Telavi

Monastery Madness!
The monasteries were wondrous, so amazing that even though quite ancient, they still sported discernible frescoes and carvings. I would, however, have liked to see Scott in a skirt for the service! But what madness was in your adventures from the best to the worst of hotel hosts and food (oh boy, mayo/cheese pizza and that nasty churchkhela that I was chicken to even try in Russia), sheep crossings and killer ducks, and the hard-to-believe figure of 700 people being slaughtered at one go without the help of automatic weapons. Very entertaining tour that one was! Love the grape troughs, jugs in the ground and roadside wine dispensaries--very exotic!