I've been silent for a few days, mostly because I've been busy eating and drinking. My arrival in Kutaisi, on the morning of October the 25th, was the confirmation that Georgians and Italians are much alike. EVERYBODY applauded upon landing. Not sure if I feel better or worse.
Kutaisi airport is cute, very small with a very sci-fi looking control tower. I soon found the bus to Tbilisi and proceeded to get some necessary sleep. It's a four hours ride anyway, and I needed to rest a bit, considering that Tbilisi greeted me with COLD AND RAIN, around 3°. Damn. And as if this wasn't enough, the first scare of the vacation was waiting: four ATMs refused to let me withdraw, stating they couldn't connnect to my bank. Panic. But the fifth worked, so I managed to relax, also thanks to a freshly baked khachapuri.
These days have been mostly dedicated to relax, after some intense months at work. I did a bit of sightseeing (after two days temperature or much better), met some friends, ate A LOT and saw a wonderful Psychic TV concert at Bassiani, a local club built in the Dynamo Stadium basement. But for the most I've been enjoying the sci-fi landmarks of Tbilisi.
I also went back to the Sameba cathedral, since last time it rained all the time. It's still a magnificent sight, especially with the sun.
The Dry Bridge marker, so called as it's close to a bridge overlooking a street, is your classic flea marker where you can buy plenty of soviet memorabilia. Medals, coins, daggers, samovars, you name it.
The last one, a 1983 oscilloscope was too beautiful to leave there, so I got it for 50 Lari (a bit less that 20 Euro). It's in perfect working conditions (must be an oscilloscopio "della nonna") and will look very good in my place.
After two days at Gaga's hostel, I moved to Mimi's house, the sister of a future CS guest. Mimi has funny hair, a friendly cat and her grandma's tkemali is wonderful.
Tomorrow I'll go for some Georgian site visits. Mtskheta (the old capital of Georgia), Uplitsitkhe (ancient cave city) and The Jvrari monastery. In the meantime, I keep eating and eating.
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