From Georgia with love, or how we visited the sea and the clouds in a week (part two)
Three days flew by like one. And we were already preparing to go to the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi. The road was long, but we were ready and really wanted to see the city. On the way we stopped near the pass and bought pottery. In Tbilisi, we caught the first autumn rain. But it's warm and you can sit in a blanket on the restaurant's veranda, eating hot khinkali. We lived in a small hotel with a terrace and views of the Narikala fortress, the Holy Trinity Church and the Presidential Palace. The rooms are cozy, breakfast, minus - a narrow spiral staircase to the very top, do you need sports training in the morning to go to breakfast on the terrace? After a difficult road, we went to the famous Tbilisi baths. Prices range from 50 to 100 GEL for a private room for 6 people per hour. Inside there is a sauna, a tank with hot sulfur-hydrogen water and a shower, a toilet. Relaxes very well. We also ordered a scrub and soapy massage for 20 GEL. Having worked up a day in Tbilisi, the next day we went on a new journey - the Alazani Valley was waiting for us. The harvest was still going on, along the road to Telavi one could see boxes with grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cabbage. On the way, we stopped to try churchkhela, which is considered to be a Kakhetian delicacy - very tasty and fresh. Our path lay through Sighnaghi, promising beautiful views of the valley. But here we were not lucky - the whole mountain on which the town is located was wrapped in clouds and we ended up in the very epicenter, in a drizzling fog. For such weather, we were rewarded with a soulful excursion with a tasting at one of the wineries in Kvareli. The plant is quite new and all the equipment is modern, it seems Italian. All the wines they sell are aged and Saperavi, Tsinandali, Kinzmarauli, Pirosmani, white Alazani Valley and brandy 5 * were presented to us for sampling, all wines were not younger than 2011, we liked them very much. They also showed us where the wine is stored and cognac barrels made of Svan oaks, in which cognac is infused. The plant has made a restaurant for tourists, where for 20 lari you can order a lunch with barbecue and the wine you like. There is also a wine shop at the factory. I’ll say that after the tasting and dinner, having grown mad, we took away more than one case of wine from there? But everyone was very pleased. Another day we walked in Tbilisi, climbed the cable car to Narikala, walked the streets of the Old City, walked in Rike Park. If anyone is interested, I will answer all questions. In Batumi and Tbilisi, we found good establishments with reasonable prices and delicious food, although they say that everyone is like that there?
