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Entering Goergia - the most efficient border crossing we've seen for months
Entering Goergia - the most efficient border crossing we've seen for months
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Typical Georgian village house - complete with vineyard
Typical Georgian village house - complete with vineyard
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Town walls of Sighnaghi
Town walls of Sighnaghi
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Three hours past the border - looking forward to our first glass of wine...
Three hours past the border - looking forward to our first glass of wine...
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...and after the second, all good
...and after the second, all good
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Views over the vineyard-rich Kakheti valley
Views over the vineyard-rich Kakheti valley
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Supper on the first night, onto our 2nd litre
Supper on the first night, onto our 2nd litre
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Typical Georgian family - notice the profiles
Typical Georgian family - notice the profiles
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Playing at the Holy Spring outside Sighnaghi
Playing at the Holy Spring outside Sighnaghi
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St Nino's monastery, Sighnaghi
St Nino's monastery, Sighnaghi
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Georgia's most famous product...
Georgia's most famous product...
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...being enjoyed to its full potential...
...being enjoyed to its full potential...
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...with Stevan, our host at Kindzmarauli...
...with Stevan, our host at Kindzmarauli...
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...the after effects - notice the time
...the after effects - notice the time
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The 12th century Necresi monastery, Kakheti
The 12th century Necresi monastery, Kakheti
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Typical Georgian chapel, buried in a forest
Typical Georgian chapel, buried in a forest
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Some traditions don't change, some do
Some traditions don't change, some do
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Not all roads in Georgia are great
Not all roads in Georgia are great
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Wild flowers over the Gomberi Pass
Wild flowers over the Gomberi Pass
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There's no doubting the Georgian's political stance - coming into Tbilisi
There's no doubting the Georgian's political stance - coming into Tbilisi
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Overlooking Tbilisi - the Tsminda Sameda dominating the eastern skyline
Overlooking Tbilisi - the Tsminda Sameda dominating the eastern skyline
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One month on - our first celebratory bottle of champagne!
One month on - our first celebratory bottle of champagne!
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Tbilisi's receiving a major facelift
Tbilisi's receiving a major facelift
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Haggling in a veg market in the Armenian quarter
Haggling in a veg market in the Armenian quarter
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Playing cards in the Armenian quarter - they were still there 6 hours later
Playing cards in the Armenian quarter - they were still there 6 hours later
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Tbilisi's backstreets
Tbilisi's backstreets
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An elderly local
An elderly local
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Mosaic in the Armenian Cathedral
Mosaic in the Armenian Cathedral
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New bar - old thoughts
New bar - old thoughts
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You can tell we're out of Islamic countries
You can tell we're out of Islamic countries
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An Orthodox priest outside one of Tbilisi's many churches
An Orthodox priest outside one of Tbilisi's many churches
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More charming, ramshackle backstreets...
More charming, ramshackle backstreets...
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...they all feel incredibly European
...they all feel incredibly European
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Bitter memories of Russian occupation die hard here...
Bitter memories of Russian occupation die hard here...
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...there's no doubting Georgia's new policies
...there's no doubting Georgia's new policies
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Trendy new cafe, traditional pious beggar
Trendy new cafe, traditional pious beggar
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Fountains on Rustavelli Avenue
Fountains on Rustavelli Avenue
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Aritisan at work under the cinema's arches, Rustavelli Avenue
Aritisan at work under the cinema's arches, Rustavelli Avenue
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Streetscene, Rustavelli Avenue
Streetscene, Rustavelli Avenue
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Domestic literature is enjoying a renaissance in Georgia
Domestic literature is enjoying a renaissance in Georgia
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Renovated murals, church in Tbilisi
Renovated murals, church in Tbilisi
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Old Tbilisi - a typical rooftop view
Old Tbilisi - a typical rooftop view
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New Tbilisi - changing fast
New Tbilisi - changing fast
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The mighty Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta
The mighty Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta
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Candles left by worshippers inside the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Candles left by worshippers inside the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
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A central part of any church
A central part of any church
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Portly priest, Mtskheta...
Portly priest, Mtskheta...
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...eating too many katchapuri (cheese pies) - that's how it happens!
...eating too many katchapuri (cheese pies) - that's how it happens!
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Tbilisi by night - note the White House style presidential palace
Tbilisi by night - note the White House style presidential palace
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The Tsminda Sameda Cathedral, Tbilisi - the largest religous building in the Caucasus
The Tsminda Sameda Cathedral, Tbilisi - the largest religous building in the Caucasus
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We're stil a long way from home
We're stil a long way from home
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Another cathedral, beside the Georgian Military Highway
Another cathedral, beside the Georgian Military Highway
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Looking back from the Gudauri Pass
Looking back from the Gudauri Pass
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Memorials and headstones lie strewn around the Georgian - Chechen border
Memorials and headstones lie strewn around the Georgian - Chechen border
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Views from Kazbegi
Views from Kazbegi
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Kazbegi's Cathedral, sunset
Kazbegi's Cathedral, sunset
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A rare, Soviet style viewpoint, Gudauri
A rare, Soviet style viewpoint, Gudauri
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Georgian salad - not much green stuff, plenty of mayo and cheese...
Georgian salad - not much green stuff, plenty of mayo and cheese...
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A dashing, youthful Stalin, Gori
A dashing, youthful Stalin, Gori
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Recent bullet holes tell a differnt story, Gori
Recent bullet holes tell a differnt story, Gori
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