Sadly, we arrived too early to get in, and had to return to Jvari Etseri a few hours later by public transport. A beautifully placed monastery in this canyon city.
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Chiatura Monastery, Georgia
Sadly, we arrived too early to get in, and had to return to Jvari Etseri a few hours later by public transport. A beautifully placed monastery in this canyon city.Thursday, 13 August 2009
Jvari Etseri, nr Chiatura, Georgia
Lali's 
uncle in his grain mill
Sunday drive
She & I under a grapevine ceiling
uncle in his grain millSunday drive
She & I under a grapevine ceiling
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Chiatura & Jvari Etseri, Georgia
Lenin & Stalin from pebbles, Chiatura
Local children in an old car, Jvari Etseri
Lali picking tea (she knows so much about village life!), Jvari Etseri
Local children in an old car, Jvari Etseri
Lali picking tea (she knows so much about village life!), Jvari Etseri
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Jvari Etseri, nr Chiatura, Georgia
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'm a little out of order again. These photos are from before our trip to Abastumani. Oh well.
Here our friend is excavating his marani, or wine store - a collection of huge clay vessels sunk into the ground and stoppered with earth. There's a layer on the top of the wine which must be removed
using handy fig leaves. Then the wine is ready to decant - delicious!
'm a little out of order again. These photos are from before our trip to Abastumani. Oh well.Here our friend is excavating his marani, or wine store - a collection of huge clay vessels sunk into the ground and stoppered with earth. There's a layer on the top of the wine which must be removed
using handy fig leaves. Then the wine is ready to decant - delicious!