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Friday, January 22, 2016

Playing Tourist in Tbilisi

For some of you that want to come visit Georgia before I leave, here are more pictures of Tbilisi.


 


Modern bars in Tbilisi

just across from the modern bars!

The largest cathedral in Tbilisi,
with one of the oldest ones in the foreground.

Gondola goes to the top of
the old fortress on the hill

The Turkish baths, where one gets naked
 with some of your favorite friends.


Lack of architectural controls gives rise to creative building,
plus a loss of historical congruity.

view from a tourist restaurant 

 

Tourist prices: salad, deep fried kingali with soy sauce, and 2 glasses of wine
$4.80  :-)


In the middle of Old Town tourist area



Underground walkways beneath the busy roads

The same flower ladies have been here for 2 years. They wouldn't let me
take their picture until I said I wanted to buy a bouquet. Now
they smile each time I walk by.  


Finally, a efficient, well utilized Metro