Georgia
- Mar 2, 2017
- 2 min read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)
Since my friends are eager to check out and experience snow for the first time but winery is what I came for. We decided to book our hotel and ticket package via Holiday Factory https://www.holiday-factory.com . I was hesitant at first to join them as my passport is still under renewal process, but by God's grace, I got my passport a week before the flight and I was able to book with them.
Anyways, we did not hesitate to book it under them as we had a great experience last time with Holiday Factory in Maldives. ( please check out my other blog post)
We flew via Fly Dubai and we arrived in Tbilisi by afternoon. We checked-in at Grand Palace Hotel.
We just unpacked our things for an hour then our tour guide joined us for dinner as we walked around the city for 2 hours. It is a small city and you can enjoy it's night lights as you walked around.
The next day, we went to Sighnagi - known as a "City of Love" in Georgia, with many couples visiting it just to get married.
Of course, my favorite part - Wine tasting! All of my friend just wanna visit Georgia because of the snow. As a weirdo, I am looking forward to Wineries, so far they have one of the best wines. I really do enjoy the Winery Tour and got to taste and take home wines from different varieties and flavours.
Before ending the day, we wouldn't miss to do some more epic photo shoot with this ala Korean autumn feels set -up
We then headed to visit another monastery. Upon entering, we need to cover our heads, the monastery is also providing one just in case you don't have a cover.
Curious as always, we went to check the Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Now, the Fun Part! Snow time! Our tour guide wants us to prepare for this cold part so we drank Cha-Cha! A Georgian pomace brandy, a clear and strong (ranging between 40% alcohol for commercially produce to 65% for home brew), which is sometimes called "vine vodka", "grape vodka", or "Georgian vodka/grappa". It is made of grape pomace (grape residue left after making wine). The term chacha is used in Georgia to refer to grape distillate.
On our way to Gadauri, we stopped on this breathtaking view.
Snowtime! It is actually our first time to experience snow and we're like kids running around. Taking bunch of photos, videos and making lots of memories. We tried snowboarding, snow mobile and cable car ride.
This was a great trip just few hours away from UAE. Overall, I am satisified and would definitely recommend Georgia. You will have a taste of European culture in a more affordable approach.
We are grateful to our Tour Guide, Georgi and George for making this an unforgettable one.