Tbilisi, Georgia
I had the most amazing time in Georgia! I think it was my favourite country so far, even though it was cold. If I came from Canada to Georgia I might find it a bit warmer (it was 10 degrees in Georgia) but since I was coming from 40 degree weather, I found it very cold. During our time in Georgia (2 weeks) we visited 3 museums, took a day trip to another country, visited 7 churches, went to another town, and went on 2 tours.
The museums we went to were the museum of fine arts, the Georgian national museum, and a museum in Kutaisi. The fine art museum was super cool and featured some art that actually came off the canvas and took up half a wall! The Georgia national museum was super cool because it had a whole floor on human bones and skulls found in Georgia, and how it progressed to the skulls we have over time (gorilla to human).
The country we went to is called Armenia, and it was a 3 hour drive from Tbilisi. We visited a monastery there, and it was very interesting. Monasteries are built high up in hills so the people going to them can be closer to heaven. Most Armenians don’t live in Armenia, so you can find an Arminian church almost everywhere. We didn’t really do anything else in Armenia except eat lunch, so there isn’t much else to say. A few days later we went to a small town in Georgia, that is the longest continuously inhabited town in the world!
The town we went to is called Kutaisi, and it was a 1.5 hour drive from Tbilisi. Along the way we bought some pottery and sweet bread from the stalls on the side of the road. The next day we visited the Kutaisi museum. It was very small and most things were in Georgian. There were a few old Qurans, which is the central religious text of islam, and some islamic people take ramadan to read the entire Quran. There was also some beautiful clothing, like traditional dresses. I didn’t do much else in Kutaisi and the train ride back was pretty anti climactic. When we got off the train, it was 11:00 pm, and it took us 30 mins to catch the uber. The drive back to our house was 15 mins because Georgia won a spot to play in the Europe 2024 soccer championships, and the roads were packed with people walking home from the game. The next few days were rest days, and then we went to Turkey!
It’s 10 degrees here in Canada and for me it feels super warm. I find it funny that the same temperature for you, because you got used to like 40 degrees, is cold.
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