Georgia - 2nd September 2017 - General Thread

BabbsBalls wrote: OnTheOneRoad wrote: Turns out all those political posters we saw, and the ones on the big building between Hangar and MacLarens are actually of Kaladze the former Milan defender.....i just figured it was a common name in Georgia but no, hes trying his hand at politics! He's the prime minister !!!

Correction: Former deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy. He's running for mayor of Tbilisi in next months election hence the posters all over the shop. One of his promises is to make Tbilisi a green city. Not sure what the taxi drivers in their hape of sh*te cars will make of that

How tight are you. 5 lari is less than two Euro for feck sake. What are you going to do with the 5 lari anyway at the airport.

Saw some hilarious and also fairly weird stuff on the trip. I asked the receptionist in my hotel for a clean towel for a shower and she said that she couldn't find any clean ones so she gave me a dressing gown to use! A taxi man hadn't a clue were our hotel was so stopped to ask a bin man for directions. As the bin man was talking in the window a car drove up and hit him, he was startled but then carried on to talk to the taxi driver as if nothing happened

cathalb96 wrote: Saw some hilarious and also fairly weird stuff on the trip. I asked the receptionist in my hotel for a clean towel for a shower and she said that she couldn't find any clean ones so she gave me a dressing gown to use! A taxi man hadn't a clue were our hotel was so stopped to ask a bin man for directions. As the bin man was talking in the window a car drove up and hit him, he was startled but then carried on to talk to the taxi driver as if nothing happened

I spent 4 full days in Tbilisi. I don't know where to start with the lunacy I witnessed.

A very good trip. Would have been a great trip had it not being for the poxy performance and result.

As it was my second time in Tbilisi I thought not a lot changed apart from there being a hell of a lot more tourists kicking about especially noticeable were the number of Russians.

Still didn't get to tick all the boxes so meself and the Mrs have decided to go back next year. Direct flights from London help.

Edited by colemanY2K - 04 Sep 2017 at 11:20pm

I suppose I knew it was going to be a good trip when the flight to Kutaisi was diverted to Tbilisi then the next morning I went downstairs to the lady running the guesthouse looking for water for the Mrs.

She offers me coffee and before I know it I'm drowning shots of home made chacha and eating watermelon with her...all this before 10am. Went back upstairs to the Mrs with no water and half scuttered

Good trip alright. a millions times better from the last time.. loads more tourists and locals about and all the building work on the footpaths was finished this time.

went up to azerbaijan and the russian border thursday and friday so both of them are ticket off the list

hightlight of the trip was falling asleep on the plane from milan to kutaisi and then waking up as we landed only to be told we were in Tbilisi as there was a storm in Kutaisi. they said we were refueling and had to go back to tbilisi, until everyone started shouting and balling and they let us off in tbilisi . no 4 hour bus journey from Kutaisi to Tbilisi and a 400 euro claim refund as we didnt get to our intended destination within 3 hours of taking off.

Georgia  great trip, and some trip to the desolate wild lands down south at the Azerbaijani border at the David Gareja monastery complex. tour bus driver took wrong turn and we ended up having much longer drive , but we made our own craic on the bus, nevertheless did not get back to Tbilisi until midnight ( we left Tbilisi around 1030 that morning )

Lost Flag - Anyone in Tblisi come across our flag on Sat night, last seen in the Hangar bar .
Large flag with BALBRIGGAN 'OURLADS' ON TOUR

Good old Town Tiblisi, never seems to close down either... loads to do and deadly things to see