A long layover on a journey to Barcelona gave me the opportunity to experience the Discover Doha Transit Tour by Discover Qatar and Qatar Airways. This was a paid service, and I was able to register for the 8:00 AM tour online and make the payment in advance. The flight from Mumbai to Qatar was nice, but short. They had a breakfast service after takeoff and it was not long before we began our descent into Doha. ...
I got up early to see the morning light on Mt. Kazbek from our balcony. It was quite dark but the size of Mt. Kazbeg was evident. As the sun rose, the cloud came in and coverered the peak. 脳 < > Once all of us were ready to leave we headed to Gergeti Trinity Church. The road was good and we were able to drive our van up there without any issues. There were not too many people around this early in the morning so it was good. The walk from the parking lot towards the church offered magnificent views of the church with the mountains in the background. ...
We left early in the morning from Kutaisi because we had a long drive ahead of us today. We fueled up the car before joining the main highway heading east. The drive was nice as we passed the Georgian countryside. As we got close to Mtskheta the exits from the highway were tricky and after some to and fro we finally joined the Georgian Military Road. We stopped at a small roadside eatery for a quick breakfast. It had been a couple of hours that we were driving and everyone was hungry. We had three types of khachapuri they had on offer and some coffee (which was from a machine and not great). ...
We left early in the morning from Kutaisi to visit the Gelati Monastery. The drive there was nice through winding roads and green hills. Unfortunately Gelati Monastery was undergoing restoration work and we were not able to see it from the inside. After spending some time, we started our drive back to Kutaisi. ...
We left early in the morning from our Airbnb in Tbilisi. The roads leading out of the city were quite crowded. Being the wrong lane led us to take an unexpected exit and we somehow ended up seeing the Former Archaeology Museum and the Saint Nino Monument. There were nice views of the cityscape from this point. We joined the highway again and continued our drive. Our first stop was the city of Gori. We parked the car near Stalin Park (3 GEL) and walked across to see it. We saw the Stalin wagon and the Stalin monument. ...
Ever since I found out about touristanbul I was eagerly waiting for the opportunity fly Turkish Airlines and visit Istanbul in transit. My red-eye from London to Istanbul on Saturday night landed early morning and I had a 15-hour layover before my flight to Mumbai. There were kiosks at the airport where people could apply for a visa.The Republic of Turkey issues e-Visas for Indian passport holders who have a valid visa for the USA, the UK, or the Schengen countries. I had applied for the e-Visa in advance to avoid any last-minute complications. I headed to immigration, where the officer checked my e-Visa and also my visa for the USA, and stamped my passport. My bag was checked through to Mumbai so I walked past baggage claim and customs and proceeded to the Hotel Desk in the International Arrival Hall (next to Starbucks). I submitted my boarding pass to them, and they asked me to wait around until they called for the tour. There was still lots of time so I found an empty bench and took a nap since I hadn鈥檛 really slept well on the overnight flight. ...