Guest House "Mari" Tbilisi

... surprised to see, having failed to notice it the first time through. Unsurprisingly, they were a little suspicious of the three of us and we had to explain in fractious Russian, they we were very sorry, we didn't see it, we don't mean any harm, please don't shoot us, etc etc. Eventually they let us on our way to Tbilisi, but the days events were far from over.<br><br> ...We found a small steep side road that led us to a spot just beside the ...

... 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 ...

... disused soviet industry, violently smoking factories and prisons with guarding towers in between. In Gardabani I take an old Lada taxi with an old Azeri taxi driver for 50gel (no other tourists for sharing it) with 3h waiting time. Despite my "russian" he's nicely talkative and stops for some grapes from his garden and also gives me some cheese and a tomato in exchange for my khachapuris. As the landscape goes more desert so does the road change into a harsh unpaved road. We miss some ...

... including those for salad, plus onions. The meal was ready by 10pm, washing up done by 11. The meal was very well received, with seconds, and the balance retained in tupperware for tomorrow. It started to rain not long after the tents were set up, and the team had to withdraw from the fire to eat standing up under the truck awning. The tents were set up on the grassy berm beside the block wall, and this worked well. In the ...

... At first, I thought we would ask from a German traveller who wanted to go to Borjomi to bring it. But since our flight was schedules to the day after, I suggested I'll pay him the stamping fee in advance. Another option is to leave a note, written by Michal's stylish hand-writing, for travellers from our homeland to bring it for her, and she sweared to come and take it. I knew exactly how important was that shirt to Michal. Michal went to our room, and Irina let me speak ...

... first landmark we saw was Tbilisi synagogue. A local Jewish man welcomed us and opened the place for us so we could see the synagogue from inside. Shabbat was about to start at 20:00 or so, and it was still early enough so I could take some photoes inside the impressive halls of the place. Unfortunately, the man couldn't speak neither English nor Hebrew, so we couldn't communicate with him. We went to see another church, saying that today is the religious-buildings day. We ...

... it was the haunting sound of the gypsy kings playing on a stage in the main sqaure that drew me in. Yes the gypsey kings (or the casino version)... Today was an off day and we start our "briefings" tomorrow with a 5 hour lecture on the current state of georgian electoral politcs. Since this is only a presidential election, the ballot is pretty simple. But to ...

... nimi :( Me ei lasknud end sellest häirida ja leidsime end peagi kohalikust turistilõksust. See oli turistidele mõeldud tänav, nagu meil Viru tänav. Hea söögi ja kosutava joogiga tiksusime poole ööni. Ühel hetkel tekkis tahtmine külastada kõrval asuvat termaalsauna. Seal on nii, et sind pestakse ja masseeritakse ning sina pead lihtsalt ühelt küljelt teisele keerama või kuumavee vannist leili ruumi minema. Türgiga võrreldes kordi odavam, aga kvaliteet kah tiba nõrgem.

... 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 ...

... destroyed and some 6,000 monks were killed in 1615. The caves were fascinating. Today, some frescoes could still be seen in the caves. Tbilisi also has the Soviet style metro. But they no longer use the cyrillic signs. The Georgian letters are totally foreign to me. I needed a lot of help from the locals when I rode the train. I was in an internet club a couple of blocks from Nasi's home on my last night in Tbilisi. Trying to observe the midnight curfew, I wanted to leave the ...