Saturday, November 30, 2013


Sighnaghi 
Sighnaghi (Georgian) is a town in Georgia's easternmost region of Kakheti and the administrative center of the Sighnagi Districts. It is one of the country's smallest towns with a population of 2,146 as of the 2002 census.Sighnaghi's economy is dominated by the production of wine, traditional carpets, and Georgian traditional food Mcvadi. The town and its environs are also known for their landscapes and historical monuments. Sighnaghi has recently undergone a fundamental reconstruction program and has become an important center of Georgia's tourist industry.
Shaori Lake 
Shaori Lake, which is in Racha in the west of Georgia. There are the crisp air and fresh clean water and the fantastic scenery, including the view of the snow-white caucasus  mountains. There is the famous Nikortsminda church not far away. There are a very interesting and beautiful places. 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

DMANISI

The town of Dmanisi is first mentioned in the 9th century as a possession of the Arab emirate of Tbilisi, though the area had been settled since the Early Bronze Age. An Orthodox Christian cathedral – “Dmansis Sioni” – was built there in the 6th century. Located on the confluence of trading routes and cultural influences, Dmanisi was of particular importance, growing into a major commercial center of medieval Georgia. The town was conquered by the Seljuk Turks in the 1080s, but was later liberated by the Georgian kingsDavid the Builder and Demetrios I between 1123 and 1125. The Turco-Mongol armies under Timur laid waste to the town in the 14th century. Sacked again by the Turkomans in 1486, Dmanisi never recovered and declined to a scarcely inhabited village by the 18th century. 

VARDZIA 

Vardzia, the cave city, is located at the central southern part of Georgia.This is the city  carved in a huge rick more then more then 700 years ago. Vardzia isbuilt in the 900 meters long rock and has 12-14 levels in height. Building up this place started in 1156 by other of king of Georgia, George III and was finished by the king  Tamar at the right begining of 13th  century. The complex includes more then 240 well preserved caves, but initial number  of the rooms was more than 400. On the way to Vardzia travelers will be able to visit following place: Mtskheta town, Stalin`s home town, mineral water resort-borjomi, Akhaltsikhe (Rabati) Khertvisi fortreses, invincible fortress of Tmogvi and Vardzia  it-self. This tour is made as circle trip, that means driving back to Tbilisi an other way.

Monday, November 25, 2013

AT A CERTAIN LAST INSTANT

It probably becomes a book of silence. You can`t see the war in it but it`s really there.And what you see depicted in the photos might no longer exist. Something does and somethings does not. The mountain will always stay picturesque, exciting, eternal and attractive, but the lives of the people in these place turned out to be pretty differend. This book gives you the feeling of isolation. There is no link between the people and the place. There is only menacing silince. Everything is hardened into stone and fozen at the certain last instant. The whole picture turned into a still-life: a lifeless hand with a glass in it, a playing girl in the air, a car stuck standing on one wheel. This is exactly what has happened. This is the essence of the book. It reminds of an old Georgian fairy tale- events go from bad to worse and you are still sure that the and will be happy. 

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Mona Liza 
The Mona Liza is a half-lenght portrait of a women by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as " the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most paradied work of arts in the world".
 The painting, thought to be a portrait of Liza Gherardini, the wife of Francesko del Gicondo, is in oil on a white lombardy poplar panel, and is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506,  although Leonardo may have continued.Working on it as late a 1517. It was acquired by king Francis I of France  and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at the Louvre museum in Paris since 1797. The ambiguity of the subject`s expression, which is frequently described as enigmatic, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modeling of froms and the atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Svaneti



Im sure that Svaneti will soon be the number one attraction in Georgia for tourists .People who lovemountains and living in the wild get an incredible feeling from activities like walking, hiking, sleeping in tents, horse riding and climbing.I `ve already had two holidays an Mestia and I can say that the views from there are magnificent.When you are there you can see the twin peaks of  Mt. Ushba, the snow-covered pyramid of  Mt. Tetnuldi and even  Mt. Elbruz, which is Europen`s highest peak. A unique attraction of  Svaneti is its superb house-towers, most of which date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. I spent a night in one of these towers and believe me it`s a great feeling. And there`s Ushguli, of course.It`s the higest village in Europe and it gives a
very special flavour to the region.