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First step in Georgia: Get mobile! Whatever Danie signed, we now have a Georgian SIM card.
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Batumi. A truly grotesque place. A new replication of the lactating fountain from Bologna in front of an old soviet block.
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Modern architecture - but no one uses it. Most new buildings are empty. Also the Batumi tower with the ferris wheel in its facade.
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No, this is not an old building. To make the city pretty enough for tourists, a former president tried to create a "historic" center.
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We enjoyed the soviet-style boulevard and used the time for some running studies in front of the old town scenery...
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... and to get rid of the German skin tone (here at the Green Cape a bit away of the mass tourism on the city beaches).
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On our 5 days hiking tour through Svaneti National Park from Mestia to and around Ushguli.
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Adishi: The mountain village where we spent our second night.
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Photos can not explain how this feels like...
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Trained horses help hikers to cross the rivers.
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Ralf after a climb.
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Highest point of day 4 - a few km before Ushguli.
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Caucasuslovers.
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Day 5 climb on a view point around Ushguli.
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Spring in summer.
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The guest houses were truly authentic.
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A typical Georgian dinner always comes with some local grappa, here "Chacha". The served amounts are equal to water (but which is which?).
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Overviewing the roofs of Ushguli in the early morning hours from the roof of a fortified tower (locals used them to protect from invaders in the Svaneti region).
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Climbing up a fortified tower in Ushguli.
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A local supermarket in Ushguli.
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We are so glad that we met our trekking guide Lasha, who gave us a deep insight into the Georgian culture and hearts.
_Svaneti Hike
Facts about our hike: 71 km, 4000 m uphill!