Blog Archive: December 2014
Jūlijs Straume: Caucasus on my mind; exhibition at Tbilisi State Museum of Folk and Applied Arts of Georgia
Jūlijs Straume, was a renowned Latvian artist who left a lasting impact on the art world. Despite his passing, his legacy lives on through the active efforts of the Latvian Diaspora in Georgia, who continue to honor his works.
Jūlijs Straume (July 2, 1874 - November 1, 1970) was a Latvian textile artist, educator, and ethnographer, and an Honored…
White Christmas in Bakuriani (2014)
For the second year in a row, we decided to celebrate Christmas in Bakuriani, a remote mountain resort city in Georgia.
While some may choose Bakuriani as a skiing destination, we opted for a white Christmas location. Originally, we planned to take a minibus, but we were persuaded by a taxi driver to travel with him for 70 GEL (after…
Food Blogger: Gingerbread Dough Recipe
<p>In this article I'm going to show how one (perhaps you) can prepare a gingerbread dough at home. </p><h2>Ingredients:</h2><p><strong>You will need:</strong> <em>butter, flour, eggs, salt&sugar, malt, spices</em></p><p>It all starts with butter</p><p…
History of Tram and Trolleybus systems in Tbilisi and Georgia
Currently (2022) there are no tram or trolley lines in Tbilisi, but not so long ago in history, there were plenty of tram and trolleybus lines not only in Tbilisi but also in Batumi, Kutaisi, Gori, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Poti, Rustavi, and even Chiatura.
What has happened to once pretty impressive routes of trams and trolleys in Georgia?…
Zakhar Zakharich - Tbilisi Restaurant Review
Welcome to another review of another great Tbilisi Restaurant. Today I'll share my thoughts of one of the hidden treasures I discovered just yesterday - Zakhar Zakharich restaurant.For a prelude: I'm an expat living in Georgia (Tbilisi). You can find some articles covering topic Living in Georgia. I'm huge lover of restaurants and coffee…
Fire Wok Tbilisi
Fire wok Tbilisi is a small, I would call it a boutique Wok place located on Shalva Dadiani street (close to Liberty square).Here you can have noodles or rice woks for a really democratic prices.Fire Wok TbilisiThere is not much place inside - so if you are planing to take you loved ones to Fire Wok - it won't be best place to sit around a…
"Piena Ceļš Georgia" - Visit of Dairy Farm
In my childhood there was a time I lived in countryside next to a cattle farm. They had around 100 cows and as for a child in a village were nothing else interesting is happening I spent pretty much time with cows though I never have milked a one.
Some time ago in Tbilisi happened Georgian - Latvian business forum were a guy from Latvia (Jānis…
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