Started the day early for a multi-stop day trip. First up: Panorama of Zhinvali Reservoir. Second stop: Ananuri Fortress Complex Gudauri View Point – This is a tour stop where you can paraglide around the mountains. Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument – You can see Russia from here, where’s Sara Pallin? Pretty…

Today was all about looking at real estate locations. I took the subway from Rustaveli to Station Square then switch lines to go all the way to the end at VAZHA-PSHAVELA. I then worked my way back via DELISI, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, TSERETELI and back to STATION SQUARE. At…

After a few day trips this week I wanted to take it easy so I headed to the park on top of the mountain here in Tbilisi. I took the funicular up. The views from up here are breathtaking as you can see for miles all around the valley and…

Today was a long day trip. First stop Chronicles of Georgia. I’ve been to Stonehenge and this site is more impressive. Georgians have been cultivating grapes for 8000 years so Britain can stop bragging about Stonehenge. Next Stop: Sighnaghi – A city perched on a mountain surrounded by a wall…

Went to grab a quick breafast at McDonalds for my day trip and this is what I had to navigate. But finally got to an incredible destination, David Gareji Monestary. It is a monastery carved into the rock . It overlooks the rainbow mountains. The interior of the church, also…

Took my first subway to the Dezerter Bazaar and I did not get lost! The subway is pretty simple here, two lines, north/south and east/west. Good singnage everywhere. More apartments for sale. This is the Dezerter Bazaar. After the bazaar I had lunch then dinner, neither was specatuclar. The highlight…

Today was all about Georgian cooking and eating. I arrived at the cooking class early 12 pm instead of 1 pm. The chef told me I was the only one that signed up for the class so it would be a one-to-one session. The class/meal included a starter salad. The…

I did laundry this morning on the Russian washing machine. No matter what I select, it takes 2 hours to do laundry for some reason. I guess all loads are treated equally under Russian design. It works great when you start laundry at 8 am because by 10 am, the…

Like Albania, Tbilisi has a large number of free range dogs hanging around all over the city. As I sat down for breakfast this morning, the dogs decided to swing by. I haven’t had any issues with dogs but both in Albania and Tbilisi I have seen dogs randomly become…

First real day in Tbilisi and it’s time to hit the museums. First up Georgian National Museum. The museum had the first floor shut down and the second floor was mostly dedicated to Mose Toidze and Niko Pirosmanashvili. Both are great artists and their art often reflects somberness of their…