The last portion of our Georgian adventure brought us from Kutaisi back to Tbilisi for a day on our own before a week away in Armenia. Upon our return to Georgia, we spent a fun day with Shota up in his village of Ertatsminda which culminated in a delicious meal of grilled shashlik. Our last…Continue reading Georgia – Tbilisi, Ertatsminda, Mtskheta, David Gareja
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Georgia – Akhaltsikhe & Mestia
After our travel buddy Lars joined us, we took him straight to Akhaltsikhe where Becky’s friend Giorgi Shantadze (who she met in Kabul, Afghanistan) greeted us warmly and showed us all around his beautiful city. We were lucky enough to get invited to an observatory to see Jupiter, explored the cave city of Vardzia, crawled…Continue reading Georgia – Akhaltsikhe & Mestia
Georgia – Kutaisi & Batumi
From Tbilisi we made our way over to Kutaisi. Sofi has an apartment there and graciously invited us to stay with her for a week. Kutaisi’s highlights are Gelati and Motsameta Monasteries, the Bagrati Cathedral and Sataplia Nature Reserve. We tried to visit Martvili and Okatse Canyon but found out that we were way too…Continue reading Georgia – Kutaisi & Batumi
Georgia – Tbilisi
A visit to the Republic of Georgia has been way overdue! Becky visited in 2003 for work, but didn’t have many chances to explore outside of the Tbilisi area. We were originally scheduled to visit on our upcoming overland trip, but with a change in itinerary, the Rep of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan were cut…Continue reading Georgia – Tbilisi