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I did a tour of Eastern Georgia, the main wine region for the country. Kakheti, Sighnaghi and Telavi. Unfortunately it was cold and rainy, so I didn't get many pictures -sorry!

Our final stop was a family winery where we tasted 7 wines and 3 Chacha's. That's a liquor similar to vodka made out of grapes

These are used to make wine and Chacha

This is Churchkhela- a famous treat. They said it was a sweet treat...it was pleasant. Made with fruit juice, dried fruit, nuts and seeds. I thought it was meat-lol!

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Tons of statue's around town. Middle left are caskets...in the middle of town. Not in a graveyard.

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Beautiful church, and other buildings that I liked. I'm going back during the day, so I can get better pics.

Side note, the churches don't have seats. They stand for the entire service - which could last up to 12 hours!

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Liberty Square and old town

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Oldest wedding chapel, theater and stars, Parliament building.

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Freedom bridge, statue of important architect, and waterfront.

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Tbilisi after dark.

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OMG! I had the best local dish today. Chkmeruli, chicken in garlic, butter cream sauce. It's a specialty of this region 😋

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The surrounding town and church

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Entertainment room and beer bath, plus more pics of the grounds.

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Gazebo and church

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Then to Rabati (Akhaltsikhe) Castle. It's amazing it's been so well preserved!

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Driving to Akhaltsikhe through Borjomi which is a town with mineral springs that Russian's used to frequent when this was still part of the Soviet Union. Quaint little town in the mountains.

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I found a cute bookstore with a cafe. Really cute area.

It's unfortunate that graffiti is ruining these Soviet sculptures...