having a puff before we walk across to Turkey
the Black Sea
in our room in Manu's guesthouse...
view from the tower
up on the roof
i'm climbing carefully
followed a local boy up one of the towers which was used as a defence during the Middle Ages.
dung beetles... eeeeeeee
after an overnight train ride, we took a mini-van up to mestia 
Neli Dali homestay - 12 laris per bed
a market next to Gori bus station
Gori Fortress
enough of Stalin... this is not his dog
the inside of the train carriage
a train carriage which Stalin used to travel to the Potsdam Conference in 1945. it is bulletproof and had a simple and elegant interior.
this was a perfectly preserved house where Stalin had lived till he was 15.
Stalin's office
statue of Stalin
Stalin Museum 
Bella and her husband
trekking down a short cut from the church.
stunning view
the inside of Tsminda Sameba church
a view of kazbegi town
taking a break with Xiao hua's pre-packed butter and sugar bread.
a water station to quench our thirst after a 1.5 hrs trek
we're reaching... stay out from the uv rays
our mission for the day: to hike up to the church on top of this hill. it is called Tsminda Sameba Church aka Holy Trinity church which was built in the 14th century.
view of Kazbegi town from the main gate
a view from our balcony
this was our room at Bella's place. her house smells of milk all the time as Bella was always making her own cheese and butter. i was surprised to find someone who knows how to do that.
on our way up to Kazbegi Mountain
Irina's guesthouse - 20 laris per bed
i am not a good drinker but these georgian draft beer really tasted good! and for only usd1 per pint, i think they were cheap and wan-de-fu
choose one painting lah
a weekend bazaar
there she is... Mother Georgia
climbing up the Narikala Fortress (an ancient symbol of Tbilisi's defensive brilliance). he wanted to follow this fortress to the statue of Mother Georgia
a view of Tbilisi 
this house looked a bit crooked
why?
hi hi! i'm a Mc Donald's poser... the food that i was having was a cheese bread from a local bakery. i have no place to sit and here i found a place with ronald.
beckham sia!
a "camel" crossing the border into georgia. where are the other 2? 
