Tag Archives: Tbilisi
Euro 24 Match Day 9 – Georgia v Czech Republic
Georgia Tbilisi is one of my favourite capital cities in Europe. It’s a great blend of old (historic quarter, Arabic bathhouses, ancient tea houses) and modern (cable car, unusual bridges). The feel is vibrant – cuisine is cheap & tasty, the local red wine gorgeous and the music scene jumping. Mother of Georgia stands atop […]
Tuesday Train – Tbilisi to Baku Overnight
In October 2019 my mate Hamish and I took the overnight train from the Georgian capital to the Azerbaijani primary city on the Caspian Sea. We left at 20.35 from the rather boring train station set around a shopping mall. Trains are few and far between in Tbilisi with all the daily trains fitting on […]
The (Very Delayed) Tuesday Train – Baku in Azerbaijan
My last major pre-pandemic trip was in October 2019 when I took a train from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to the Azerbaijani equivalent on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The overnight train started in the darkness in Tbilisi and saw us waking to the oil fields and industrial heartland of the former Soviet.
My Iconic Travel Moments – 2011 to 2019 (#5) – A Journey To Georgia
Number 5 – Train to Georgia You may well know by now that I love an overnight train journey – throw in a dining car with fabulous views too and I am completely bowled over! In 2015 I travelled to Georgia from Istanbul, taking a train to the edge of the Kurdish region of Turkey […]
Tuesday Train Journey – Batumi to Tbilisi in Georgia
Continuing my weekly series of overseas train trips from down the years…….. To set the scene, Hamish & I were embarking on an overnight train from Batumi on the Black Sea Coast of Georgia to Yerevan, the splendid capital of Armenia, via Tbilisi. We had booked a berth each on the overnight sleeper on an […]
Sunday Photos – Tbilisi in Georgia
The capital of Georgia is a magnificent city where ancient & modern architecture meet. The first photo shown is the view of the city from high up on the fortified hill. The second is a close up of the Orthodox Church that you can see in the distance in the first photo.
Euro 2020 Rest Day 4 – Non Qualifiers, Armenia, Belarus & Georgia
The three ex-Soviets all make intriguing destinations. Armenia I have been to Armenia once and had a wonderful time. I arrived by overnight train from Georgia, at one point sharing our compartment with a blind cat! We actually arrived on Armenia’s Independence Day so we’re able to gatecrash a great party. As well as the […]
A-Z April Challenge (Cities Visited) – T for Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia I adore the Georgian capital having visited twice – arriving by train from Yerevan in 2015 and departing by train for Baku in 2019. How apt that I am writing about the wonderful city on St George’s Day. Here is an account of my 2019 visit. The very comfortable Art Rooms Hotel where […]
2019 Ends, 2020 Beckons
“A postponed journey means a very special future opportunity.” So say I after having to cancel two booked trips last January, which have now been re-scheduled for early 2020. More of those later, what about the trips actually undertaken in 2019? Athens A late February stay in our central Athens apartment so we could visit […]
Georgia & Azerbaijan 2019 – The Tbilisi to Baku Train
Continuing the story of our (Hamish & I) latest adventure out East…………. We arrived at 9.15 a.m. on our overnight train from Tbilisi. I was pretty damned excited having slept well, a feeling enhanced by the fact that I was in a brand new country. The train journey had been very comfortable in our two-berth […]
