South Caucasus - Day 9 馃嚞馃嚜

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. ...

May 31, 2025 路 3 min

South Caucasus - Day 8 馃嚞馃嚜

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). ...

May 30, 2025 路 4 min

South Caucasus - Day 7 馃嚞馃嚜

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. ...

May 29, 2025 路 2 min

South Caucasus - Day 6 馃嚞馃嚜

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. ...

May 28, 2025 路 2 min