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- domenica 1 luglio 2018 15:00
- ☀️ 91 °F
- Altitudine: 869 ft
Stati UnitiBennington Municipal Forest42°52’8” N 73°10’15” W
Planning To See...
1 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Ideas in the city to see...
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- lunedì 2 luglio 2018 12:00
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Altitudine: 735 ft
- Stati UnitiDowntown Bennington Historic District42°52’42” N 73°11’50” W
Getting Blog Ready for Convention Trip
2 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Excitement is building ...
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- domenica 15 luglio 2018 11:16
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitudine: 43 ft
- Stati UnitiJohn F. Kennedy International Airport40°38’32” N 73°47’30” W
At the Airport & through security
15 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Waiting to board. Seeing groups of Friends too! The hugs have already started and we only made it one state over 😂
Viaggiatore
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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- lunedì 16 luglio 2018 06:30
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitudine: 177 ft
TurchiaIstanbul Atatürk Airport40°59’12” N 28°48’38” E
Istanbul Ataturk airport connection
16 luglio 2018, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Only there briefly, so didn't see much. Longer scheduled connections on the other end of the trip.
Viaggiatore
Love being above the clouds, adventure! Did you make requests for warp speed😉
ViaggiatoreIt was a good plane but not built like the Delta Flyer, so we didn't ask. 😉😉
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- lunedì 16 luglio 2018 14:37
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitudine: 1.568 ft
GeorgiaTbilisi International Airport41°40’15” N 44°57’31” E
Arrived in Tbilisi
16 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 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 supposedLeggi altro
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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- lunedì 16 luglio 2018 15:27
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitudine: 1.467 ft
- GeorgiaVere41°43’13” N 44°46’49” E
First Sites of Georgia
16 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 bothLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
This is a sports arena. We can just barely see our hotel above the roof and much farther beyond.
Viaggiatore
Yes, and we drove in and out of there to deliver a couple of Friends to their hotel.
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- martedì 17 luglio 2018 11:32
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitudine: 2.011 ft
- GeorgiaOtarsheni41°59’56” N 44°5’37” E
Gori Assembly Hall
17 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofLeggi altro
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- martedì 17 luglio 2018 13:07
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitudine: 2.005 ft
- GeorgiaK'vakhvreli41°58’3” N 44°12’26” E
Uplistsikhe
17 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 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 helpedLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
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.
Bluebutterfly
Lots of stairs. At least you did not have to try to scale that hughe rock.
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- martedì 17 luglio 2018 13:30
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitudine: 2.057 ft
- GeorgiaCharebula42°2’16” N 44°6’6” E
Restaurant "Nacharmaghevi"
17 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 otherLeggi altro
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- mercoledì 18 luglio 2018 15:37
- ☀️ 91 °F
- Altitudine: 1.175 ft
- GeorgiaRustavi41°33’24” N 44°58’34” E
Field Service day
18 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 assignedLeggi altro
BluebutterflyYour companions are lovely. 😊 it must have been so cool to go in service 😎 and really hard to leave 😭😢
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- mercoledì 18 luglio 2018 19:00
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitudine: 1.834 ft
- GeorgiaMukhrani41°56’29” N 44°35’6” E
Evening Gathering at Mukhrani Chateau 1
18 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 toLeggi altro
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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- mercoledì 18 luglio 2018 21:00
- 🌙 77 °F
- Altitudine: 1.834 ft
- GeorgiaMukhrani41°56’29” N 44°35’6” E
Evening Gathering 2
18 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ 🌙 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 wellLeggi altro
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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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 11:00
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitudine: 1.575 ft
- GeorgiaTbilisi41°41’29” N 44°52’36” E
Georgia Branch 1
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 eachLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
Geoff tried with the suit coat at Bethel. Only lasted about 5 mins--- so hot in the intense sun.
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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 12:00
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitudine: 1.575 ft
- GeorgiaTbilisi41°41’29” N 44°52’36” E
Georgia Branch 2
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Inside fun in various Departments.
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/office…
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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 12:30
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitudine: 1.388 ft
- GeorgiaMtkvari River41°41’30” N 44°48’22” E
Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 1
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofLeggi altro
BluebutterflyLooks like a very fascinating place. Lots of interesting things to look at.
Viaggiatore
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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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 12:30
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitudine: 1.575 ft
- GeorgiaTbilisi41°41’29” N 44°52’36” E
Georgia Branch 3
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Just so much to do and learn here!
https://jw2018.org/Home/KingdomWork
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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 14:00
- ☀️ 91 °F
- Altitudine: 1.322 ft
- GeorgiaSamarkhakhevi41°41’18” N 44°48’40” E
Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 2
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Went down into an underground shopping bazaar (Turkish styled and influenced).
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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 14:30
- ☀️ 93 °F
- Altitudine: 1.339 ft
- GeorgiaMtkvari River41°41’25” N 44°48’40” E
Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 3
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Across the Mtkvari river to Metekhi Virgin Church and statue of King Gorgasili
BluebutterflyLook like it is rich in history...if those buildings could talk...the stories they could tell.
Viaggiatore
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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- giovedì 19 luglio 2018 15:00
- ☀️ 93 °F
- Altitudine: 1.342 ft
- GeorgiaSamarkhakhevi41°41’17” N 44°48’39” E
Abanotubani and Sulfer Baths
19 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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/tbilisiLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreNo, 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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- venerdì 20 luglio 2018 09:00
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitudine: 1.742 ft
- GeorgiaSaburtalo41°43’6” N 44°43’41” E
Convention Day 1
20 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 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 smallerLeggi altro
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- sabato 21 luglio 2018 10:00
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitudine: 1.736 ft
- GeorgiaSaburtalo41°43’6” N 44°43’40” E
Convention Day 2
21 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
2nd day hotter and more Friends, but the loving atmosphere continued. Gift giving and receiving intensifies. 🛍️💌
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- sabato 21 luglio 2018 18:41
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitudine: 1.713 ft
- GeorgiaSaburtalo41°43’4” N 44°43’41” E
Colorful Convention Fun
21 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Had fun with Friends and taking memorable photos 🎩👗
Viaggiatore
Yes, Geoff had to help, of course. Gave our local bus monitor sister a break any way.
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- domenica 22 luglio 2018 12:00
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitudine: 1.742 ft
- GeorgiaSaburtalo41°43’6” N 44°43’41” E
Convention Day 3
22 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Last day. More colors, hugs, photos, kisses, and gifts!
ViaggiatoreI 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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- domenica 22 luglio 2018 19:00
- 🌧 75 °F
- Altitudine: 1.755 ft
- GeorgiaVazisubani41°42’60” N 44°49’16” E
Outdoors in Georgia, city
22 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Scenes outside in the city.
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- domenica 22 luglio 2018 20:00
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitudine: 2.421 ft
- GeorgiaAkhatani41°57’32” N 44°47’2” E
Outdoors in Georgia, countryside
22 luglio 2018, Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Scenes of the countryside, beyond the capital city.
Viaggiatore
Great , Deb. Thanks for testing. 😙
Jeannette N Tim Putnam
Wow!