[PICTURES] A Trip To Georgia!

[EngrOmair]

Day1
Tbilisi: A very beautiful city with lots of historical scenery, Tbilisi is by far the Georgian city which never sleeps. Sardine Street being the most happening place where we can find Pubs, Restaurants, and Cafes…..
A Cable Car Ride of the city is a must with a visit to the Theme park located on the highest point giving breath taking view of the city.

Day 2
Gudauri : The White carpeted Place! It is a beautiful sight to see everything around covered in snow, with the ski resort running in full business. It is a very good place for beginners who are trying their hand on skiing for the first time. Para gliding and riding the snowmobiles is a must though it comes at good cost . Taking the cable car to reach the top of the mountain at 2450m above sea level is as thrilling as it could ever get.

Day 3
Kakheti: The wine place! The place where Georgian wine is brewed, a large part of their economy is supported by winery.
The Area brings along history from the 16th century, with churches and infrastructure backing the time up. The beautiful sight of lakes lopota and ilias is also eye pleasing.

 

[volcyz]

Absolutely stunning pics mate!

 

[ExpressPacer]

Breathtaking. Never thought of going to Georgie but looks like I'm going to have to add it to the bucket list now!!

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

So how did you find the trip overall? Friendly people? Sometimes I am wary about going to some countries because we hear a lot about the rising nationalism in Europe, but what you read in the press isn't necessarily reflected by the actual experience.How did you find it overall, and would you recommend it?

 

[EngrOmair]

So how did you find the trip overall? Friendly people? Sometimes I am wary about going to some countries because we hear a lot about the rising nationalism in Europe, but what you read in the press isn't necessarily reflected by the actual experience.How did you find it overall, and would you recommend it?

The experience was great, i would definitely recommend it. The Georgians are very friendly and the exposure they are having due to tourism is very new to them and they are embracing it with grace. In my time there i didn't have any trouble with communication or directions even though very few people understand English. The only unpleasant incident was some friends where sitting at a cafe where a drunk man passing by started cursing in Georgian language which obviously we couldn't understand and were told after the management got rid of him that he was complaining about us not being Georgians and being entertained...

The same goes all around the globe locals tend to make good money out of tourists but in Georgia it is pretty alright to bargain on anything and everything.

I was told USD would do fine, yes it does work in malls but if you are in a city like Tbilisi i would suggest the best way to get around is by walking to take in the beauty of the city and that would mean to visit the local markets and streets where only "Lari" works. Though you will find exchanges at every corner of the city.

In-fact you will find a lot South Indians in Georgia especially students, i visited a school mate as well residing in Tbilisi pursuing MBBS in a medical college in Georgia and with those affordable tuition fee & quality education in affiliation to European/American hospitals lots of NRI Students have moved to Georgia for Education.

 

[EngrOmair]

i will post some more pictures soon.

 

[EngrOmair]

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[SL_Fan]

Nice pics bud. How come I wasn't invited

 

[TM Riddle]

Stunning pics mate.Definitely a place to visit.

 

[shaykh]

I lived here for a year ...amazing country with some wonderful people ...I'm glad you enjoyed it ...

Probably my favourite year overall ...can't recommend this country enough ...when I'm at my laptop I'll share a few pics and stories myself ...

 

[troodon]

European countries are beautiful. Probably gloomy all the time with rain looming on peoples head.

Overall, for vacationing these countries are beautiful. No chaos like you see in Subcontinent, less people and clean roads.

 

[Slog]

European countries are beautiful. Probably gloomy all the time with rain looming on peoples head.

Overall, for vacationing these countries are beautiful. No chaos like you see in Subcontinent, less people and clean roads.

Don't understand how even the developing, not-so-advanced European countries are so clean and organised with good architecture for most part. Most of the Balkan countries are arguably as poor economically as subcontinent but if you go to their cities they are decades ahead of most of ours

 

[saeedhk]

Don't understand how even the developing, not-so-advanced European countries are so clean and organised with good architecture for most part. Most of the Balkan countries are arguably as poor economically as subcontinent but if you go to their cities they are decades ahead of most of ours

Exactly. I was also thinking the same. Very clean roads and streets,good roads and bridges.

 

[karthikc]

[MENTION=138411]EngrOmair[/MENTION] I have heard that lot of Punjabi's own huge acres of farmland in Georgia and are even employing Georgians for the farming!! And to think this was the birthplace of Stalin!

Did you visit any countryside areas?

 

[EngrOmair]

[MENTION=138411]EngrOmair[/MENTION] I have heard that lot of Punjabi's own huge acres of farmland in Georgia and are even employing Georgians for the farming!! And to think this was the birthplace of Stalin!

Did you visit any countryside areas?

Indeed you will find a lot of Indian Punjabis residing there. They are wide spread in Kakheti as that's the country side to Georgia.Punjabi are known for their hard work and passion towards farming though the Georgian farming association doesn't support this much, Stalin was living in Gori when he died it's a town 80km away from Tbilisi unfortunately didn't get a chance to visit.

 

[sweep_shot]

A huge cyber-attack has knocked out thousands of websites - as well as the national TV station - in the country of Georgia.

Court websites containing case materials and personal data have also been attacked.

In many cases, website home pages were replaced with an image of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, and the caption "I'll be back".

The origin of the attack is not yet known.

BBC Caucasus correspondent Rayhan Demytrie said people on social media were speculating that Russia might be behind it.

She added that she had been told by cyber-security experts that Georgian government websites were "poorly protected and vulnerable to attack".

More than 2,000 websites, including non-government organisations and private companies, were targeted.

Irakli Chikhladze, head of news at TV station Imedi, posted on Facebook that there was no signal, and the station was unable to broadcast.

Both Imedi and another network, Maestro, were affected, he said.

"The scale of this attack is something we haven't seen before," said Prof Alan Woodward, cyber-security expert at Surrey University.

"With the scale and the nature of the targets, it's difficult not to conclude that this was a state-sponsored attack."

Prof Woodward added that while the disruption caused had been "significant", critical national infrastructure did not appear to have been affected.

Mikheil Saakashvili was in power in Georgia between 2004 and 2013, serving two terms as president.

He gave up his Georgian citizenship in 2015, when he become governor of Ukraine's Odessa region.

He was deported from Ukraine in 2018 after falling out with his predecessor - but his Ukrainian citizenship was restored in May 2019.

Mr Saakashvili is wanted in Georgia on criminal charges, which he claims are politically motivated.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50207192.

 

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