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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Midnight Train



Phonetic spelling is an amazing thing. A casino in Tbilisi hasn't grasped the 'ph' concept quite yet



At the old fort in Tbilisi with the city in the background



the highest point of the fort





View of the biggest cathedral in Tbilisi



The most delicious Georgia peach at Pheasant's Tears vineyard.



Giant amphoras at the vineyard. To make the wine, these jars are sealed with beeswax, filled with wine and buried in the ground. The end result is delicious. Anyone in the greater DC area should got to Potomac Wines and Spirits and buy a bottle or two. Its pretty bombdiggity.



The vineyard through the vines.



Special and delicious grapes at the vineyard



More views of Tbilisi



wine amphoras at the Christian cave city outside of Gori



St. George's Church at the cave city



Some of the rocks around the cave cities



Me at the cave city!



St. George's church at the cave city



St. Georges at the cave cathedral underneath



views of the river by the cave city with mountains in the background



Me at Gori fortress with the Georgia flag in the background



Views of Gori from the fortress.



The Gori fortress.



Strange statue at the foot of the Gori fortress



Stalin's train car. he rode it to Potsdam!



Me and Stalin in front of the Stalin Museum

Rachel and Noah in Batumi



Me at Gonio near Batumi. WooHoo for Roman ruins



More of the Ruins




Pretty flowers and more ruins with the dramatic mountains in the background



More ruins!



Me at the ruins



The harbor in Batumi


Batumi from my hotel room!

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