People on AZ,GE and AM trip
Oct 29–Nov 13, 2023 in Armenia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Marianne from Australia (AU)
Rob from AU
me
Munia Pak from st Petersburg Russia
Akansha from AU
Vee Kawa from S.Africa
Julie Niocolas from Perth AU originally from Indonesia
Peter Singleton fromRead more
Baku Azerbaijan
Oct 29–Nov 1, 2023 in Azerbaijan ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Citi Park Hotel Baku
Flew in after an overnight in Abu Dhabi.
Intrepid tour with Manya Pak
Sir Ansari Museum restaurant. Was an old mansion
Flame towers Baku AZ
October 30, 2023 in Azerbaijan ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Had a city tour of Baku. 3 diff ages
Moslem old town within walls. Late 19th century mansions from 1st oil boom before soviets and ultra modern after soviets. Had dinner at the Qaynana restaurant andRead more
Gobastan Une AZ national Park
October 31, 2023 in Azerbaijan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Unesco site. AZ national park with petroglyphs. Drove 1 hr south of Baku along Kaspian sea which is 25meters low 'because of low inflow'.
Had lunch at an underground restaurant which was an oldRead more
Tevali capital of Kakheti area
Nov 3–4, 2023 in Georgia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Wineries. Local market. Batoni Castle and museum
Tbilisi
Nov 4–6, 2023 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Orientation walk. Freedom Square. All signs must be in Georgian and in other languages. Georgian alphabet very unique-unesco protected because only language that uses it
Borjomi
Nov 5–7, 2023 in Georgia
In a gorge where they bottled the Borjomi spring water. Sparkling and a bit salty. Stayed at the Hotel Firuza(turquoise). Former mansion of the Iranian ambasator
Garni Armenia
November 10, 2023 in Armenia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Build on a rocky point over a gorge needed to have walls only on one site of it. Has Greek style temple with Ionia columns build out of Tiffany stone. The gorge also has Balsack stones like giantsRead more
Gerhard Monasteri
November 10, 2023 in Armenia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Unesco world heritage site. Carved in stone from top of dome down
Yerevan
Nov 10–13, 2023 in Armenia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Buildings made of Tuffa stone. Four colors and each has many variations. Very cosmopolitan. Stayed in the Tufenkian Historic Hotel. Went to the Genocide museum
