Tbilisi Vacations, Tbilisi Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Tbilisi Vacation Guide

Tbilisi is the capitol if Georgia. It's an amazing mix of old, ancient, and a bit of new. It is split by the Mt'k'vari River. Along it you will find fantastic of Othodox churches, statues of heroes, sulfur baths, ancient fortresss with origins in Roman construction, and new Othodox church dominating the skyline in the whole valley.

Go to the Dry Bridge market. You will find many expamples of artistic expression. touristy items, and handmade goods. Up the park from that you will find a sort of flea market full of locals. You'll find anything you never knew you wanted, here. There are many options to find soviet memorabiia.

Anchiskhati Basilica is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi dating from the 6th century.

From there, go up to the TV Tower. We had to go through Freedom Square. In the middle is a gorgeous golden statue of St George slaying the dragon. There were also lots of metal frames with plastic over them.

At first it looks as though it is a set-up for a festival or market but, they have cell and a number and then script written on them. On closer inspection, it appears they had people living in them. you might think that it could be for displaced people, but why here. It turns out these are people protesting to have the president resign. The shelters extended down the main street of Rustaveli Ave. It was a little unsettling. (This was as of May 2009 and had been this ways for quite a long time)
Continuing on down Rustaveli Ave you will pass through the protestors’ shelters which increased in numbers and different sections had different flags. You will then come upon a stage and what looks to be the beginning of a gathering in front of the Parliament building. At one point there are two shelters that had disturbing pictures of the incidents in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. They were really heart wrenching photos.

There is a funicular that takes you to the top of the mountain where the TV tower. There are stairs up to a level about halfway up that you can climb to. It is very steep but will reward you with amazing views of the valley and river.