This morning the moon decided to join Mt. Kazbegi in greeting us:
As we drove down the valley out of the mountains, we made a pit stop.... Apparently, America isn't the only one who runs on Dunkin' - Georgia does too!
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Another city dog, strategically resting at the entrance/exit to the convenience store
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Coolest convenience store bathroom posters ever:
We drove 3 hours down out of the mountains to the city of Mtshketa. Our first stop was an 11th century cathedral which was the Eastern Orthodox religious center of Georgia for centuries. Legend has it that Christ's shroud was buried here and so it is a pilgrimage destination.
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St. Nino's Cross
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5th C baptismal font
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Decoration on the font
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The Andre Rublev Trinity Icon
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A replica of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem) replicated inside the Cathedral for those who cannot make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem!
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| A 17th-century column under which the robe of Jesus is said to have been buried |
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Praying at the column
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A mom teaching her son to pray
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There was a wedding while we were there!
The Jvari Monastery of the Holy Cross (6th C):
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St. Nino
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St. George slaying Diocletian who tortured him. Normally he is portrayed slaying a dragon.
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Another St. Nino cross
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Diane in her usual pose
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The view: confluence of two rivers
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And another wedding:
Some random pics from the day:
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The Georgian flag
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Diane and Marie Jo at lunch
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The line of trucks (70 km long) to get into Russia
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At the end of the day we arrived in Tblisi, the capital, population 1.5 million. Our hotel is at the edge of the old city. This is the view from our balcony:
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