Day 1: Tbilisi City Tour (Cont'd)

Opening note: I am sorry for not updating my blog for a while, I was still adjusting back to my routine after Ramadan and Eid.

Day 1: Tbilisi City Tour (Cont’d)

After reaching to the end of the track down from the fort, we headed over to a pathway that leads to a waterfall.  Little drinks of the fresh water and we headed back to go have our first Georgian lunch. Demitrit suggested to have lunch at a place called Bread House on 7 Gorgasali St.  We had the famous Khachapori, which is the traditional bread, usually with cheese.  We also had some sort chicken stew with veggies that I do not recall the traditional name for.  For drinks we had the famous Natakhtari, which is a fizzy local lemonade drink that should not be missed; the drink comes in different flavors, I personally preferred the pear.   

Natakhtari - 3 flavors
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Khachapori
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The Chicken Stew
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After that wonderful Georgian meal experience, we headed over to the Georgian National Museum on Rustaveli Ave.  Georgian National Museum was established at the end of 2004 and preserving the nation's rich, authentic content of cultural heritage provides learning experiences for everyone.  It is again a lovely experience to those who like to get into the deep historical aspects of Georgia. 

Gold Earrings
Georgian National Museum
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Gold Necklace
Georgian National Museum
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This was were the end of Tbilisi city tour was.

I will be posting day two activities soon.

Hind's Travels Advice:

Make sure that you have a small First Aid kit packed, you never know.

Arrival at Tbilisi International Airport

Note: I will be mostly using Georgian Lari (GEL) when talking about amounts. 

1 GEL≈  1 AED; 1 USD ≈ 2 GEL

Everything went smooth in Tbilisi Airport.  Customs and baggage collection was easy as well and there is no security check when leaving the airport.  As for those people who are like me that require a sim card when traveling, I found two kiosks near the airport exit.  The one I went for was Beeline; the number itself costs 20 GEL and if you want data for internet use it costs an extra 7 GEL for 3GB data allowance which is more than enough for a short trip.  They only require to look at your passport to give you the number.

It has come to my attention that it costs less if you purchase it from the stores and shops outside the airport; I read someplace that it is 2 GEL per number but I can't guarantee the price.  The speed of the internet was not very efficient (and for those who care, SnapChat was blocked). 

Taxis are found right at the exit of the airport and it costed about 40 GEL to the Marriott hotel which is about a 20-minute drive.

A review on the Marriott Hotel will be in a different post.

Until next time.

Happy traveling!

Hind