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Lena introduced us to Khingkale (meat filled dumplings) on our second day in Tbilisi and taught us how to dust them with pepper and eat them with our hands (without spilling the juices).FYI, 25 dumplings were more than enough for the 3 of us!Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
Dusk falls on Old Tiflis.Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
A mosque, sulfur baths, and Georgian churches mark Tbilisi's landscape.Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
Tbilisi (or Tiflis, meaning 'Hot Water') was named so in 452 by King Vahtang Gorgasali because of its natural sulphur hot springs. The springs are supposed to have medicinal qualities and are still used by locals today. ..Although the sulphur lends an odd smell to the baths, they make for a relaxing visit. Tbilisi's remaining mosque is on the hill at right. Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
This friendly woman held court over beautiful piles of dried fruits at the Tbilisi main market.She allowed us to sample a handful of just about everything - apricots, raisins, and prunes to name a few. Audrey's not a fan of raisins, but even she liked the ones here.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
One of the newly renovated buildings in Tbilisi's Old Town.
Balconies of all sorts and sizes make up Tbilisi's architectural landscape. We found this one in Sololaki.
One of the most amazing churches we've ever seen, not because of the artwork and design, but because of the feeling inside. It's not a museum, but an alive church. Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
A popular restaurant outside of Mtskheta served up ceramic mugs full of our favorite Georgian bean dish - lobio. Here, it's complemented by mchadi (cornmeal bread that weighs as much as a brick).Like all Georgian feasts, this was only one of the numerous courses; we could barely move afterwards.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
Khajapuri, the ubiquitous signature Georgian cheese-stuffed bread oozes gooey goodness. A common site on the Georgian table - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Very addictive.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
When we wandered into one of the many courtyards in Tbilisi's Sololaki neighborhood, we were welcomed by a group of kids eager to speak with us in English, teach us Georgian words, sing Georgian folk songs and tell us about their city. And this was just the first day!
Tea, backgammon, cigarettes and older men lounging around are a common site from Georgia through Central Asia. ..This game was put on hold outside one of the sulphur baths in Tbilisi. Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
These tomatoes looked almost too good to be true.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
You never go hungry in Tbilisi since a khajapuri stand lurks around just about every corner serving it fresh from the oven. This stand had the requisite cheese-filled variety, but also included some tasty mushroom and rice/tarragon filled varieties as well. Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
Those were the only words of English this vendor knew, so each time we would walk, that's what she'd shout.We'll take it.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
View of Tbilisi at Dusk
Another shot of graffiti from the streets of Tbilisi.
Apartment bloc life by the Tbilisi main market.Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
Actually, that's the name of the guy on the left (pronounced GO-cha). He really was gigantic...and friends with the skinny cheese vendor.When he saw us, the two unsuspecting Americans, he tried to physically pull us away to consume large amounts of wine. With the help of the other vendors, we managed to escape his overly hospitable clutches and save our already inflamed livers for a few more hours. Dan still has nightmares about Gotcha drinking him under a table in a parallel universe.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
A Soviet star still looms above the Theatre Union building on Rustaveli Street in Tbilisi. Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
Yes, we know it looks like an advertisement...but we swear it's natural and not staged. The grass really was that green and a couple just happened to be walking their dog.Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
Khajapuri, bardijan, khingkhale, and pikhali make a perfect picnic our last night in Tbilisi.
Old wooden balconies and colorful courtyards provide the big visual and architectural draw in Tbilisi.Read more about Tbilisi and our visit to Georgia.
This woman ground fresh garlic with dried peppers to make Adjika, a spicy Indian pickle-like paste - while the women in the background watched and wondered.Try adjika with fresh cucumbers and veggies. Very tasty.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
Some hot, some not...at the Tbilisi main market.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
