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…
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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…
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 – Cable Car Ride to Narikala Fortress & View of Old Town Tbilisi
Cable Car Ride This day I learned that the view of Tbilisi from Narikala Fortress is referred to as Old Town Tbilisi. Dachi and I rode a cable car up to the fortress. View of Old Town Tbilisi When you exit the cable car, you don’t enter the fortress – you enter an area just…
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…
Mtskheta, Georgia – Jvari Monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site In the 4th century, this is the location where Saint Nino converted the King of Iberia to Christianity, then erected a large wooden cross on the sight of a pagan temple. The cross worked miracles and started drawing pilgrims from the area. The Jvari Monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site….
Signagi, Georgia – Walking Around Town & Lunch
Walk Back in Time The town itself is charming. A wonderful walk back in time. Souvenirs Lots of locals selling homemade wool items. I bought a pair of wool slippers like these yesterday. Colorful mats and souvenirs. Handmade wool socks. A seller waiting for customers. Monument to Georgians Who Died in WWII View of Signagi…
Georgia – Driving The Silk Road & Jinvali Water Reserve & Greater Caucasus Mountains
Me and Dachi For A Week Well, so much for getting up and going to the sulpher baths this morning! I slept in! The tour guide who picked me up at the airport is my private tour guide for the duration of my stay. He is a cute 25 year old Georgian from Tbilisi….
Tbilisi, Georgia – Wandering Around on New Year’s Day
Time to Explore So, my main goal today, as it was my one tour guide free day during my trip, was to hit a sulphur bath! With suggestions from my tour guide who picked me up at the airport and dropped me off at my hotel, I googled the best sulphur bath locations. I picked…