I arrived in Georgia on June 16th, and I'm writing just a quick note as internet access is intermittent here. According to our sources in Georgia, (Irakli's brother Achi works for an internet service provider here) the main internet trunk line to Georgia goes through Romania. It seems internet service is often interrupted because someone or some firm in Romania accidently digs up the line. Fortunately, the trunk line service provider offers 1 month free for every 1 hour of downtime. Currently, Georgia has accumulated 203 years of free service! I arrived safely in Georgia early Tuesday morning, after 4 flights starting early Monday morning. My itinerary was Cluj to Timisoara (both in Romania), Timisoara to Munich, Munich to Vienna, Vienna to Tblisi, capital of Georgia, where I was met by a happy Irakli and his
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