Aug 8, 2011 - One and Only Trip

The Saga Continues So I have not been writing (this time) because there has really been nothing to tell save for the various couches I have slept on in the interim. Many friends have been squiring around family and friends and have not been home. One tore a ligament in her knee and was shipped off to Thailand to get fixed so obviously I could not stay there. Suffice it to say, I now have another home, (my fourth in country) with the promise of at least one more move on the horizon as this new family I am staying with plans to go to Russia...

Oct 11, 2007 - On the Road to Hayastan

Hi there - When I said my next stop was a mystery I wasn't kidding. Plans for flying to Central Asia and the great Silk Road cities didn't work out due to sickness, visa difficulties and more. I, quite literally, didn't know what was next. I hearby rename this trip "The Magical Mystery Tour" So I went on to Istanbul to nurse my cold and cough. This is just one of the world's great cities. But this visit was a bit bittersweet since the last time I was here I was with my daughter and I missed her presence, especially on a return trip to...

Sep 24, 2006 - Georgia: Tblisi Capitol

Georgia north of Armenia.borders with Russia...desendents from Noah's son Thargamos..great grand son Karthlos. Human remains have been found dating back 200 000 years ago. has been under various regiemes: The greeks, Alexander the Great. then the Romans under Pompey, then Persian rule, the Turkish empire, the Bysantine, the Genghis Khan, the Mongol warlords, 12th c., the Ottoman empire 14th c., andfinally the Russians beginning with Peter the Great 18th c and finallly Caommunism under Stalin who was born in Georgia and left Georgia alone...

Mar 6, 2006 - Tbilisi,Georgia

Crossing the border is the most simple i have had yet and Georgia is free. Georgia is an amazing country with lots of culture. Man are they hardcare catholics. every tıme someone can see a church they do a hail mary. getting lost on the hill sides of tbilisi looking for good vıews or old churchs is one of the best things to do in town. Georgia has great food, cheese pies,dumplıngs and walnet speads on eggplant, the wine is excellent and as is their cheese. oh i forgot the vodka. the women are not difficult to look at either.

Sep 15, 2005 - 15 septembre (michel)

bonsoir... nouvelle journee, nouvelles aventures... vers les 9 heures, Haros,(un chauffeur de voiture que Rati, le contact d'Andre, nous a propose) s'est pointe a l'heure prevue pour nous conduire a une cinquantaine de kilometres de Tbilisi, a DAVIT GAREJA, un monastere cache dans les hautes montagnes...(pres de GARDABANI et de la frontiere d'Azerbaidjan sur la carte de Georgie) on a mis un peu plus de 2 heures pour y aller et plus d'une heures pour revenir... a un moment donne, la route devenait un petit sentier de terre, de boue, de...

Sep 14, 2005 - de la Géorgie (michel)

salut tout le monde... merci a ceux et celles qui nous ecrivent... j'avoue que malheureusement mes parents et amis sont plus silencieux que ceux d'Andre(meme si nous ne sommes pas en competition)... apres avoir change d'hotel hier nous avons fait un tour de la ville a pied... notre hotel est au centre-ville tout pres de la vieille ville de Tbilisi... notre marche nous a fait voir les degats immenses causes par le terrible tremblement de terre de 2002... la reconstruction est bien entamee mais le chantier est encore immense... la partie...

Sep 13, 2005 - Nouvelle frontière: Géorgie

A: Nous avons passe notre 1ere nuit a Tbilisi en Georgie et sommes en bonne forme. Allah a ete grand et nous a permis de TROUVER LE MEME LIVRE ici a Tbilisi, dans une librairie tenue par un British ami de cet avocat anglais (Rupert Earle) rencontre au Panorama. Nous avons voyage avec lui hier et avons traverse la frontiere ensemble puis nous sommes separes, lui en taxi pour une peite ville et nous en marshrutka vers Tbilisi. Or surprise, nous nous sommes retrouves sur le trottoir ce matin , venant tous a la meme librairie d'ou j'ecris,...

Apr 13, 2005 - Paixao ortodoxa

Tblisi, Georgia Paixao ortodoxa. Eh o sentimento predominante quando o assunto eh religiao na Georgia. A maioria absoluta da populacao eh catolica ortodoxa, o que favoreceu que a Georgia viesse a buscar auxilio junto aos russos no seculo XIX, nos casos de ameaca iminente dos turcos e persas. O fervor religioso eh intenso tambem entre os jovens. Todos fazem o sinal da cruz quando passam em frente a uma igreja, e muitos deles seguem a tradicao de nao comer carne, leite e ovos antes da pascoa, cuja comemoracao nao coincide com a mesma data da...

Apr 12, 2005 - Stalin, Caves and Churches

Depart: Bakuriani, Georgia Arrive: Tblisi, Georgia Overnight: Morkinali Hotel - Our first stop on the way to Tblisi was Gori. Famous for being the birthplace of Josef Stalin. We took a tour of the fascinating museum which was led by a local woman who spoke very good English. The most striking item on display was a wooden mosaic of Stalin where different pieces of coloured wood had been painstakingly cut to represent the figure. We also got to see the inside of his plush personal train carriage which he used to travel to Potsdam - Stalin...