Kutaisi, Sairme, Baghdati, and Tbilisi – Republic of Georgia

October 17-21, 2019: KUTAISI: Dinner and Ice Cream by the White Bridge: Car Trolling for Scrap Metal: Kutaisi Sports Monument: Khareba (Annunciation) Church: NEAR KUTAISI: Gelati Monastery: Motsameta Monastery: Lunch at Wendy’s outside Kutaisi: Spring 6 Spa, Tskaltubo: SAIRME: Walking Around Old Sairme: Checking out a spa, New Sairme: BAGHDATI: Georgian Supra (Feast): Our “Supra”…

Borjomi, Atskuri, Akhaltsikhe, Khertvisi, Vardzia, Surami, Zestafoni, and Kumistavi – Republic of Georgia

October 15-17, 2019: BORJOMI: Guesthouse Metreveli, Borjomi: Statue of Tchaikovsky: Mosaics on a Wall: Shopping, Borjomi: Upside Down Bridge: Crown Plaza Hotel: River Through Borjomi: Golden Tulip Hotel: Another Colorful Building: Borjomi Mineral Water: Central Park, Borjomi: Cable Car to a Ferris Wheel: Prometheus Statue and Waterfall: Amelia and Garrison getting their exercise, Central Park:…

Ananuri, Nadibani, Gudauri, Achkhoti, Pansheti, Kasbegi, Jvari Pass, and Mtskheta – Republic of Georgia

October 12-14, 2019: NEAR TBILISI: Chronicles of Georgia: Zhinvali Reservoir: ANANURI: Ananuri Fortress: NADIBANI: Monument to Prince Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani: Natural Spring Fountain: GUDAURI: Soviet-Georgian Friendship Memorial: Natural Spring: ACHKHOTI: Farm in Achkhoti: PANSHETI: Defensive Tower: KASBEGI: Rooms Hotel breakfast buffet: Trinity Church: Hiking in Kazbegi: Saint Elias the Prophet Church: Playground, Georgian beer and lemonade,…

Tbilisi and Mtskheta – Republic of Georgia

October 7-11, 2019: TBILISI: Stalin Underground Printing House: A nondescript, crumbling house in Georgia’s capital hides a series of tunnels where in 1904, a young communist secretly printed magazines, pamphlets, and newspapers. Funicular to Mama Daviti Church, Mtatsminda Pantheon, and Mtatsminda Park: Mama Daviti Church on Mtatsminda Mount is a domed temple erected in Tbilisi in 1859-1871. The Church…

Telavi, Kvareli, and Sighnaghi – Republic of Georgia

October 5-7, 2019: Chiatura to Telavi: We last we were at Mgvimevi Monastery, near Chiatura. It’s a long drive to our next destination, Telavi, and we met some obstacles on the way… But also some pretty scenery… And Ujarma Fortress… And meeting the parents of our driver/guide, George Zardiashvili TELAVI: Telavi is located in the…

Poti, Batumi, Kutaisi, and Chiatura – Republic of Georgia

October 2-4, 2019: POTI: Poti is a port city in Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. BATUMI: Batumi, a Black Sea resort and port city, is the capital of the Georgian republic of Adjara. Batumi Boulevard encompasses a waterfront promenade with…

Zugdidi-Jvari-Mestia-Lasdili Highway, Mestia, and Ushguli – Republic of Georgia

September 30 – October 1, 2019: ZUGDIDI-JVARI-MESTIA-LASDILI HIGHWAY: This is the main road from Zugdidi to Mestia. Along the way, in Tsalenjikha, is the Enguri Dam. Enguri Dam: The Enguri Dam is a hydroelectric dam which is the world’s second highest concrete arch dam, with a height of 271.5 metres. It is the sixth largest…

Tbilisi, Gori, Uplistsikhe, Kutaisi, Martvili, Khobi, and Zugdidi – Republic of Georgia

September 27-29: TBILISI: Tbilisi is the capital of the country of Georgia. Its cobblestoned old town reflects a long, complicated history, with periods under Persian and Russian rule. Its diverse architecture encompasses Eastern Orthodox churches, ornate art nouveau buildings and Soviet Modernist structures. Looming over it all are Narikala, a reconstructed 4th-century fortress, and Kartlis…