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Saint George Church in Dashbashi
St. George's Church / Ahalkalaki St. George Church is located close to the Tsalka town in the village of Dashbashi. It was in mid-July 2020, when we discovered this place by accident, during an unplanned trip to Tsalka, we decided to look for the "famous" Dashbahsi Canyon, where we found a little cafe and as I had my DJI mini Mavic drone with I did some flying around the area, just to discover this picturesque church atop of the…
Radisson Blu Hotel Batumi
Located within a 3-minute walk from the Black Sea beach in Batumi, this hotel features indoor and outdoor pools, a rooftop restaurant and free WiFi. We booked one night here at the start of August 2020 and paid about $120 for a family room and breakfasts included. It is fun to note that about 8 years ago we rented an apartment in Batumi, in the backyard of this hotel, and spend about $400/mo. Now time flies, things…
DJI Mini Mavic Drone Review
DJI Mini Mavic drone has been around for a while already (since the end of 2019). It was at the start of July 2020, when I decided to order a drone for me. As I didn't have any idea what's good and what's not, I just headed to Amazon and looked for best-selling drones/ quadcopters. I did order under $100 SnapTain 650 D, but once it was out for shipping and I started to familiarize better with the product from the description, I…
Hotel 'Castello Visconteo' in Cassano dʼAdda, Italy
Castello Visconteo is a 13th-century fortress located in Cassano d'Adda, Italy. We booked a hotel room here for a one night back in November 15, 2019 and paid about EUR 100 for that. We choose to book this hotel as it was pretty close to the Bergamo airport, as on the second day we had a flight back to Tbilisi Stay at this hotel left an authentic medieval time feeling. Our room at Castello Visconteo Rooms at Castello…
Mziuri Park in Tbilisi
Mziuri park in Tbilisi is located on Vere river valley, the park has two entrances, one from the Chavchavadze Avenue, and second from the Chabua Amirejibi highway (also knows as the New Road) - opposite side to the Tbilisi Zoo The renovated park has been opened for public just recently. It was in the middle of July 2020, I finally got my first drone-delivered here to Tbilisi and I decided to go and test it - Mizuri park…
Milano Centrale railway station
Milano Centrale is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the largest railway station in Europe by volume. The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan. It was officially inaugurated in 1931 to replace the old central station (built 1864), which was a transit station but with a limited number of tracks and space, so could not handle the increased traffic caused by the…
First DJI Mavic Mini Aerial photography (Lisi Lake / Tbilisi)
At the end of July 2020, I finally received my DJI Mavic Mini here in Tbilisi, Georgia. I was very eager to test it out, and one of the first spots to test DJI Mavic mini, which come to my mind was the Lisi lake. As our daughter has a preschool in that area, it was agreed to make the first test flight with this little drone near the Lisi lake. DJI_0001 officially first drone photography at the Lisi lake Not the…
Vine Yard Restaurant in Kvareli
Restaurant Vine Yard in Kvareli is located just next to the city walls fortress opposite to the Kvareli Public service hall building. This place serves typical Georgian cuisine, VISA accepted. This restaurant has been our radar since late 2018, when we discovered this place while stayed at Kvareli Eden hotel, we have been heading here ever since, when in the area. \ Typical Georgian Supra at Restaurant Vine yard in Kvareli…
Sevsamora Resort & Spa
Sevsamora Resort & Spa is located in the village/town of Saguramo, some 15 minutes drive from Tbilisi.We booked a family room for a 2-night stay here in the middle of June 2020, paying about GEL 600 (USD 200), with free breakfast included.The main reason for us coming here was the proximity to Tbilisi and the outdoor swimming pool for our baby girl. Sevsamora Resort & SpaAmong the facilities at this property are a 24-hour front desk…
Restaurant 'Vero Cinese' Milan (via Boscovich)
Restaurant 'Vero Cinese' is located on Boscovich street in Milan, Italy. This place serves Chinese cuisine. We had a chance to dine here in November 2019, during our few day trip to Italy, with stop in Milano. I find it always interesting browsing through the travel photos and finding these places on map. It wasn't hard to map Ristorante Vero Cinese. Restaurant 'Vero Cinese' Milan (via Boscovich) We were traveling…
Kindzmarauli Church and Monastery
Kindzmarauli church and monastery complex is located in the region of Kakheti, some 3 km off from the main road (Road 43 Telavi - Kvareli) We discovered this small monastery complex while driving from the Lopota lake resort to the town of Kvareli at the start of June 2020. There is a linden tree right at the monastery, my better part gathered some linden flowers to make a tea latter in the winter. The surrounding area of the…
Kapiloni Restaurant in Telavi
Kapiloni restaurant in Telavi is located on Barnovi street 10, just opposite to the King Erekle museum. I had a chance to visit this place at the start of July, during our trip to the Lopota lake Kapiloni restaurant serves typical Georgian cuisine for quite affordable prices Ojakhuri at Kapiloni restaurant Ojakhuri is the generic name for meat (usually pork) and fried potatoes. Chicken barbeque
Hotel Berna Milan
Hotel Berna is a 4-star hotel, located 200 m from Milan Central Train Station and Metro. Free tea, coffee and snacks are available all day. All rooms are soundproofed and include air conditioning, free WiFi and a satellite LCD TV. We booked here a stay back in November 2019 for a couple of days and paid about $200 for our stay here (don't remember anymore, was it one night or two nights). The hotel…
White Cherry Jam
White cherry jam is quite popular here in Georgia. Georgians like to add nuts to the jam, but for this food recipe we will make a jam from cherries only (adding a bit lemon skin and peppermint though) The first step was to obtain cherries, for this task we asked our housekeeper to buy a few kilos at Rustavi market (she is from Rustavi), that's how we got about 4 kilograms of white cherries. White cherries I'm not sure why they are…
Buenos Aires (Milan Shopping Street)
Corso Buenos Aires is a major street in north-eastern Milan, Italy. With over 350 shops and outlets, it features the highest concentration of clothing stores in Europe. The architecture of the area is mostly late 19th- and 20th-century style; the street and its surroundings are pointed with several neo-classical and art nouveau buildings. I had a chance to visit Corso Buenos Aires back at the end of…
Tbilisi Sea Club
Tbilisi sea club is a popular and paid recreational area located next to the Tbilisi sea. For an entrance fee of GEL 20/per person (kids are free) you could get a free parking lot, free sunbed, free entry to the outdoor pool, and great access to the Tbilisi sea. Yacht rental is possible (starting GEL 70/per hour), restaurant, restrooms, and the outdoor shower are available. Public parking lot at Tbilisi Sea club Its said the…
Restaurant Imeruli Ezo
Restaurant Imeruli Ezo is a nice roadside restaurant located in Natakhtari (this area is famous for its restaurants) We made a lovely dinner here at the start of June 2020, returning from our adventures at the Poppy fields near Mchadijvari Inside yard at Imeruli Ezo In direct translation from Georgian to English - Imeruli Ezo - means - Imeretian yard. And yes they are serving here Imeretian style food. The food at Imeruli Ezo…
Happy Kids Saldus
Happy Kids Saldus is a cool kid's amusement park in the town of Saldus, Latvia. I first read about in on a local Latvian Daily Business newspaper, and soon as I had the chance took our baby girl to play here. Amusement park "Happy Kids" at the Saldus bypass road has created a place to celebrate children's parties and other holidays. Happy Kids indoor amusement park in Saldus We visited this park on March 2020, back then the entrance fee…
Poppy fields near Mchadijvari
Summers in Georgia are very beautiful, traveling around the country is a pleasure. One such travel happened at the start of June 2020, when we decided to find the real poppy field. Let me explain, a couple of weeks ago we already started to search for a poppy field here in Georgia to make lovely family photos, we did found one little field near Marneuli, and we even took very good portrait photography, but this time we decided to…
Saint Dimitri Tesalonikeli Fathers Moanstery near Mtksheta
This is a little monastery near Mtskheta, best reached via Mtskheta-Shiomghvime monastery road. That's how we actually discovered this place at the end of May 2020 - during a random drive to the Shio-Mgvime monastery, we looked for some nice picnic areas to dine outdoors, we did a few stops here and there until noticed this place. We didn't picnic here, but in the nearby forest after a brief trip to the monastery. Probably not as…
Oskars Kalpaks Museum and Memorial Place "Airītes"
Oskars Kalpaks Museum and Memorial Place "Airītes" is a branch of the Latvian War Museum established in memory of the hero of the Latvian War of Independence Colonel Oskars Kalpaks in "Airītes", Zirņi Parish, Saldus Region. On March 6, 1919 during the liberation battles of Latvia, colonel Oskars Kalpaks, commander of the First Latvian Special Battalion; Nikolajs Grundmanis, the First Commander of the Battalion's Special Company; Peteris Krievs…
Church of the Archangels of Mchadijvari
Mchadijvari Archangels Church is an architectural and historical monument in Georgia, in the center of the village of Mchadijvari. We discovered this church when searching for the poppy fields in Georgia, at the start of June 2020 (hint poppy fields are next to the church, some 5000 meters on the right. Church of the Archangels of Mchadijvari The above picture is made from the Dusheti - Mchadijvari-…
Khatsiri Forest Park
Khatsiri Forest park is a nice recreational area next to the town of Tianeti in Georgia. We discovered this place by accident after spending a day at Kuzh Park in Tianeti (sometimes we love to drive to the Tianeti town to walk in the Kuzh park with our baby girl). Way back home to Tbilisi we decided to make a stop here at Khatsiri Forest Park - let me say in one word - WOW. I was impressed. Picnic area at Khatsiri Forest park We are…
Tsilkani cathedral
The Tsilkani cathedral of the Mother of God is a Georgian Orthodox church in the village of Tsilkani, Mtskheta Municipality, in Georgia's eastern region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Originally built in the 4th century, the church was repeatedly remodeled in the Middle Ages. The extant edifice is a domed cross-in-square design, contained in a walled enclosure with corner towers. It is…