
Georgia - Kutaisi, Gori and Tbilisi
In May 2017 we went for short trip to Georgia - country with rich history, and one that year by year attracts more tourists. Trip there was a wedding gift from my brother Tomek and his girlfriend Sylwia - they have big experience in this destination - they made a lot of trips with their tour companygdzienaweekend.plthere.
Unfortunately weather was not yet good - and as it is mountain area it was changing often, and raining a lot. We started sightseeing fromKutaisi in west part of country, where most of cheap airlines are operating. It's second biggest city - almost 150 thousand inhabitants. It has been known from 6 Century B.C. In Greek mythology it was named "Ai" - city to which Jason and Argonauts went for Golden Fleece. From 2011 it is also were Georgian parliament is located.
On the "White Bridge" in 2004, the sculpture called "Picasso Boy" was erected. It is a representation of one of the scenes from the movie "Extraordinary exhibition", where the boy sitting on the railing takes the actors hats and jumps with them into the water.
The Rike Park was opened a few years ago and is now visited by locals and tourists. Everyone is attracted by the possibility of a moment of rest from the hustle and bustle of the city, as well as a rich set of various monuments and stone buildings.
Food
Georgian food is becoming more and more popular in Europe, but it's almost always better on the spot - until you get to a restaurant with descriptions in a language that you understand 😃. However, the local street food can be recommend to anyone. Khachapuri - the baked cake with cream cheese and various toppings - tasty and available on every corner.
Georgian Money Interesting facts:
- In many places you can see Russian street signs being replaced with English, and a lot of things are translated to English - BUT - nobody speaks in this language practically there - without Russian it's hard.
- The roads are very strange - right-hand traffic, but there are a lot of cars with a steering wheel also on the right side - there are dangerous situations - like overtaking by such cars on the right side.
- Accommodation prices are growing from year to year, unfortunately the standard can be very low.
- Seeing 10 or 15 year old car in a car rental company is not unusual.