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Adventure to the far of Eastern Europe / Asia, Georgia, the beautiful surprise on my adventure.
Published: December 24th 2012Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi
November 9th 2012
It all began with an early early wake up in Prague, a bus, a long wait at airport, a plane to Minsk. Minsk airport with its 'no maning of the transfer desk and basically no order or clue was an adventure in itself. As was waiting there for 7 hours without food, water or anyone who spoke English.... But finally we all boarded the plane to Georgia...where in the cue I met my first Georgian man. He blatently stared at me for a good 10-15mins while the cue went no where and I got the giggles as he was being completely ridiculous. Eventutually he grabbed the girl he was with, put her in front of me and then shoved his hand on her face and said "my friend, not girlfriend, definately not girlfriend (she squirmed out ... read more
September 30th 2012
The cheering car sped by, car after car, flags waving high and young men hanging from the windows shouting with pride. The lead car held a megaphone out the window to ensure his voice could be heard by each resident in the apartment block. Each apartment block showed crumbling walls, women leaning over the seemingly fragile balconies looking onto the streets below before returning inside to resume cooking over gossip with their sisters, mothers and cousins. Men sat in the shade smoking cigarettes playing cards, drafts or dice; the children nearby screamed with laughter as they climbed over the decrepitating play set. The air is lined with dust and each outing I feel my skin gently suffocate in the heat. In the city centre you are transformed into another world. Cobbled walkways, high street stores with ... read more
August 18th 2012
I visited Tbilisi with my friend Felix, concentrating on the Old Town district. Our hostel was right up a tall, steep slope, on the top of which lay ancient city fortifications. Early in the morning, we walked up to visit them. The ruins themselves were very nice, and made for a fun climb), but the city view was the biggest draw. One thing to note is that the ruins make for an actually quite adventurous climb: they raise sharply, the steps are very inegal, there is no protection whatsoever to prevent a person from falling off... and a fall, in some areas, could mean severe injuries or worse. If this site had been located in the US or Canada for instance, most of it would have been off limit to climbing, or would have needed to ... read more
One Night in Tbilisi .... Scarlet Sails
Published: May 29th 2012Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi
May 29th 2012
Scarlet Sails "Mr Spielberg, Mr Spielberg ! How do you want me ? What's my inspiration ?" "You guys just stay sitting at the bar, he (the star) will be in between you doing his piece to camera while you talk among yourselves." What can you say ? A late night in a faraway bar and someone pointing a film camera at us, saying talk among ourselves. Hmmm. A Scotland trip. What are we going to talk about ? "So, how strong was Hattie Jacques' gusset ?" "How did Kirk Broadfoot ever play for Scotland ?" We had decided to expand our horizons and leave the comfort of Tbilisi's Old Town bars. We made about fifty yards and found the Scarlet Sails. Deciding on a beer before going too far, we stepped inside, much darker than ... read more
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Natan Halat trip to Mtskheta, Ananuri, Gori, Tbilisi.
Published: April 16th 2012Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi
December 11th 2011
Our week of orientation is coming to a close, we are both exhasted yet excited to begin our time in Gerogia outside the four walls of this Hotel. I don't know whether we have decribed the hotel before, it is a huge ex soviet hotel with very dim lights and resembles something from a horror flick. .Mikaela and I got the news two days ago that we have been placed with a host family together meaning that we will not have to rent an appartment which was a relief to us as we wanted to see Georgian culture from the inside. We have been placed in a small village named Shilda near the region centre of Kvaveli in the Kakheti region in East Gerogia. Our region is known as the wine capital of Georgia. Our family ... read more
December 6th 2011
Today we began the morning by heading into the city to get our medicals done. We were a little nervous about where we were going and the kind of health standards that we were going to subject to ourselves to. After a short drive we pulled up outside an old soviet block building which did not improve my nerves, those who know me well know that I hate needles and am a bit of sook. Inside was actually quite modern, the doctor was nice and had visited Sydney before. He said that he thought Australia was a very pretty country. Our nerves were quickly set aside when nature started calling - having drunk a lot of water under Aaron's guidance I was more than ready to pee for our urine test. People were actually jumping at ... read more
