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…
Tag: Signagi
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…
Signagi, Georgia – Walking the City Wall
Protect Kakhetians From the Dagestans The impressive fortress wall was built in the 1770’s to protect the Kakheti people from attacks by the Dagestani people. It would have been difficult for the Dagestani people to attempt a surprise attack. S, 🇬🇪 Papakha Hat Time – In One of the Towers
Signagi, Georgia – Bodbe Monastery – Saint Nino’s Shrine
Saint Nino This is a popular tourist attraction and pilgrimage location because it is here that Saint Nino, 4th century evangelist of Georgians, relic’s are shrined. I didn’t wear my papakha hat here – it didn’t feel right as this is such an important religious location. I wore my Prague scarf that swallows the head…
Signagi, Georgia – Puri Bread & Sulguni Cheese & Freshly Squeezed Pomegranate Orange Juice
Puri Bread Bakery Tour guide, Dachi picked me up at 11:30am and we were headed east to the Bodbe Monastery and the town of Signagi. On the way we stopped to buy Georgian bread and cheese. The cheese is a cow cheese called ‘sulguni.’ The bread is called ‘puri’ and baked in an oven called…