Heyhey! Been a piece on this spider web log in addition to I promise everyone's enjoying my #georgiatravelmoments. If the long weekend hither inwards Dubai didn't come about this week, I mightiness direct maintain missed updating this page in 1 trial again. There are lots of things going on lately in addition to justice what, God willing in addition to hopefully I'm travelling in 1 trial to a greater extent than this halt of calendar month to become somewhere! Travel is on my side this twelvemonth in addition to what's to a greater extent than exciting is that when I attended this year's Arabian Travel Market, a few other opportunities came upwards - I'm hyped!
But First, Georgia The Country
Today I volition hold upwards showing y'all photos taken on my terminal solar daytime of rest inwards Georgia. If you've been next my previous post, I did nurture that I ran out of photographic telly camera battery on my terminal solar daytime in addition to generally relied on my iPhone when nosotros went to the terminal trip I booked through David of Holidays Travel Agency - an excursion to Ananuri - Gudauri Ski Resort.
As early on every bit 8am, nosotros were already gathered at our coming together house equipped amongst our thickest clothes. The weather condition during my go was 0°C therefore I was wearing five layers of clothe in addition to all the same bought a thick caput comprehend merely to brand certain I don't freeze myself to death.
From a tourist perspective, it's essential to convey something to consume for breakfast. You'd relish it to a greater extent than inwards the motorcoach while looking at the window in addition to lookout adult man the scenery alter from brownish to greenish in addition to so white. It's a long drive from Tbilisi to hold upwards honest, took us virtually 2.5hours earlier nosotros reached the kickoff halt which is also business office of the tour - a side trip to Ananuri Monastery Complex.
Zhinvali Reservoir
On our means to Ananuri, nosotros speedily pulled over for smoke interruption in addition to to larn a sight of Zhinvali Reservoir connected to the hydroelectric dam on the Aragvi River inwards the Caucasus Moutains . The crystal clear turquoise H2O melted my heart, expert plenty for my selfie photograph *inserts evil express joy here*. Every grammar volition sympathise why I had to stand upwards similar this in addition to block the view *wink*, so delight excuse my annoying back.
People elements inwards taking landscape photos ever brand it beautiful, inwards my ain opinion.
Ananuri Monastery Complex
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few minutes later, nosotros arrived at the Ananuri Monastery Complex - a combined castle in addition to fortress that sits along Georgian Military Highway. Galina said that the castle was assault burn downward during the early on days in addition to is right away included inwards the UNESCO Tentative List Of Heritage Sites.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few things that y'all volition view within the complex are: high crenellated drape walls that joins the towers together, Church of The Assumption, in addition to a view of the Aragvi River at the back. Outside the complex is a modest cafe where y'all tin purchase authentic Georgian staff of life in addition to turkish java in addition to a souvenir store where I got my caput cover.
The Road To Gudauri
Perhaps on this trip, the affair that I loved the most is the motorcoach ride in addition to watching the scenery. I merely can't explicate how amazed I am amongst earth.
Ananuri to Gudauri is to a greater extent than or less an hr in addition to inwards between, nosotros also stopped yesteryear a convenience store for pee break. From here, our tour operators checked if the coast is clear because some of the route weren't accessible a few days dorsum when nosotros had the trip. Then off nosotros went to snowfall land!
Gudauri Ski Resort
First reaction when I saw it - SNNOOOOOOWWWW (while singing Do You Wanna Build Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Snowman inwards my head). I was likewise excited to demeanour upon in addition to view the white sheets of snowfall for the kickoff time!
Selfie here, selfie there, selfie everywhere! :)))) Kidding aside, it's non actually that mutual depression temperature when nosotros were at Gudauri - I fifty-fifty saw a few Russian sunbathing!
Things You Can Do In Gudauri Ski Resort
Skiing, heliski, lifts, speedriding and paragliding are the primary activities inwards Gudauri Ski Resort. I wasn't able to travail whatsoever of it primarily because it wasn't my day but I could've tried paragliding. I'm form of a dare-devil, so to speak.
And the cost is pretty cheap. Renting ski gears volition only cost y'all 20GEL in addition to y'all tin exercise it the entire day. Tickets going upwards the transcend of the mount is inexpensive too!
If you're planning to rest longer, Gudauri also has a hotel facility where y'all tin pass a black or two.
There were virtually iv -5 restaurants hither in addition to a mutual barbecue house amongst lots of options. And all options serve beer, ha!
More snowfall photos:
We only stayed betwixt 11:45 until 3:30 pm at Gudauri Ski Resort in addition to headed dorsum to Tbilisi correct after. I spent the residuum of my solar daytime shopping a few items inwards Tbilisi in addition to prepared for my flying dorsum to Dubai at 2am the adjacent morning.
My Georgia posts doesn't halt here, I all the same direct maintain a bunch of photos I took piece walking to a greater extent than or less the streets of Tbilisi. And oh, food! So delight hold upwards patient piece I form all of it in addition to hopefully summarise the solo trip in addition to give y'all guys a round-up of the small vacay I had every bit a solo traveller.
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I booked my tour (travel to Ananuri in addition to Gudauri) amongst David through Facebook in addition to e-mail (please refer to the link higher upwards the post). The cost was 49GEL at the fourth dimension of go in addition to this includes transfers in addition to a qualified guide.