Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

To Gergeti Trinity Church

The most famous picture of Georgia, the country in Caucasus, is the view of Gergeti Trinity Church, seen from Kazbegi village. We, too, came all the way into the mountains to see…

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

Georgia and Russia

We went north on the Military Highway in Georgia towards Kazbegi, whose current official name is Stepantsminda. On the way, we stopped at a supermarket in Gudauri, a ski resort, for…

Mtskheta

The Cathedral Full of Treasures

On the morning of the third day of our holiday in Georgia, we checked out the hotel in Tbilisi and headed north on the Military Highway. On the way, we stopped in Mtskheta and visited…

Tbilisi

The Market That Sells ‘Big CDs’

On the second day of our summer holiday in Georgia, after lunch in the old town of Tbilisi, we headed for Sioni Cathedral nearby. I enjoyed walking around this area, where…