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1. Georgia (Asia) - Jvari Church
... a Unesco World Heritage Site, the attraction of Jvari Monastery proved irresistible. Moreover, being probably the most holy and spiritual place of Georgia, it is inevitable to visit. While the easiest way would have been to rent a taxi and be taken up, I decided to go up by my own power, even though it was a cloudy day ... read more...
Silhouet of Jvari Church seen from a distance through the trees
2. Georgia (Asia) - Uplistsikhe
Upon arrival in Gori, the birthplace town of Stalin in the heart of Georgia, I directly went to a group of taxi drivers and negotiated a price for a taxi for a trip to Uplistsikhe. Fortunately, my guide had a language section, because communication was not all easy. Soon, I found myself in an old Lada, and the good humoured ... read more...
Uplistsikhe rising out of the landscape
3. Georgia (Asia) - Stalin Museum
... though he ruled his country with an iron fist, soon after his death the museum was erected. I decided to visit mostly out of curiosity. Even though Georgia is an independent country now and communist times have finished in this part of the world, the town remains proud of its infamous inhabitant. Stalin is prominently present in Gori, in ... read more...
Outside of Stalin Museum with his birth house in the foreground
4. Georgia (Asia) - Georgian People
Georgia is one of those countries arousing curiosity because of its location. On the doorstep of Europe, yet part of Asia, neighbour of the Russian Federation and, indeed, for a long time part of the Soviet Union, yet proudly independent, neighbouring muslim Turkey and Azerbaijan yet almost homogeneously Orthodox Christian, the country has several traits making it a special one. ... read more...
Old Georgian woman selling bread at a street market
5. Georgia (Asia) - Atenis Sioni
After my visit to Uplistsikhe, I wanted to visit Atenis Sioni. I was reconfirmed in my wish by my guide in the cave town, who urged me to visit Atenis Sioni. When driving up the valley carved out of the lush green landscape by the Tana river, I once again noticed how many grapes were being cultivated ... read more...
Atenis Sioni seen from below
6. Georgia (Asia) - Sveti-Tshkoveli Cathedral
When I approached Mtskheta by marschrutka, or van, from Tbilisi, and we still had to cross the river to reach the former capital of Georgia, the enormous silhouet of Sveti-Tshkoveli cathedral presented itself, sticking out of the landscape in front of me. Once walking in the streets of this Unesco World Heritage town, it was very easy to locate Sveti-Tshkoveli, ... read more...
Sveti-Tshkoveli cathedral with lantern and Jvari church in the background
7. Georgia (Asia) - Mtatsminda Zamemba
As soon as our marshrutka stopped on the main square of Kazbegi, we spotted the famed Mtatsminda Zamemba church on top of the mountain across the Tergi river. The sun was disappearing behind the mountain ridge, and we just had enough time to walk to the WWF centre, to find out that their maps were sold ... read more...
Mtatsminda Zamemba seen from a distance
8. Georgia (Asia) - Davit Gareja
When we were on the way from Gardabani in an old Lada that seemed on the verge of breaking down, I realized I was very excited, because it was for some time I had been looking forward to visiting Davit Gareja. The landscape around us emptied itself as we drove on, and we had to get out the car and push ... read more...
Lavra monastery with monk houses and part of the complex
9. Georgia (Asia) - Ananuri castle
On our way to skiing at Gudauri, in the north of Georgia, we passed Ananuri, a combined fortress and church next to the Georgian Military Highway. It was a beautiful day, the sky was an impeccable blue, and we had just started to spot the first snow around us. There was much more in the distant mountains, the direction we ... read more...
Ananuri fortress and church basking in the sun
10. Georgia (Asia) - Gudauri Skiing
When we left Tbilisi in our warm clothes and ski boots in our bags, nothing seemed to indicate we would actually be able to ski. It was a sunny, almost warm winter day, and the drive to the mountains would not take more than a couple of hours. After we entered the valley of the Aragvi river, we started ... read more...
Looking over the snow-capped mountains of the Kaukasus mountains
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