A few more things, Georgia 8 – 6/2014

November 29, 2016

Our friend Tom Hughey back in California loves to read about our experiences, the people and the interesting places we visit but being a practical kind of guy, he was wondering, about the local infrastructure, so we started photographing items of different nature. Much of Georgia’s economy reminded us of what we had seen in Russia in 1996, so for us, it was not new. Gary already mentioned the above ground gas lines in Sighnaghi (blog Georgia 4). Here is a collection of few other things you might find interesting.

Unfortunately, our time in Georgia was cut short. China was calling. The exact entry date was set, August 28, 2014, and we still had to travel thousands of miles through five other countries. Someday, we hope to return to Georgia to explore the rest of the country and get to meet more of its friendly people.

: In the Kakheti Valley, traffic was a much slower pace than in Tbilisi.

: Locks? How many different locks exist in the world?

: A fancy rain gutter downspout

: No drain spout? No problem. Just make one.

: We filled our water tank at this Artesian well. The water was very tasty.

: Time to wash clothes. What’s a laundromat? Monika felt lucky as there was running water and the weather was warm and sunny!

: A quick stop in a village where you can see the typical overhead gas lines along the road.

: Power pole too short?No problem. Lash two of them together. It was a common sight.

: These transfer stations and transformers looked a little scary.

: Why not use an old plastic bottle to protect a wire connection if no tape is available?

: In contrast, this wiring almost looked like art.

: In the 16th century, Gremi was the capital of the Kingdom Kakheti.

: Saint George is a patron saint of Georgia.

: We found this saying at the entry gate of the Gremi castle in Georgia.

: Beautifully carved entry ways or doors were not too common.

: While in Telavi, the captial of the Kakheti region, we visited the Alexandre Chavchavadze Museum. He was a renowned 19th century poet. The beautiful gardens are popular with wedding parties.

: We wondered who had the pleasure of drinking all these wines at the Alexandre Chavchavadze museum.

: This pretty modern fountain was located on a plaza in Telavi.

: Gary is relaxing at the Numisi winery’s patio where we tasted their version of grappa.

: Monika loved the collection of all the old farm and viniculture tools & equipment at the Numisi museum in Velistsikhe.

: Too bad we can’t bring this shed home!

: These portable grinders are popular all over Central Asia. The miller places a stick into the outer hole. While turning the upper grinding stone the grain gets slowly poured into the center hole to be ground.