Museums in Ankara and Antakya
Museum of Anatolian Civilisations and Mosaic Museum
Month: August 2008
Turkish Black Sea Coast
Trip along the coast with Sumela, Trabzon, Amasya, Sinop, Amasra and Safranbolu
Trekking Mount Kaçkar
The Pontic Mountains, which stretch along the coast in the north of Turkey, have their highest heights just before Georgia, before turning into the Lesser Caucasus (see also The Formation of Mountains). The Kaçkar Mountains are also called the Pontic Alps; dark, rocky crests, needles of granite, blue cirque lakes, boulder fields. I could imagine … Continue reading “Trekking Mount Kaçkar”
Ani
Ruins of the ancient Armenian city in Eastern Anatolia (Turkey)
Borjomi and Vardzia
Hiking in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park and cave monasteries in Vardzia
Start of war
On the drive from Kutaissi to Borjomi, it was clear to see that something was happening: endless military convoys and crowds of people waving at the roadside, cheering the soldiers. So this is what it looks like when a war starts. This morning Georgia invaded the breakaway province of South Ossetia, Russia is defending it. … Continue reading “Start of war”
One more toast …
It’s time to move on to a country where alcohol is not such a part of everyday culture as it is in Georgia. In my homestay in Kutaissi, I pour wine into myself from drinking horns, our arms intertwined and then smacks on the cheek. Friendship forever and all that, a toast to world peace…. … Continue reading “One more toast …”
Svaneti
Wild mountain villages in Georgia: Cycling from Mestia to the defence towers in Ushguli and a hike to the Coruldi Ridge with a view of Ushba
Gori
Stalin’s birthplace in Georgia