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A couple weeks in the Caucasus
Jun 30 - Jul 19, 2019 -- compiled by Jeff DePree
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A couple weeks in the Caucasus
Jun 30 - Jul 19, 2019 -- compiled by Jeff DePree
Day 1: Tbilisi
Decaying old houses amidst the pricey real estate of central Tbilisi
Fortress in the morning light
Downtown Tbilisi
A restaurant, I think?
Interesting parking job outside wine shop.
Assorted veggie concoctions sprinkled with pomegranate seeds
I try not to be limited by my fear of heights, but sleeping on the uppermost bunk was terrifying
This brewery fills a plastic bottle with your choice of beer, then transfers it to a pint glass. Maybe it helps with the foam?
Day 2: Kutaisi
Church in a tree
Day 3: Monasteries
Most colorful drive-thru ever
Walking along a "disused" railroad track
A weird thing to have to tell people
Mushroom fajita
Day 4:
Iron-rich spring
Day 5: Onward to Ghebi
Bean quesadillas and everpresent tomato/cucumber salad.
This pig followed me for some minutes and halfheartedly posed for all my pictures
Day 6: Knowing your Boundaries
Shrine outside my guesthouse room
Butterflies sure do love poop
Awash in a flurry of poopy butterflies.
Day 7: Next, Kazbegi
Day 8: Churches and Glaciers
A lot of rules for a mountain hut
Glacier
Day 9: TruSo Gorge
Veggie dinner in the station diner
Day 10: Svaneti
This theater only plays one movie, five times a day.
Mother-in-law tower
Someone weaponized this cow by affixing a board with nails to its face.
Day 11: Turned Around
Every single car that passed this accident stopped to help - eventually a ring of about 30 guys carried it to a field on the other side of the road.
Day 13: Baku
Night train from Tbilisi to Baku
Azerbaijan has its share of burkas, but they certainly aren't the norm in Baku
Caspian coastline
The Flame Towers
Day 14: Xinaliq
"Highest village in Europe"
This village had giant poop masonry works on every corner, presumably for heating/cooking.
Day 15: Quba
All dressed up and nowhere to go
Cozy 4-across 2-hour minibus ride
Pizza Hut started in the States, but we've somehow missed out on all their most innovative menu options.
Day 16: Sheki
Random hotel
Breakfast at tea shop
Hunter's cafe, complete with shotgun shells
Pottery artisan workshop
Winter palace