20 August 2019
Zminda Sameba - Ananuri - Davit Gareji
Orux map screenshot:
BLUE line is the planned route
RED line is the actual route we drove
BLUE line is the planned route
RED line is the actual route we drove
The street down from Zminda Sameba is extremely steep, curved and partly demolished
It seems that these cows live on the bridge. They wouldn't' even move when the big trucks arrive.
The fortress Ananuri with original paintings in the church from 17th century
Dress code with guard dog
The entrance to the bell tower is closed, but some tourists climb over the fence and with disrespect of religious culture start banging the bell.
The nun, who is in charge to control the tourists, rushes angry shouting. It takes some minutes until the tourists understand and withdraw.
The view from the fortress to our camp site from 2 days before
From Tbilisi to Rustawi
Nature is changing
Beside the guard tower...
.... monument
A real adventure is the way from Rustawi to the monastery oder Davit Gareji under the Georgian - Azerbaijan border. The sh..... road of 25 km takes us 1 1/2 hours. The navigation system is the only chance that we can find the right way. No signs, only some Georgian soldiers who confirm, that we are on the right way. Suddenly we hear some shooting and are stopped by soldiers. With a little English they explain, that they have a maneuver and we can pass after 10 min. Meanwhile we give them some sweets and cold water. Driving further on with the knowledge that there is a military maneuver and the border to Azerbaijan just few meters away is not really amusing.
I think the road from Sagaredscho is better to drive. We will see tomorrow, when we drive back.
A guard tower on the border to Azerbaijan
The monastery of Davit Gareji is interesting, but in my opinion not worth driving there under this circumstances. The caves cannot be visited.
Since it is already late and Hosain tired from the sh..... road we camp beside the monastery with nice company from a German couple who rented a camper in Tbilisi and park beside us.
Morning visitor
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