My Tbilisi Tour

27/10/2024

Ce matin, la commission électorale a annoncé la victoire du camp gouvernemental à environ 54% des suffrages. La chaîne d'État russe et le sympathique Viktor Orbań se sont empressés de féliciter ce résultat. Bidzina peut dormir tranquille, son pays ne dérivera pas vers la dépravation occidentale. Une lueur d'espoir tout de même car son parti n'obtient pas de majorité absolue. La lutte contre l'autocratie, le népotisme et la discrimination sexuelle pourra continuer. Des manifestations sont déjà prévues ce dimanche Tbilissi. Affaire à suivre...

26/10/2024

Aujourd'hui est un jour crucial pour la Géorgie. Cinq heures après l'ouverture des premiers bureaux de vote, la participation s'annonce forte. Mais les résultats s'annoncent imprévisible pour le moment. En cas de victoire du parti au pouvoir, c'est la promesse d'une autocratie encore plus puissante et d'une interdiction pur et simple de tous les partis d'opposition (une des promesses électorales du petit Bidzina). En revanche, si l'opposition remportait la bataille, c'est un grand ménage qui s'annonce et la fin des parties de jambes en l'air entre le gouvernement géorgien et le Kremlin. Affaire à suivre...

18/10/2024

Enfin, le nouveau téléphérique de Mtatsminda est ouvert !

08/09/2024

07/09/2024

Encore une fois, un grand bravo à la Géorgie pour cette belle victoire !!!! Sakartvelos gaumardjos !!! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

03/08/2024

Petit concert improvisé dans la Vallée de Truso!

02/08/2024

🔖 Places in Georgia that are closed.

I thought it might be useful to start a list of landmarks/attractions that are temporarily (or recently permanently) closed around Georgia. I will pin this post and try to update it regularly. If you have something to add, please share it in the comments.

📌 Rike Park-Narikala cable car (Tbilisi) – temporarily suspended from November 18, 2024 until December 7, 2024.

📌 Narikala Fortress (Tbilisi) – temporarily closed for refurbishment (reopening date TBC). Entrance to the Botanical Gardens from the lower gate only.

📌 State Academy of Arts Museum (Tbilisi) – closed from November 1, 2024 for renovations. No reopening date announced yet.

📌 The Dezerter Bazaar (Tbilisi) – closed from August 15 to make way for a new mall (last day of trade scheduled for August 14, 2024). UPDATE: This has been postponed – the market remains open.

📌 Gelati Monastery (near Kutaisi) – temporarily closed for repairs until August 15, 2024. UPDATE: The monastery has still not fully reopened. Visitors can access the yard and some buildings but construction work in the main sanctuary is ongoing.

📌 Alaverdi Cathedral (Kakheti; pictured) – partially closed for repairs following damage caused by a tornado (the church grounds remain open and you can still enter the main sanctuary).

📌 Davit Gareji Monastery (Kakheti) – upper monastery & cloisters closed for the foreseeable future (the lower Lavra Monastery is still open). More details: https://wander-lush.org/david-gareja-monastery-georgia/

📌 Juta Valley (Kazbegi) – the final 3 km of the road into Juta village is closed due to risk of collapse (the valley is still accessible, but it is recommended to park your car before the road closure and walk the rest of the way). More details: https://wander-lush.org/juta-georgia-hike/

📌 Kukushka Scenic Railway (Borjomi-Bakuriani) – closed since 2020 with no relaunch date announced.

📌 The Romanov Palace (Likani, near Borjomi) – closed to the public with no reopening date announced.

📌 The Khulo-Tago Cable Car (Upper Adjara) – temporarily closed for repairs (reopening date TBC). More details on alternative transport to Glamping Tago: https://wander-lush.org/glamping-tago-review/

📌 Kutaisi Central Park – temporarily closed for renovation (reopening date TBC).

📌 The Saburtalo Skybridge on Nutsubidze Plateau (Tbilisi) – elevators & bridges temporarily closed for refurbishment as of October 2024 (set to reopen in December).

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📌 If you’re planning a day trip to Armenia, some roads in the north remain restricted following the devastating floods earlier this year. Akhtala Monastery, for example, can only be accessed via a temporary bridge that is not suitable for all vehicles.

📌 And a reminder that Azerbaijan’s land borders will remain closed to inbound travellers until (at least) January 1, 2025. Travellers can still exit Azerbaijan by land. More details about crossing the land border into Georgia: https://www.facebook.com/WanderLushBlog/posts/1927638850970004/

31/07/2024

⚠️ Important Update for Trains ⚠️

If you are trying to buy train tickets after August 3rd (except Batumi) and can't find them on TKT.ge, the Georgian Railways has a new website in test mode to purchase them: https://gr.com.ge/ka