lone figure with ruin at the top of the hill

highway service areas here look the same as in North America

looking out toward the river from Uplistsikhe, an ancient cave city

In the Americas, the carousel wih beautiful hand carved and individually painted creatures to ride is extinct, relegated to museums and collectors' homes. In Tbilisi, I saw carousels in a shopping mall and in a large public park, still in use.

In Tbilisis parks, modern art monuments are often set against a backdrop of ancient culture and architecture.

In Tbilisi, many homes and hotels hang on cliffs over the river or cling to the sides of steep mountains.

near the historic sulphur baths down by the river

a mix of flour, sugar and grape must wrapped around nuts on a string

this bridge is a pedestrian-only bridge