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Début du voyage
15 juillet 2018
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Planning To See...
1 juillet 2018, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Ideas in the city to see...
Yes, Jennifer I can access the site, and enlarge the pics. Debbie C
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Voyageur Great , Deb. Thanks for testing. 😙
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Jeannette N Tim Putnam Wow!
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Getting Blog Ready for Convention Trip
2 juillet 2018, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Excitement is building ...
Nice..Helen Wilhovsky
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At the Airport & through security
15 juillet 2018, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Waiting to board. Seeing groups of Friends too! The hugs have already started and we only made it one state over 😂
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Voyageur Surprise! We had no idea. Ran into our former KH Maintenance trainer couple from NH, Tom & Nancy C. On same flights. Maybe like 20 others Friends too? A guess, so far... Had to all put our badges on so we could know who the Friends are. Came in handy, as we had a gate change and could tell each other!
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how exciting!!!!!!!! you look great!! thanks for sharing the adventure.
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Voyageur Thanks... Whoever u might be 😀
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Istanbul Ataturk airport connection
16 juillet 2018, Turquie ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Only there briefly, so didn't see much. Longer scheduled connections on the other end of the trip.
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Voyageur Love being above the clouds, adventure! Did you make requests for warp speed😉
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Voyageur It was a good plane but not built like the Delta Flyer, so we didn't ask. 😉😉
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Arrived in Tbilisi
16 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
So, we finally arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia around 10:30 am local time (2:30 am EDT). Our flight from JFK was delayed over 90 minutes before take off due to at least one passenger that wasn't supposed to be on flight being removed. Then they had to verify every bag had an owner on the flight and get their checked bags out of the storage hold. 😐
There were a lot of other friends on the same plane and we were worried we were going to miss our connecting flight in Istanbul. We were all pleasantly surprised when we found out not only was it still there when we arrived, but it was extremely close to where we entered the terminal. We think that most of the flight from Istanbul to Tbilisi was Witnesses.
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Bluebutterfly I love sun sets and sun rises when I am flying.
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Bluebutterfly On the ground safe and sound 😥😄🤗
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Bluebutterfly I see you had a window seat...I love the window seat. Get to have a bird's eye view. 😄
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First Sites of Georgia
16 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Trip to hotel was interesting. Lots to look at. A volunteer brother took us 2 couples to our nearby hotels in his van. He liked the horn & was using his tablet (for map directions). And he used both of these AT THE SAME time as his phone, to try to get us where we needed to be. Yikes, but he didn't text while driving anyway, oh boy oh boy!En savoir plus
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Voyageur This is a sports arena. We can just barely see our hotel above the roof and much farther beyond.
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Bluebutterfly I guess he is good at multi-tasking
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Bluebutterfly So narrow...do they drive on those streets?
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Voyageur Yes, and we drove in and out of there to deliver a couple of Friends to their hotel.
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Gori Assembly Hall
17 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Visited Assembly Hall. It is an outdoor one and very nice! The small KH is also on the same grounds. There is a separate outdoor building housing the restrooms and baby nursing area. Met a bunch of local Friends and conversed as best we could. A perfect "surprise rest stop" on the way to our scheduled outing! 😂😙En savoir plus
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Bluebutterfly Love to see all the smiling faces .
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Bluebutterfly And more smiling faces...I waved....not sure if you saw me 😋😆
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Voyageur Nope,missed it... So many people. But we love u still, not to worry 😉
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Uplistsikhe
17 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Our tour today was Uplistsikhe ( sounds like: Oop'-lisch-i-kah), an ancient fortress town all made in the native rocks. It was a semi-rigorous climb in the heat & intense midday sun, but we helped each other navigate safely-- and were rewarded with some great views from up high. For more info on this mixed Christian/pagan creation, check this out: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UplistsikheEn savoir plus
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Bluebutterfly WOW, that looks amazing!
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Voyageur Was an old "Christian" church from like the 13th century, or so. Built on a pagan worship & living area. Interesting site, but we chose not to go up.
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Bluebutterfly Lots of stairs. At least you did not have to try to scale that hughe rock.
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Restaurant "Nacharmaghevi"
17 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Ate a huge lunch at "რესტორანი ნაჭარმაგევი" ( Restaurant Nacharmaghevi). They gave us many small courses, eating with our little tour group + around 125 other Friends. We all met up at this Georgian restaurant's banquet hall. Got our first tastes of many authentic foods. Most were totally excellent!! Also a first serving of the many wines they are known for, poured from large glass pitchers, go figure. Then a surprise concert by a family group who were professional singers, prior to learning the Truth. (Gave us time to process some of our big meal, before we needed to return to the big bus taking us on the 1 1/2 hr ride back to the city).

*A musical treat to hear: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JdaqnTKH1CB1sAAW7En savoir plus
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Voyageur The local mineral water from the Springs
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Voyageur Borjomi is a location nearby.
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Field Service day
18 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Traveled an hour south of Tbilisi to Rustavi --to go in field service with Friends from the Megobroda congregation. We each were partnered with a sister and walked the dusty streets to our assigned apartment buildings. Geoff's partner was Te'a and Jenn's partner was Maia. Before and after svc, loving hospitality was shown thru food, drink, and singing & dancing. A few genuine tears followed as we were departing. Some sisters were very moved that we came out to be with them.En savoir plus
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BluebutterflyYour companions are lovely. 😊 it must have been so cool to go in service 😎 and really hard to leave 😭😢
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Evening Gathering at Mukhrani Chateau 1
18 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Evening Gathering for half the international delegates was at a gorgeous vineyard chateau, Muhkarani. Huge grounds, lots of snacks and wine from vineyard served for a short time (maybe 6 kinds to choose from). Included the local volunteer Witnesses, some chateau staff and many other local Friends. Not sure of the attendance, but our garden party was for more than 2000 or even 3000, we believe. Just purely lovely association, peaceful, & in a paradisaic setting! Taste of the New World, we are sure.En savoir plus
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Bluebutterfly Yummy! That looks good.
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Bluebutterfly I see Geoff is back to his old self....a face only a mother could love (or maybe a wife). 😆😋
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Bluebutterfly Nap time???
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Evening Gathering 2
18 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
After association, food and wine in the vineyard, the local brothers and sisters performed a concert and dance show behind the chateau. 1st rate production for our huge crowd! Very enjoyable and well done.En savoir plus
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Jeannette N Tim PutnamLooks like a great time!
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Bluebutterfly This event must have been very entertaining and up building. The story with the "mighty hunter" sounds like it was funny.
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Georgia Branch 1
19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
One our favorite tours was of the Georgia Bethel. Inside we visited most of the depts & they had special displays & stamp stations, for collecting in our "passport books" ---proof of visiting each interior Dept. Outside there was a fair type atmosphere all around the Branch grounds with activities/games, food, music, and eating tent. There was even a cool wine tent, where a Brother scooped and served wine out of a ground hole where it is aged & stored!!!En savoir plus
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Voyageur Geoff tried with the suit coat at Bethel. Only lasted about 5 mins--- so hot in the intense sun.
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19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Inside fun in various Departments.
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/office…
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Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 1
19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Embarked on an interesting walking tour of the oldest parts of Tbilisi. (Along with some modern additions). Without this, we would not have any idea about the rich architectural, nor cultural age of the city.En savoir plus
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Bluebutterfly Did you have a police escort?
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BluebutterflyLooks like a very fascinating place. Lots of interesting things to look at.
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Voyageur No, they were just taking a shortcut, I suppose... And in the shade. There was a bit of a breeze coming through there, and that's why I stopped at the top while we rested.
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Beautiful!
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Georgia Branch 3
19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Just so much to do and learn here!
https://jw2018.org/Home/KingdomWork
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Jeannette N Tim Putnam Kind to the sheep ❤
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Jeannette N Tim Putnam Kathy N says that suits Geoff 😁
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Lisa MischAre those real goats?
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Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 2
19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Went down into an underground shopping bazaar (Turkish styled and influenced).
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Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 3
19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Across the Mtkvari river to Metekhi Virgin Church and statue of King Gorgasili
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Bluebutterfly Did you ride on the tram in the background?
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BluebutterflyLook like it is rich in history...if those buildings could talk...the stories they could tell.
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Voyageur Nope, we hoofed it up and down everywhere in the heat and across the river. Very lovely sites, but we almost boiled over with the 98° feel... And not much shade or wind. Plus, Geoff likely wouldn't have ridden it...
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Abanotubani and Sulfer Baths
19 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Beautiful park like area mixed with old town buildings and ancient sulfur baths-- still in use. The warm waters is where Tbilisi gets it's name: https://georgia.travel/en_US/shida-kartli/tbilisi

While we had hoped to soak in the hot springs, the weather that day was in the 90s, with a "real feel of 98". We would have literally cooked ♨️🌡️En savoir plus
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BluebutterflyYou don't like Mazanec stew? 😓😥😦😧😋
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VoyageurNo, we were feeling like being in a crock pot, slow cooking, for many hours, many days. But the smells were NOT as pleasant, nope 😲😧😕
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Convention Day 1
20 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Arrived at the Olympic Palace for Convention day 1. Holds normally around 4,500. We were a tight 6,000+, using most of the floor. Many Special Conventions are like 8-12 thousand, so this was smaller for a smaller country, but quite tight and mostly hot! (Like 1/3rd AC power 😩) But we all survived.En savoir plus
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Awesome!
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Convention Day 2
21 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
2nd day hotter and more Friends, but the loving atmosphere continued. Gift giving and receiving intensifies. 🛍️💌
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Voyageur See Pam and Andy Cyr from Bellows Falls, VT? 👫
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Voyageur Bro Lett 😆😀😉
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Voyageur Bro Numair 😄🤗
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Colorful Convention Fun
21 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Had fun with Friends and taking memorable photos 🎩👗
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Voyageur Yes, Geoff had to help, of course. Gave our local bus monitor sister a break any way.
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Voyageur Yup, there's a goof in every crowd! Can u guess his country?
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Just Beautiful the Worldwide Brotherhood. Debbie C
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Convention Day 3
22 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Last day. More colors, hugs, photos, kisses, and gifts!
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Voyageur A sweet Georgian couple 💕
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VoyageurI met a witness couple from Iraq on Sunday at the convention. And then later, after we got back from supper, Jennifer went into a grocery store and while I waited outside, I got to informal witness to a man from Iran. (Tehran is less than 1000 miles from Tbilisi.)
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VoyageurYes, neat experiences for him 😁
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Outdoors in Georgia, city
22 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Scenes outside in the city.
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Outdoors in Georgia, countryside
22 juillet 2018, Géorgie ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Scenes of the countryside, beyond the capital city.
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