Blog Archive: December 2021
Paint job for Bedroom and Kitchen
Today early morning I checked out of the lovely Šaha klubs apartments in Kuldīga to come and paint our Vilgāle apt.
While driving to Vilgāle my fiance proposed we could prebook such lovely apartments in Kuldīga for the Summer Festival - I had to reply, well we have Vilgāle, huh?
arriving early I started applying second layer of paint in the bedroom, here is what I got
Next is to install electricity plugs and lamps, add hardwood floring
More work here, but also needs to paint, add plugs and install hardwood / tiles
Cost so far:
Water plumbing: EUR 60
Sadales Tīkls: EUR 60
Electrician: EUR 155
Architect: EUR 800
Removing walls and floor: EUR 775
Chalk removing, / wiring: EUR 500…
Paint Job at Vilgāle apt
It is already more than one year since I first opened doors at the Vilgāle apt and saw what have I bought at an online auction.
during the past year, we have done a lot, removed walls, floors, built new walls, ceilings, and even floors. Now we are very close to the last details, from the major works are left the bathroom with sauna (tiles) and hardwood flooring.
At the end of December 2021, I visited Latvia for about 2 weeks and I decided it's time to start the paint job and finish the rest of the tasks in Spring / Summer 2022
A few days ago Steffen from Madona helped me to apply first layer of paint at the ceilings. Today I finished this task in the bedroom.
Today I applied first…
Holiday Season
The holiday season in Tbilisi - or another awesome weekend has been recorded and sealed in our tapes - Fun at Tbilisi Golf club, picnic in the footsteps of Shavnabada monastery, and Christmas pre-party with Latvian Sunday School. Ho-Ho-Ho! Enjoy and thumbs up!
Paint Job for Tbilisi Office 3.0 Part 1
At the start of December 2021, my better part decided its time to upgrade her company office to a more spacious and one.
The new office is located just a few hundred meters away from the previous one, but unlike the previous one, the new office actually come a bit outworn and was screaming for a fresh paint job.
At the start it was decided to hire a designer who would plan the new office, make designs for painting, and actually hire contractors, but the designer was a bit busy and said could help us in some 2 months.
Now I decided to step in and help to save a couple of thousand dollars and time.
After dropping our daughter at her preschool I asked our driver David to…
Shavnabada Monastery
Shavnabada Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex that is located upon Shavnabada Mountain, approximately 30 km away from Tbilisi, Georgia.
I have noticed this monastery atop of the hill in the past, mostly when driving to the Birtvisi canyon, but this time we were visiting Tbilisi Hills golf club from which the monastery complex was nicely seen, and it was agreed to actually visit it.
So we did and even had a nice picnic here (atop the roof of a dwelling house)
You can see more about our adventures here and Tbilisi Golf resort in this documentary: Holiday Season
Monastery was named in honor of St. George who, according to a local legend, wore a black cloak (…
Mountain Biking At Birtvisi Canyon
Mountain biking at Birtvisi canyon / or after a long pause I took some drone footage again. Also, now I know the shortcut on how to get here in some 30-40 minutes from Tbilisi (via Amlevi). December 5, 2021
Vilgāle apt update: Wall Plastering
Another week have passed and I got the latest images from the Vilgåle apt renovation works.
This time contractors have finished drywall works and have plastered walls and finished electricity works.
The end is so close I can even feel it.
Nice finishing in kitchen
A good job have been done here, all the plumbing seems is fixed and installed in kitchen (it was in bathroom)
I'm bit sick and tired from this plasetring already, but this is how contractors love to make money
Cost so far:
Water plumbing: EUR 60
Sadales Tīkls: EUR 60
Electrician: EUR 155
Architect: EUR 800
Removing walls and floor: EUR 775
Chalk removing, / wiring: EUR 500
Wall plastering/frame for drywall ceiling…
Vet House Hotel and Hospital in Tbilisi
Vet House is a 24-hour hospital with all kinds of veterinary services, a hotel for pets, a rehabilitation center, grooming, a zoo shop, a veterinary pharmacy, and a school for future doctors.
Vet House is located on Adam Mitskevichi Street 70, Tbilisi, and 7 Kipsidze street, Tbilisi
We were recommended this place for our cat, to take blood samples. So far I've visited this place twice and I can say this is a pretty nice clinic.
We gave some blood samples here, the cost was about GEL 180 (price as of December 2021)
Highly qualified veterinarian specialists are ready to help your four-legged friends 24hr a day. We use ultramodern equipment of expert class for…
Center for Immunization and Prevention in Tbilisi
Center for Immunization and Prevention in Tbilisi is located on Tashkent street 10a.My first visit here happened after a stray dog bit me in the leg, and being afraid of rabies I asked my partner what should I do. She called to our insurance company (Ardi) - and they told me I should go to the Center for Immunization and Prevention on Tashkent street.After the workout got bitten by a stray dog. Sandra witht the help of office and Insurance company sent me to the immunization center on Tashkent Street, where I had a chance to meet a very nice doctor Badri who had been to Madliena and Ogre one year before my birth. 3 shots today. 5 more visits till the New Year. I must be one lucky man!I took…
The Grand Documentary of 2020
From more than 111 GB of footage (1295 short clips per year), I was able to produce about 1 hour 30 minutes long documentary
As every year - documentary, a home video style, filmed with a DSLR camera, and since July, the novelty is the drone
The length of the film is determined by its main character - Rene. The first injuries, the first garden (Georgian), the first friends..tasty "painted pīrādziņš" - everything is for real!
Travels around the World much less, but more within countries (Georgia, Latvia).
Glued, sanded, lathed, beaten, and put together in Riga, Jurmala, and Tbilisi for more than a half year!