On Rustaveli Avenue

Home Georgian Trip Blog - Sept.-Dec. 2007 On Rustaveli Avenue Search   10 November,2007 By: Pat Taniashvili Today was another brilliant, crisp day.  Once again we could see Mt. Kazbeg clearly on the horizon, and the sky was a clear, deep blue. Since my departure time is inching nearer (I'll head for home this coming Wednesday, November 14), I decided to do some more Christmas shopping at the flea market downtown.  Technically the city (and the whole country) is under a state of emergency, but you would never know it.  The buses, metro, "mashrutkas" (mini-vans), taxis were all jamming the streets as usual, and there were people everywhere, just like any other normal Saturday afternoon. Since I couldn't take home every single picture that I saw, even though I really wanted to, I decided to take photos instead.  Here are scenes of Old Tbilisi.       This painting shows a view typical of the last century life here.        These are hand-woven wall hangings.           This artist paints beautiful lilacs and iris.        More lilacs, grapes, and scenes of the city . The center painting is baskets of grapes, and the one on the right is a pomegranate tree.  Below is a herd of sheep.        [ There were lots of drinking horns for sale.            An artist is putting his work on display.          Top of Page