Radisson Sas Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi

... Trinity Church , Sioni Cathedral, basilica Anchiskhati, Art Museum, Jvari , Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

We thought we'd get to an internet place a couple of days ago, and then yesterday, and somehow the time whizzes by and it's time for bed! Those of you that are also traveling can sympathize! We both really like Armenia; it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been for gorgeous mountain scenery and wildflowers; and there is no shortage of either one here; it's a VERY mountaineous country with pretty valleys in between and ...

... north of it. The city was absolutely beautiful. It is nestled in a mountain range and is relatively clean. Tbilisi is also a gorgeous place to be, but it's killing my legs. Everything is up or downhill on cobblestones. Yesterday I hauled my butt up to the fort that overlooks the city. It was a gorgeous view, but I was feeling it in the legs today. I also went to the sulphur baths yesterday here in the city and had some quality naked time ...

... inhabited stone-build monastery with some still in-use and therefore inaccessible cave dwellings. The ride back goes without any problems and the nice driver drops me directly on a Tbilisi-bound 15:00 marshrutka. In Tbilisi, I made a quick stop at the hostel and went wandering through the old town: besides some old streets there is also a part with a bunch of overpriced cafés (however the only ones in the city). I also took the famous sulphur baths (3GEL/h for common bath in the ...

Saturday 7th June Mestia - Kutaisi- Bush Camp Away 8am on a cold, but clear morning, with good views of the mountains and early sun on the towers. Make sure we get at least one seat on the preferred left side of the bus, MP on the left back, K on the right. MP wary of the wrath of another passenger, so only opens window occasionally for exceptional views, such as the precipitous mountainside below the bus, the village on the ...

That's it! Now the last 24 hours in this wonderful country has arrived. Michal felt sick when we were on the bus, but she felt better when we arrived to Irina. We knew exactly what is going to be the next 24 hours: dinner, nice evening at Irina's living room, and tomorrow - Shopping day! (it was my idea but you can be obviously sure that Michal should have enjoyed it a lot more than me!) I tend to leave the last day in every trip for shopping. This is the time when I can fill ...

Despite the minimal 6 hours we had to sleep at night, we slept pretty well. Enough for our first day trip out of Tbilisi, towards the small sacred ancient town called Mtskheta. "We are going to Mtskheta today", I said to Irina at 9:00, after getting ready to go out. "This time, Mtskheta sleep", she said, meaning that it might be unvisited this time of the day. We did everything too easy - and went to McDonalds to get some breakfast. Michal wanted to order Croissant with Cafe ...

The first word I learned in Gerogian. Gamarjobat! Means "Hello". The first sentence afterwards, where I saw it written, was "don't mess 'gamarjobat' with 'gaumarjous', it might be confusing". Gaumarjous - the second word I learned in Georgian - was a bit more useful than the first one. It means "cheers!". Michal and I went out of Tbilisi International Airport arrival terminal with the taxi driver who took us to Irina's guesthouse. I went to change some money ...

Hommikul oli meil ettenähtud Tbilisi Tehnikaülikooli külastus ja ka kontsert fuajees. Taas oli meie tulek kõigile üllatuseks ja me piirdusime paari lauluga. Edasi sõitsime mööda Gruusia sõjateed mägedesse. Tbilisi külje all asub üks maailma kultuuripärandisse kuuluv klooster, vist oli Jvari. Eriline oli ta selle poolest, et asus kõrge mäe otsas ja sealt avanes suurepärane vaade ...

A couple more entertaining things to tell you about Tbilisi before we left... Those of you of a certain age will no doubt remember "Frogger", the classic 80s game that required you to steer a frog across the road without it getting squished. That game, we can report, is based on Tbilisi - where your intrepid reporters spent so much time ...