Cycling in Tbilisi: Left Embankment of Mtkvari

Left Embankment of Mtkvari is one of the longest asphalt pavement cycling distances in city of Tbilisi - it stretches from Didube to Ortochala (passing Tbilisi Old Town). It is among the easiest routes as well. 

For today's cycling assignment I decided to use section Marjinashvili - Didube - Marjinashivli from Left Embankment of Mtkvari

Embankment of Mtkvari in Tbilisi is really cool place for riders (and not only), except sudden obstacles, like inappropriate parked cars, or superficially repairs. Left Embankment is cool by one more reason - it' s cool for photography  - you can get some cool Tbilisi architecture shots from here:

Right Embankment of Mtkvari

Right Embankment of Mtkvari

You can meet here fellow riders, runners and a lot of fisherman. 

Fancy block houses in Tbilisi

Fancy block houses in Tbilisi

A lot new apartments been built here

A lot of new apartments been built here

First obstacles

First obstacles

Bank of Georgia headquarters building

Bank of Georgia headquarters building

It was designed by architects George Chakhava and Zurab Jalaghania  for the Ministry of Highway Construction of the Georgian SSR and finished in 1975. The engineer was Temur Tkhilava. This 18-storey building was acquired by the Bank of Georgia in 2007.

More obstacles

More obstacles

seagull

seagull

One of my first bird photos

Power transformer

Power transformer

City needs electricity, so lets build a transformer just in the middle on embankment. 

Cool Soviet times apartment block in Tbilisi

Cool Soviet times apartment block in Tbilisi

Dinamo stadium

Dinamo stadium