Georgia, called a backyard garden forgotten by God, has the three features: low consumption, fine scenery and safety ranking the third in the world. As a tourist destination, such a country is absolutely what most travelers long for. How is Georgia on earth? Today, follow Lepu Aijia to find the answer.
If you go to Georgia, the first stop is generally its capital Tbilisi. Different from other common popular countries, Georgia/Tbilisi has its own unique national customs.
Take you to the market of time machine
The Dry Bridge Market is the most ancient flee market in Tbilisi and also the largest market in Transcaucasia. The best way to immerse in a city is to integrate into the local people’s life, while the Dry Bridge Market is like a time machine, where we can enter the past of Tbilisi.
This market is large. It is open in the early morning and closes down in the afternoon. Many antiques can be discovered here. If you like historical relics, you must come here to search round to find the souvenir belonging to you.
The largest churn on the mountaintop — Church of the Holy Trinity
In each country, there always are its own religions. Different religions have their unique style. Approaching them is also a way to understand the local people’s life. After crossing the streets and walking on the lanes, the car parks at a place with a gate seemingly for castles. It is the most important church for Georgians — Church of the Holy Trinity.
Georgia is a multi-religious country, while Church of the Holy Trinity is a site for Russian Orthodox and also the largest Orthodox Church in Georgia. The whole church is nearly symmetrical, with an onion dome of Russian characteristics, below the dome there are triangular 3D buildings seemingly piled up by layers of cakes.
Old city, time-honored and bright-colored
Tbilisi is constructed along the valley and river, and the new city is connected to the old city, but both are obviously distinguished. The old city is a good place for us to experience its style. When talking about the old city of Tbilisi, we are impressed by its long history, which can be traced back to the 4th century. Although it was reconstructed after the war, the ethnic life and style are carried down generation after generation.
If you want to see the colorful old city, you have to find a perfect viewing platform, generally the church platform on the opposite bank. Standing on the viewing platform, you can see the layer on layer of houses in the old city on the opposite bank. Although the old city is colorful, the colors are mixed; a house may be decorated with many colors, but the colors are not arranged disorderly, but liked by people.
Amazing Chronicle of Georgia
When you make your travel strategy, you will sigh with emotion that Georgia has such an amazing place —Chronicle of Georgia just like the Stonehenge. Today’s last stop is the amazing Chronicle of Georgia. It is commonly known as The Chronicle of Georgia.
The 35m high bronze pillars stand on the square, whose upper parts are embossed with the famous persons in the Georgian history, including sagas, kings, poets and army men, and the lower parts are embossed with the figures and scene in the Bible.
After so many introductions, do you yearn for Georgia very much? If you have the opportunity, pack up to travel in this country to feel the unique style of Western Asia.