What can I say about Georgia? It was on our bucket list of
Doha travel for a while now, and once we found some airline tickets on a sale we
decided to pull the trigger! Kristal played travel agent for this trip and was
able to find an amazing little ski town called Gudauri, about 2 hours outside
of Tblisi.
Our first Georgian experience was at passport control where
they took our passports, gave us a stamp, and then handed us a bottle of
Georgian wine while saying “Welcome to Georgia”. Not only were we shocked but
this kind of hospitality was experienced over and over in our time there. On
that first day we drove through a snow storm, on a windy two lane road, to the
town of Gudauri. Visibility was poor and our driver took the turns at high
speeds considering the conditions. We were thankful to make it to our hotel
which include breakfast and dinner so we washed up before grabbing a meal.
When we woke up for the second day of our trip we were
shocked to see the storm had passed and we were faced with bright blue skies
and stunning mountain peaks. We spent the whole day on the ski slopes, with me
learning and Kristal being patient. The cost of the ski resort was like a $12
shop. Lift ticket: $12, Rentals: $12, Lesson: $12, Experience: Priceless (I
couldn’t help myself). The slopes were scattered with bars and restaurants
pumping house music, $1 coffees, and Katchuporis. Speaking of, Katchuporis are the
national dish of Georgia and essentially is a cheesy bread that comes in
different forms. Check out the photo.
The mountains were so incredible that we wanted to maximize
our time there and cut out some of the time we were supposed to spend in
Tblisi. The morning of our second day we actually decided to Paraglide from the
highest peak down to the bottom of the slopes. It was my first time Paragliding
and it could not have been a better place. We have videos that we hope to post
soon. After our paragliding session it was down to Tblisi for our own eating
tour of the town. We only had one night in Tblisi so we could only scratch the
surface of what it had to offer. Cobblestone roads, history, beautiful
churches, food, drink, and ice cream were all around us. As we got ready to hop
in a cab back to the airport we wished we had more time, although we say that
every time.
If you get the chance, Georgia is a gem. From what we hear
surrounding countries like Azerbaijan and Armenia are incredible as well. We
were thankful to even get a few days there and hope to get back one day. A Katchupori
magnet proudly hangs on our fridge to commemorate the few days there!
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