Republic of Georgia trip, our road trips (part 3)
Welcome back to our little series recapping our trip to the Republic of Georgia. Today I will share our 3 day excursion outside of the capital. We were hosted in a little house on someone’s property in the town of Surami. It is about a 3 hour drive from Tbilisi. Our hosts welcomed us with a meal when we arrived and the rest of our meals were prepared in our little kitchen with the food we brought with us. Electricity was turned off a few hours that evening and we did have access to spotty wifi which we only needed for posting pictures on Facebook and Instagram.
We spent one day visiting Orthodox monasteries. Our car barely made it up the very steep unpaved road to the following monastery. What is interesting to know is that the monks used to have to travel down that road daily to get their water until they found a spring higher up and devised a way to have water. They have been renovating the monastery by hand and have discovered artifacts as they have dug.
There are so many pictures I would love to share but you would be overwhelmed. Needless to say, the history and holiness of these places can be felt.
I will leave you with a few more pictures.
Next week, I will share about our visit to Prometheus caves and the Okatse Canyon.
A bientot! I hope you enjoyed this journey!
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23 Comments
Jennifer
I love all the architecture!
Jennifer
Effortlessly Sophisticated
mimifce
Yes, it sure is beautiful!
jodie filogomo
It is amazing to think of the trials that people went through back then to have the basics… Or at least what we consider basics!!
Fabulous photos!!
XOXO
Jodie
mimifce
Thank you! Can’t wait to do some similar post about our trip to France!
Teresa
I did enjoy the journey! That’s one of the best things about blogging and the Internet, going places through other people’s blogs. Thanks for sharing!
mimifce
You are welcome! And come back next week for the last installment =)
Jessi's Design
Absolutely b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!!
mimifce
It is worth the trip!
Julie | This Main Line Life
Gorgeous. Love that picture of the steeple through the archway.
mimifce
Every so often I get creative =)
Gail
I enjoyed your pictures. I’ve always been fascinated by Georgia and would love to go there some day. Thanks for joining #WowOnWednesday!
mimifce
Hope you get to make a visit some day. The people are very friendly and the food is delicious. There is so much history too to discover!
Shelly
Such fun adventures! I love this countryside and the architecture.
mimifce
There is something about visiting old world countries. You get a feel for a simpler life when you visit the smaller villages and towns. One thing I didn’t mention in my posts is how once you are out of the capital, the cows, pigs and horses roam free in the small towns and villages. Pretty fun experience!
jade bevan
stunning blog post!
Jadieegosh Instagram
mimifce
Thank you! Come back next Wednesday for the last post on Georgia. I have a short video of some men chanting and it is just a lil glimpse of the culture!
Jill
The architecture is amazing! Love all of your photos!
Jill – Doused in Pink
mimifce
It is a beautiful country and I always take a lot of pictures!
Karen Del Tatto
Soo beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
mimifce
Thank you for stopping by. I will have one more post from our trip next Wednesday!
Mother of 3
That seems like a pretty long walk to get water; wow! It’s amazing how much we take for granted those things that make our lives easier.
mimifce
Yes the drive up was very difficult with the road being unpaved. I think we were told that it would take them 3 hours to go down get the water they needed and come back!
Jacqui Berry
This looks lovely, so nice to see different parts of the world. Thanks for sharing on #chicandstylish #linkup. Jacqui Mummabstylish