Arrival in Tbilisi capital of Georgia

Arpi — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:00:50 +0000

We enjoyed rolling down, we soon arrived in the first town.
Locals here were also selling some flat breadlike flan along the side of the road. We tasted it.
A few kilometers further we met a ciclyst with a baggage on his bicycle. It was Gregori Yupyk from the Ukraine. He is collecting money with the help of his bicycle trip.
On our right we saw a wide valley and in front of us was Gori, where Stalin was born.
As we were rolling downhill, we crossed rivers alongside roadworks.
In the evening we put up at Rita and Marta’s, who were mother and a three-year old daughter.
The little girl was sweet. At first she was shy, but later she summoned her courage.
They had puppies, too.
They offered us fresh milk and homemade bread.
After waking up Rita was waiting for us and showed us into the kitchen where we were given breakfast.
We decided than after going home, we will also transform one of our rooms into a couchsurfing room, where travelers can stay free, and who we will try to give as much hospitality as we experienced on this trip.
On the main road we proceeded fast and easily to Tbilisi.

Then we arrived.
With the help of the GPS we found the Catholic church easily, where we had our accomodation.
Our host was Arthur from Poland, who once walked from his home to Rome and back.

Traveling to East Georgia

Arpi — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:00:07 +0000

We continued our travels east in the valley of the Dzirula River towards the capital, Tbilisi.

As we moved deeper into the mountains, the scenery got nicer and nicer. The place was picturesque, in spite that there we saw an unfinished reinforced concrete viaduct.

Along the way, by the roadside, local women were selling various things. For example, there was a sweet which had hazelnut pieces in a jelly bean mass.

In the evening, Paul suggested that we could sleep in the restaurant’s storage area.

On Paul’s birthday people were happy and in a good mood. Khinkali, the Georgian national dish was served at the table.

For several days the wheel of Zita’s reclining bike was causing problems. It was not a simple hole in the tire.

Three of us had to do surgery on the it and we removed a metal filament, one centimeter long.

In the morning we said good by to Paul and started to move upward.

We soon reached a tunnel at 900 ms height. It is located at Rikoti, and according to the map, it is at 997 ms. Here lies the divide between West and East Georgia.

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Arrival in Tbilisi capital of Georgia

Traveling to East Georgia