Planning To See...
1 июля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Ideas in the city to see...
Getting Blog Ready for Convention Trip
2 июля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Excitement is building ...
At the Airport & through security
15 июля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Waiting to board. Seeing groups of Friends too! The hugs have already started and we only made it one state over 😂
Istanbul Ataturk airport connection
16 июля 2018 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Only there briefly, so didn't see much. Longer scheduled connections on the other end of the trip.
Arrived in Tbilisi
16 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ⛅ 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 supposedЧитать далее
First Sites of Georgia
16 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 bothЧитать далее
Gori Assembly Hall
17 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofЧитать далее
Uplistsikhe
17 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ⛅ 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 helpedЧитать далее
Restaurant "Nacharmaghevi"
17 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 otherЧитать далее
Field Service day
18 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 assignedЧитать далее
Evening Gathering at Mukhrani Chateau 1
18 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 toЧитать далее
Evening Gathering 2
18 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ 🌙 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 wellЧитать далее
Georgia Branch 1
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 eachЧитать далее
Georgia Branch 2
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Inside fun in various Departments.
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/office…
Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 1
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Georgia Branch 3
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Just so much to do and learn here!
https://jw2018.org/Home/KingdomWork
Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 2
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Went down into an underground shopping bazaar (Turkish styled and influenced).
Tbilisi -- old town walking tour 3
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Across the Mtkvari river to Metekhi Virgin Church and statue of King Gorgasili
Abanotubani and Sulfer Baths
19 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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/tbilisiЧитать далее
Convention Day 1
20 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 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 smallerЧитать далее
Convention Day 2
21 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
2nd day hotter and more Friends, but the loving atmosphere continued. Gift giving and receiving intensifies. 🛍️💌
Colorful Convention Fun
21 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Had fun with Friends and taking memorable photos 🎩👗
Convention Day 3
22 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Last day. More colors, hugs, photos, kisses, and gifts!
Outdoors in Georgia, city
22 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Scenes outside in the city.
Outdoors in Georgia, countryside
22 июля 2018 г., Грузия ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Scenes of the countryside, beyond the capital city.
























































































































































































































































Путешественник
Great , Deb. Thanks for testing. 😙
Jeannette N Tim Putnam
Wow!