Behind my lens (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Booze and Life in Tbilisi, Georgia
Since I am a big fan of all alcoholic beverages, as we all know that Georgia is known for the world’s oldest wine making culture let me share to you some of the best cheap but superb wines in Tbilisi, Georgia. I am not expert when it comes to wines but one thing I am certain of that they are worth the visit.
Old Kakheti Saperavi (2020) – is a red dry red wine product of Georgia. 750ml l 12% Alcohol. You can easily get this wine at any grocery store nearby.
Mildiani Family Winery Kindzmarauli (2019) – is a red semi sweet red wine product of Georgia. 750ml l 11.5% Alcohol content l 23 Lari
Of course the tour is not complete without booze! So, where are the best places to visit and grab some beer? Worry less because I will give you some tips where to grab your booze on affordable budget.
This place is called Fabrika, it is located in 8 Egnate Ninoshvili St. Tbilisi Georgia. It is a Hostel in the historical part of Tbilisi, Georgia. Inside you will find a cozy place where you can sit and chill with your friends. They have lounge, and they serve coffee while you are working on your laptop, but of course coffee is not for free lol. From the back side you will find some couple of bars where you can grab your beer and mingle with some locals and tourist. So how to get there? You can always find a ride by using Bolt, it’s a taxi app in Tbilisi and I recommend this than the rest, because I have heard a lot of bad experience using other apps. They don’t actually charge much, mostly if you just live in the city you can pay as low as 4-5 lari or 1.60 usd. But if you want to explore the city very much you can try to ride Subway and it is way more cheaper than a taxi. They charge .25 lari or 0.08 usd per one tap and you can go everywhere. Yes, you read it right! The subway fare is very cheap in Tbilisi, Georgia.
There are two lines in the Metro which is Saburtalo Line (blue) and Akmeteli-Varketili Line (red). From the Station Square you have to take the red line going to Varketili and you will get down to Marjanishvili, it’s only 1 stop and 10min walk from the station to Fabrika.
Some Pub located in the heart of the City in Shardeni Street, you can find it in Old Town of Tbilisi. Here you can find restaurant and bars. During our visit last Oct 2021 it’s amid of the pandemic so, the bar closes at 11pm.
Georgia Journey
Gergeti Trinity Church also known as Holy Trinity Church is located in Kazbegi, Georgia. It’s 3-4hrs drive from the city of Tbilisi, Georgia.
Georgia is unbelievably cheap and it trully amazed me in a way that if I’ll be given a chance to choose where to settle, Georgia is first one on the line. Well, not to mentioned the residency and citizenship based on what I’ve heard to some expats that it is difficult to obtain, nevertheless I would still love to settle there.
We visited Tbilisi around November so the weather is cold specially at night it reached 2-4c and for me who was born and raised in tropical country that weather is extremely freezing. According to some expats who lives there the weather during summer is also humid but, I used to live in UAE and the hottest weather that I experienced so far is 51c so, I don’t think there’s nothing I can’t conquer off lol.
It was built in 14th century with an elevation of 2170 meters (7120 feet), and it takes 1.5 hrs to reach by foot.
Well, moving on with some sweet delicacies of Georgia they have this Churchkhela that made of string of walnut halvesthat have been dipped in grape juice called Tatara or Phelamushi (grape juice thickened with flour), and dried in the sun. No sugar is added to make real Churchkhela. Instead of walnuts, sometimes hazelnuts or almonds are used in the regions of west Georgia and you will find it in every corner of the street in Tbilisi.
