, mida ta peab kandma endaga igal pool kaasas - ka peldikus ja laval :) Reeglina keegi hiljaks ei jää ja laterna õigus/kohustus võib kesta mitmeid päevi. Ma olin sel hommikul suht õnnega ...

... and the range of commerce. The most impressive objects were the boda-bodas, translated from 'border to border'. These 50cc motorcycles function as taxis. In typical African form, they can carry anything between one and three persons and luggage of varying shapes and sizes. In pursuit of an Arsenal game, the two males in our household took one, a boda-boda, to the nearest bar - I take no ...

... money) this giant chalet with 20 rooms, orchards, childrens play areas, swimming pools, fountains and deserted function rooms was completely deserted. So we had to hitch a lift back into to town and have much fun struggling with guide book to get some bread butter and honey for dinner. A seamless adventure that had taken us to into Eagle infested valleys and the steepest cable car in the whole of the USSR ended on a rather ...