Day 56, 28th May, Astrakhan
A relaxing day, which I needed after yesterday’s long drive. We walked along the Volga Embankment, and saw the various statues and bronze models including the shoeshine boy, Peter the … Read more
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Day 55, 27th May, Astrakhan
Walked round Kizlyar for a short time, marvelling how a town with such a grisly history could recover. In 1996, Chechen terrorists invaded Dagestan and kidnapped over 1,000 people. They … Read more
Day 54, 26th May, Kizlyar
We went for a short walk in Vladikavkaz, where I took a few pics including the beautiful ceiling of the railway booking hall after going through security. A nearby building … Read more
Day 53, 25th May, Vladikavkaz
After scouring two of the most pathetic shops possible, calling themselves “supermarket tourist shop” we managed to get rid of our last remaining lari and then set off for the … Read more
Day 52, 24th May, Stepantsminda
Day Stepantsmindi We set off early in the mistaken belief that the owner of the lorry park was coming to tap us for some money. In fact someone had arrived … Read more
Day 51, 23rd May, Tbilisi
A very pleasant morning was spent exploring the Sevanavank monastery and Jennifer bought some strings of beads made of amber and turquoise, and a pendant of silver with a moonstone … Read more
Day 50, 22nd May, Sevan
Day Sevan, Armenia Khor Virap and Geghard monasteries were what made filling in numerous forms, signing countless signatures and paying £4.89 insurance for visiting Armenia all worthwhile. Khor Virap is … Read more
Day 49, 21st May, Artashat, Armenia
After a good night’s sleep at what we thought was an abandoned filling station, we were awakened at 07.00 by banging and shouting and peeked out of the window to … Read more
Day 48, 20th May, Marneuli, Georgia
A fascinating day. We were driving out of Borzhomi, regretting that we had been unable to have a mineral water bath, when we drove through the small village of Rveli … Read more
Day 47, 19th May, Borzhomi
A not very productive day in Borzhomi. Started with two fruitless visits to Beeline and then Askme to see if they could get my mifi to work. Finally decided that … Read more