Tbilisi

We arrived in Tbilisi on Friday evening after a really average train ride from Kutaisi (hot, uncomfortable seats), and checked into our apartment for the next 3 weeks. Spent a few days doing laundry, cooking and catching up on exercise and life admin. We checked out Sports Fest (a 2 day sports festival), the Dry Bridge Flea Market and Cass tried out an aerial studio in the city.

When we finally left the apartment to do some sightseeing, we visited the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi which overlooks the city (relatively new, opened in 2004), Queen Darejan Palace for views over the old town and Meidan Bazaar. We also visited the Tbilisi Wine Museum, where we learnt about the importance of wine to Georgians (i.e. it is VERY important to them, their culture and identity) and how they still make wine using traditional methods and the qvevri.Read more