Window, Gelati Monastery Iconostasis in a small side chapel Ravages of time (900 years) Saints on the ceiling Mother and Child icon John the ex-Baptist Christ Pantokrator The Apse Washing of feet The Dormition Lovely windows The birth of Jesus Eastern-looking people Robe of crosses Embossed silver icon Heaven Where the money's coming from Monastic building Belfry 1947 Kutaisi Chapel in a small tower Modest door Mariam and friend Dried beans Greens and purples The Green Bazaar Mmm, cheese Churchkhela Sifting flour Cheeses as far as the eye can see Herbs and spices Marketing Fruits Spices Opera House “Glory to Labour” Monument, Kutaisi. Opera House Opera House Handsome building Spiral staircase Always LAMB Colchis Fountain Colchis Fountain Front door, Meskhishvili Theatre Georgia Manganez Georgia Manganez Shy engine Utilitarian architecture Train pulling old rails Pots for sale Beehives and a rusty train carriage Fruit bread Fruit bread A walk in the woods St Nino's Shrine St Nino's Shrine Fungi! Borjomi in the distance St Nino's Shrine View from Apollon Hotel, Bakuriani Wooded cliff Concrete skeleton Hammocks and swing seats Rich decoration Murals, Gelati Monastery Iconostasis and wonderful murals Gelati Monastery Ante-room Glazed turquoise roof tiles Fixing the roof All about it Through the gateway Everyone has a grapevine in their front garden View from our guesthouse, Kutaisi 51 Kazbegi Street Bagrati Cathedral Bagrati Cathedral King Bagrat III, possibly The nave and the cathedra A saint The dome The dark tower Colchis Fountain Colchis Fountain Jolly animals "S" A later addition The secret tunnel Basilica, 9th-10th century Simple interior Basilica, 9th-10th century Carved ceiling Carved arches Stony face Wine storage Abandoned village Uplistsikhe Apothecary The great hall Basilica, 9th-10th century Cave complex and basilica A rugged elevation Adjoining rooms Carved cave roof Admiring puddles Cave woman House-Museum of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin Stalin's armoured Pullman railway carriage Gori Municipality Administration Big bogie Electrical control gear Stalin's office/bedroom Bunk beds Bathroom FD 3878 Pressure gauge Kitchen Servants' compartment Stalin's armoured Pullman railway carriage The humble table and dresser The front door The Stalin (Jugashvili) family bed Soviet manhole cover Stalin's first office in the Kremlin Stalin's first office in the Kremlin Stalin's childhood home