I know the title is a bit of a tease, but since I understand (kind of) how to upload photos to facebook and not to blogger, I'm just going to start pasting links to new photo albums here.
First Shots of Georgia
-self-explanatory, really
A Village summer
-a few shots of Manglisi life, including my visit to our ancient church
-updated to include more of Manglisi on Sept. 1
Georgian Food
I should probably call this Georgian cooking, but this is my new repository for all food/cooking pics.
-updated to show a few more canning pics and Georgian bread in the making
-updated again to include khinkali and a birthday
Batumi
had a mini reunion with friends from my group in the seaside town of Batumi before school starts. It rained the first day but the second was marvelous.
Mtskheta
a few days after I went to Batumi, I visited a friend in Mtskheta, the old capital and spiritual heart of Georgia. Thus, most of these pictures are of Orthodox churches.
Kazbegi
Last weekend I went with some friends to one of the tallest peaks in Georgia. We stopped at several cool places en route, climbed a hill to get to an ancient church (Georgia is littered with them), admired the view of the mountain, and scrambled around on some ruins the next day.
Borjomi
Overnight camping trip in October in Borjomi-Kharangauli National Park- it didn't kill me, but it tried. The views alone were worth it. Unfortunately, these pictures fail to do the beauty of the place justice.
Round 2, still a tragic failure in capturing one of my favorite places.
Supra and Snow
My host brothers turned 14, so my family had a supra (a big Georgian party). It also snowed for the first time that day. Enjoy the pictures, provided you can get past the fact that they include young teenagers drinking.
Armenia
Took a long weekend to go to the Republic of Armenia with a bunch of other TLG teachers. Had a blast and mostly took pictures of ancient buildings and the market.
Borderlands
Pictures from my visit to Davit Gareja, the cave monastery, as well as pictures from my weekend visiting Chris (my Peace Corps friend) in the Armenian part of Georgia.
Gori
Took a day trip to Gori to visit the Stalin museum and a fortress.
Cracow
Pictures from my side trip to Poland's ancient capital.
Warsaw
Pictures from Warsaw...obviously.
Auschwitz
Pictures from the concentration camp, posted for those of you who never want to have to go yourselves. They utterly fail to convey the full message of the evil that happened there.
Manglisi
-various photos from village life from the last several months
Uplistsikhe
Ancient cave town that was a center of Georgian life long before America had a written history
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Salt Carvings from Poland...just a few weeks late. This salt mine was active from the 13th c. to 2007 and miners started carving chapels out of salt. It was an original UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Manglisi graffiti
-a product of my recent walks and general existence here
Bakuriani, Ureki, and Poti
I don't spend every weekend in Tbilisi, even though it feels like it. Here are pictures from Bakuriani (ski resort), Ureki (beach), and Poti (port city near Ureki) to prove it.
Kakheti
Went to Visit my friend Mariana, who lives in the most Georgian of Georgian regions. We had several adventures, including seeing a bar fight, St. Nino's graves, and awe-inspiring snow-capped Caucasus mountains.
In Search of the Golden Fleece
Went to Kutaisi, Georgia's 2nd biggest city. There's not too much to see in the city, although we did luck into an awesome homestay. Saw some surrounding churches and went to Vani, which was part of the ancient Colchi kingdom.
Turkey Pics- now complete!
Trabzon
Izmir
Lots of tea
Cesme
Mostly glorious beach
Sart
Ancient city of Sardis
Ephesus
excessive amount of pictures of columns and the Library of Celsus
Selcuk
the cute town next to Ephesus that has the remains of the Temple of Artemis and the Basilica of St. John, among other things
Samos
OK, so it's really a Greek island, but it was on my Turkey trip
Bodrum
Wonder of the Ancient World, lots of amphorae, pretty boats, etc
Sumela Monastery
An Orthodox monastery near Trabzon with some pretty amazing frescoes, despite the damage the Turks did.
Rize
Tea and Laz cuisine, or almost heaven
Weekends in Tbilisi
As I spend every weekend at least transiting through, I've got a lot of pictures from the "city that loves you". I have only put up recent pictures, but will remedy that soon.
Vardzia
Epic cave town and the journey to get there
Tricia in Georgia
Whirlwind tour of Georgia for Tricia
My Kiddos
Pictures of my students, mostly from the end of school.
Svaneti
Pearl of Georgia, but the clouds were a bit of a disappointment. Still, beautiful Caucasus mountains and Svan towers.
Abkhazia
So glad I ignored the safe thing to do and experienced what vacations in the Soviet Union must have felt like.
First Shots of Georgia
-self-explanatory, really
A Village summer
-a few shots of Manglisi life, including my visit to our ancient church
-updated to include more of Manglisi on Sept. 1
Georgian Food
I should probably call this Georgian cooking, but this is my new repository for all food/cooking pics.
-updated to show a few more canning pics and Georgian bread in the making
-updated again to include khinkali and a birthday
Batumi
had a mini reunion with friends from my group in the seaside town of Batumi before school starts. It rained the first day but the second was marvelous.
Mtskheta
a few days after I went to Batumi, I visited a friend in Mtskheta, the old capital and spiritual heart of Georgia. Thus, most of these pictures are of Orthodox churches.
Kazbegi
Last weekend I went with some friends to one of the tallest peaks in Georgia. We stopped at several cool places en route, climbed a hill to get to an ancient church (Georgia is littered with them), admired the view of the mountain, and scrambled around on some ruins the next day.
Borjomi
Overnight camping trip in October in Borjomi-Kharangauli National Park- it didn't kill me, but it tried. The views alone were worth it. Unfortunately, these pictures fail to do the beauty of the place justice.
Round 2, still a tragic failure in capturing one of my favorite places.
Supra and Snow
My host brothers turned 14, so my family had a supra (a big Georgian party). It also snowed for the first time that day. Enjoy the pictures, provided you can get past the fact that they include young teenagers drinking.
Armenia
Took a long weekend to go to the Republic of Armenia with a bunch of other TLG teachers. Had a blast and mostly took pictures of ancient buildings and the market.
Borderlands
Pictures from my visit to Davit Gareja, the cave monastery, as well as pictures from my weekend visiting Chris (my Peace Corps friend) in the Armenian part of Georgia.
Gori
Took a day trip to Gori to visit the Stalin museum and a fortress.
Cracow
Pictures from my side trip to Poland's ancient capital.
Warsaw
Pictures from Warsaw...obviously.
Auschwitz
Pictures from the concentration camp, posted for those of you who never want to have to go yourselves. They utterly fail to convey the full message of the evil that happened there.
Manglisi
-various photos from village life from the last several months
Uplistsikhe
Ancient cave town that was a center of Georgian life long before America had a written history
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Salt Carvings from Poland...just a few weeks late. This salt mine was active from the 13th c. to 2007 and miners started carving chapels out of salt. It was an original UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Manglisi graffiti
-a product of my recent walks and general existence here
Bakuriani, Ureki, and Poti
I don't spend every weekend in Tbilisi, even though it feels like it. Here are pictures from Bakuriani (ski resort), Ureki (beach), and Poti (port city near Ureki) to prove it.
Kakheti
Went to Visit my friend Mariana, who lives in the most Georgian of Georgian regions. We had several adventures, including seeing a bar fight, St. Nino's graves, and awe-inspiring snow-capped Caucasus mountains.
In Search of the Golden Fleece
Went to Kutaisi, Georgia's 2nd biggest city. There's not too much to see in the city, although we did luck into an awesome homestay. Saw some surrounding churches and went to Vani, which was part of the ancient Colchi kingdom.
Turkey Pics- now complete!
Trabzon
Izmir
Lots of tea
Cesme
Mostly glorious beach
Sart
Ancient city of Sardis
Ephesus
excessive amount of pictures of columns and the Library of Celsus
Selcuk
the cute town next to Ephesus that has the remains of the Temple of Artemis and the Basilica of St. John, among other things
Samos
OK, so it's really a Greek island, but it was on my Turkey trip
Bodrum
Wonder of the Ancient World, lots of amphorae, pretty boats, etc
Sumela Monastery
An Orthodox monastery near Trabzon with some pretty amazing frescoes, despite the damage the Turks did.
Rize
Tea and Laz cuisine, or almost heaven
Weekends in Tbilisi
As I spend every weekend at least transiting through, I've got a lot of pictures from the "city that loves you". I have only put up recent pictures, but will remedy that soon.
Vardzia
Epic cave town and the journey to get there
Tricia in Georgia
Whirlwind tour of Georgia for Tricia
My Kiddos
Pictures of my students, mostly from the end of school.
Svaneti
Pearl of Georgia, but the clouds were a bit of a disappointment. Still, beautiful Caucasus mountains and Svan towers.
Abkhazia
So glad I ignored the safe thing to do and experienced what vacations in the Soviet Union must have felt like.
