We’re here! 🙂 We’re already after our first day in Georgia. A day full of Georgian delicacies, wine, walks around Tbilisi and loooong talks since AGAIN, we met some friends in Georgia. I don’t know how it happens, this place must be magical somehow: last year it was an accidental meeting at the airport in Kutaisi, this year an accidental conversation on FB. As a result, for the second time, we started our Georgian trip with a party with friends we haven’t seen for a while. That’s how it is here. Even without Georgians, supra is a must 🙂 A perfect start.
One day off was something we really needed since the trip turned out to be more tiring than we thought. It started with the Wizzair flight from Warsaw to Kutaisi. 3 hours – that’s nothing! Even with the delay (waiting for the start), it was a nice and pleasant flight and Maks was behaving well. Milk/cocoa to drink worked out great again. Crisps, iPad and favourite teddy bears helped too. As we flew with Wizzair, we took a container with a homemade lunch for Maks and some sandwiches for us. Remember about it if you fly with a child – the food onboard low fares airlines planes isn’t too good with everything including sandwiches being made from frozen (awful!)
In Kutaisi we waited for the passport control for a while and then quickly went to catch the bus to Tbilisi. We hurried so the bus wouldn’t leave without us, but unfortunately other passengers didn’t care that much and therefore we left at 10 pm instead of 9 pm. We arrived in Tbilisi at 2.15 am. Maks decided that some sleep in marshrutka was enough for him and roamed until 5.30 am in the hotel… as you can see, it wasn’t easy and we needed some rest 🙂
Oh, if you have motion sickness, don’t even try taking Kutaisi-Tbilisi trip without some relevant medicine!!! 🙂 Let’s end the description of this “terrific” trip here.
Freedom Square – central square in Tbilisi with a fountain – a must see for Maks
Sioni Church – the heart of Tbilisi’s Old Town
churchele, most popular type of sweets
Our thoughts after the first day? Just a few, but one stands out (I’m going to be quick since we have to leave the hotel in a minute):
GEORGIAN CUISINE RULES!
We arrived in Tbilisi very hungry. We left home at 1.30 pm and it was too early for lunch. We ate sandwiches, biscuits and peanuts on a plane and that was it. We were in a hurry at the airport, arrived in Tbilisi at 2 am so dinner consisted of rice crisps and a Prince Polo candy bar found somewhere deep in the suitcase. On the next day, we got rewarded for our effort and hunger… khachapuri, pouch-like khinkali dumplings, aubergines stuffed with walnut paste (I love it!) and Georgian pelamushi sheese (a bit like fruit jelly, a bit like a jelly dessert, made from grape juice with nuts on top).
veggie khali
umeruli khachapuri or Georgian pizza according to Maks
khinkali with meat and broth inside
pelamushi – a dessert that is an absolute must in Georgia
WHERE TO EAT IN TBILISI?
We visited two places yesterday, both were delicious, even though one was chosen completely randomly. We knew the second one, we already been there last year with our friends. We thought about it for a minute and found out that there were no culinary bummers in Georgia yet. Everything was tasty. More or less, but always TASTY.
This time, we ate at Pastorali restaurant on a Erekle II street filled with all kinds of restaurants. A nice place to sit for a while, talk and relax between visiting the Old Town and crossing the river to see the Europe Park.
The second place has a difficult name.. it’s called Shemoixede Genacvale. The restaurant is located not far from the Freedom Square, just turn in one of the streets leading from it, walk a few hundred metres to find Shemoixede Genacvale on 8 Pushkin street. The place looks quite modest, but you’ll surely notice the door with lots of food pictures on it. Just follow the steps and you will find yourself in a restaurant in a cellar serving cheap and delicious food. 10 khinkali (belly fullness giaranteed!) cost us approx. PLN 10! Yesterday we paid PLN 55 per couple for a massive feast with wine, beer and a ridiculous amount of food! I could do it every day! 🙂
adjaruli khachapuri – Łukasz’ favourite – “small” version 🙂
If you like ice cream, be sure to check out Luca Polare on 34 Leselidze street. I think there’s more Luca Polare ice cream shops in Tbilisi, but Leselidze is one of the streets you will surely pass. It leads from the Freedom Square to Sioni Church an lively Erekle street. Queues and crowds of people indicate that these should be the best ice cream in Tbilisi! Pistachio ones are really to-die-for! 🙂 And Maks… see for yourselves…
the look on his face says it all!
How about today? In a minute we’re leaving our hotel and then we plan to hang out in the city until 8 pm.
We’re going to spend the night on a night train to Yerevan. Keep your fingers crossed! 🙂
*the entry was written in collaboration with VARTA
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