Day 37. Borjomi - Tbilisi

Another lovely morning and a rare sleep in as breakfast wasn’t till 9 and we have only 200 km to travel to Tbilisi. Our hotel turned out to be a bit of Fawlty Towers and compared to where we are now in Tbilisi and completely overpriced. Never mind it was an experience.

Nice travelling through a picturesque and steep sided gorge which gradually widened out to what must be the garden of Georgia. Orchards and horticulture everywhere in this very pretty countryside and every so often the remains of a primitive castle dot the landscape.

The driving standards certainly kept me on my toes until we hit the motorway for the run in to Tbilisi where the driving standards improved somewhat, although we did pass the scene of one nasty accident.

We found our hotel ok and it has turned out to be a gem!  Just as well as we have much planning to do for our re-route around Iran.

View from the hotel room - not bad.


Statue of Mother of Georgia. Honey in left hand, sword in right. We come in peace. 

 First impressions make us think this city will be worth exploring. 
Had a wander around our local area which is the old town. Very cool so will explore more. Most of afternoon spent with Visa applications and research. 

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