The veranda of our hotel gave us some spectacular views of Tblisi before we left in the morning:
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| With my mom |
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| With Sandrine, my French "sister" |
The Soviet Ministry of Transportation building (built 1970), now the Bank of Georgia:
We headed north and west out of Tblisi towards Western Georgia. Here's what their highway rest stops look like:
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| Dunkin' Donuts and Wendy's included |
\Kutaisi, in western Georgia, is a city of 250,000 and is a center of art and culture with an opera house and theater and museums. There are sculptures and statues of poets and artists all over the city.
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| Fountain depicting the Legend of Jason and the Argonauts (with McDonald's in the background) |
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| Theatre |
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| Opera House |
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| They put Roman warriors on top of it a few years back! |
An outdoor sculpture exhibit
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| "Let's Build With Love" |
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| Socialist workers hero monument |
Giant Wall Sculpture - Pano Kolkheti (1985) - depicting the history of Georgia
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| notice the person in the photo for scale |
The Democratic Republic of Georgia existed for three years (1918-1921) before being annexed by Russia. During that time, this was the uniform of their Air Force. This image is found all over Georgia today (I think it has a kind of Mandalorian look to it.):
At the local market:
Lunch at a very cool restaurant:
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| The toilet paper holder in the bathroom - tres chic! |
Today was quite rainy all day and we spent most of the day driving.... tomorrow will be 5 hours or so on the road as well, but the weather should be clearer.... here's hoping!
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