New Year’s Day Tradition Since 2015, when I married my husband and moved overseas to Qatar, I enjoyed a tradition of starting each New Year’s Day in a different country. I was able to start this tradition because Michael and I worked in education and during Christmas Break, we would travel. I’m allowing myself the…
Category: Georgia
10 Day Travel Photo Challenge – Day 6
Welcome to Day 6 of this 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge! My Dusty Flip-Flops has nominated me for this challenge, thank you my friend! My Dusty Flip-Flops and I have been following each other’s blog adventures here on WordPress since 2017. It’s always nice to reconnect! The 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge: post one photo for 10 days with no explanation…
Just For Today – I Will Be Grateful For My Many Blessings
I’m sitting here, right now in the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, on my way to Huatulco, Mexico. I’m sipping a glass of Pinot Grigio. I’ve had eggs benny. At 3:00am this morning I received a call from Airbnb that they cancelled my reservation in Mexico because the location is not available. My taxi to the…
Just For Today – I Will Be Grateful For My Many Blessings
I am grateful for incredible moments! S, ❤️
Tbilisi, Georgia – Outdoor Flea Market & Peace Bridge & Final Moments
Outdoor Flea Market Dachi, my tour guide, took me to an outdoor flea market as a final place to buy the one last black papakha hat I needed to purchase. This was filled with lots of relics and antiques from the Soviet Union. So much cool stuff to see. By this time and after so…
Tbilisi, Georgia – Sololaki Hill & Leghvtakhevi Waterfall & Love Lock Bridge & Legvi Cáfe
Crown of Fresh Flowers While at the Narikala Fortress, tour guide Dachi bought me a crown of fresh flowers from this woman. Walking Down From Narikala Fortress We started walking down from Narikala Fortress to see the Leghvtakhevi Waterfall at a steep wall of Sololaki Hill. On our way down the hill we see this…
Tbilisi, Georgia – Narikala Fortress
4th Century Fortress Narikala Fortress was built in the 4th century. It is located on a hill, overlooking Tbilisi and the Mtkvari River. The fortress has two walled sections that are between sulphur baths and the botanical gardens. The fortress has been expanded and reoccupied over the centuries. Parts have been destroyed by either fire…
Tbilisi, Georgia – Sololaki Hill – Kartlis Deda – Mother Georgia
Kartlis Deda Wine in One Hand, Sword in Another This twenty meter aluminum statue, situated next to the Narikala Fortress on Sololaki Hill, is known as Mother Georgia. Tour guide, Dachi told me that the statue was built by Russia/Soviet Union. His thoughts on her is that he thinks she looks like a strong, hard-working…
Tbilisi, Georgia – Sulphur Baths
The Story Goes… 6th century King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali was hunting with his falcon in the ancient Abanotubani district. He set his falcon out to catch a bird. The falcon and its prey fell to the ground. King Gorgasali went looking for his beloved falcon, and found it and the prey it caught boiled…
Mtskheta, Georgia – Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Walk to the Cathedral Walking to the cathedral, the streets are lined with shops and locals selling souvenirs, food and drink. Papaka Hats I’m bringing back 4 black papakha hats for Michael’s band members to wear during a gig. Here is Dachi and I as he tried one on. What a cutie! He sorta looks…