Friday, October 6, 2023

Day 17 - Friday - Driving day.... Winery for lunch, and a Monastery

We had a long driving day leaving the mountains...


Lunch at a winery run by a woman with a Ph.D. in wine making!






Our guide: Tato

Isn't this a cool label?

გაუმარჯოს - Cheers!





Bottles ready to ship!

12th Century Monastery / Seminary Gelati. It was ruined in fires through the centuries so has undergone a series of renovations.





Ruins of the wine cellars

The meeting hall


King David the Builder's grave


Frescoe of King David the Builder (12th C)






Rublev Icon: The Trinity


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