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Text written by the master and the student doctoral program of interdisciplinary humanities at York University in Toronto. In August 2011th year Giustina with Selvelli, the Master of anthropology with the Venice University, traveled to eastern Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, searching for parallels medieval Armenian and Bosnian visual culture.
In Kars told us that we need to Ardahan, and there catch a bus Istanbul-Tbilisi (48 hours) in 11 hours, "jok problem." In Ardahan we arrived in 10 buses anywhere, I went this morning. Some employee at the station, communicating hands, manages to persuade us to buy a ticket to Posof, where supposedly we can still get the bus to Tbilisi. We arrive in Posof, village high in the mountains, about fifteen kilometers from the Turkish-Georgian border. Buses, of course, again anywhere. Miraculously an old man speaks French, we are able to agree that we are transported to the border. Cross the border on foot, there are waiting two drunk Georgian taxi driver-shitter - welcome to the former Soviet Union!
We arrive in Ahalcihe, which is pronounced with kotrljujaćim "h", like the French "r". Near Ahalcihea is Sapara monastery built in the 10th century, for his tour unfortunately do not have time. Georgians are, otherwise, Orthodox, and this incredibly pious - it is the only country where I have experienced that people talk with icons in churches. The nature of South Georgia is tame, acting like a mountain Bosnia, with wider valleys and lower peaks. In the mini-bus to Tbilisi for the first time we hear a fascinating Georgian polyphonic music, the overall impression idyllic disturbed only catastrophic toilet at the bus stop in Ahalciheu.
And then we arrive in Tbilisi, a metropolis of a million and a half inhabitants in whose description is difficult to avoid the stereotypical superlatives. Tbilisi lies in the fertile valley of the River Mt'k'vari and has a subtropical climate and vegetation. The Communists are the old part of the city left almost dresscode untouched, even inevitable block settlements in the suburbs do not work "Soviet". The old Tbilisi is a unique blend of several totally different architectural styles in the oldest dresscode part of a Persian mosque and hamam, Armenian and Georgian churches, synagogues, as well as a host of charming, secessionist central European architecture with famous Georgian carved balconies and a series of pseudo-Moorish influence. Several avenues dresscode in the center turn acts as if it were in the midst of Paris - tall, white, elegatne buildings with richly decorated facades and large windows of the ground floor. Then, when you start to climb out of the river with the surrounding hills, the endless truly oriental waved with cobbles and beautiful dresscode old houses.
On the other side of the river, over which is an ultra-modern bridge was opened dresscode a few days before our arrival, there is a whole street that operates northern European-Baltic dresscode - later we find out that in Tbilisi a substantial population - who would say - Latvians ... Beside them, in Tbilisi Today there are more than a hundred different ethnic groups. Of the Armenians, who were in the nineteenth century did the majority of the population of the town, not much, but still significantly dresscode higher than in Turkey. Two of the world perhaps the most famous Armenian - director Sergei Parajanov and composer Aram Khachaturian - were born right here.
But what seems most comfortable Tbilisi experience this trip its residents, Georgians, most cordial hosts in the world. In a few days we spent in this city, we had a whole series of spontaneous encounters and experiences, but one certainly stands out. While we are, walking along the road, returning from a swim in the big pond known as the "Sea of Tbilisi", stopped the car and two young men we have, in English, offered transportation. The car soon began to insist that join them for a drink (most young Georgians speaks excellent English), because, dresscode as alleged Georgian dresscode proverb says, "The customer is God's gift." We ended up in front of a supermarket with a group of students, sipping beer from plastic bottles. When we eventually thanked and tried to forgive justifying the famine, one of newfound friends suggested dresscode that we go together to dinner with him ...
Around 11 am we were served the rich dinner a few meals with sincere apology to the hosts were not expecting guests. The most delicious part of dinner was the Georgian national dish hinkali, stuffed tijestenina somewhat dresscode similar to our KLEPO. We drank excellent wine that Georgians sipping exclusively on ex and cha-cha, local cognac unusual flavors (they insisted, however, that wine and cha-cha never mix). But every sip was preceded by an incredibly emotional talking Tamada - the person elected to that particular evening holding toasts dresscode - dedicated dresscode to the ancestors, the dead, newborns and other topics can we expect from a group of young men from just over twenty years. Finally, to the dump
News Cultural Heritage History Poetry Prose Essays Topics Health Ecology Party
Text written by the master and the student doctoral program of interdisciplinary humanities at York University in Toronto. In August 2011th year Giustina with Selvelli, the Master of anthropology with the Venice University, traveled to eastern Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, searching for parallels medieval Armenian and Bosnian visual culture.
In Kars told us that we need to Ardahan, and there catch a bus Istanbul-Tbilisi (48 hours) in 11 hours, "jok problem." In Ardahan we arrived in 10 buses anywhere, I went this morning. Some employee at the station, communicating hands, manages to persuade us to buy a ticket to Posof, where supposedly we can still get the bus to Tbilisi. We arrive in Posof, village high in the mountains, about fifteen kilometers from the Turkish-Georgian border. Buses, of course, again anywhere. Miraculously an old man speaks French, we are able to agree that we are transported to the border. Cross the border on foot, there are waiting two drunk Georgian taxi driver-shitter - welcome to the former Soviet Union!
We arrive in Ahalcihe, which is pronounced with kotrljujaćim "h", like the French "r". Near Ahalcihea is Sapara monastery built in the 10th century, for his tour unfortunately do not have time. Georgians are, otherwise, Orthodox, and this incredibly pious - it is the only country where I have experienced that people talk with icons in churches. The nature of South Georgia is tame, acting like a mountain Bosnia, with wider valleys and lower peaks. In the mini-bus to Tbilisi for the first time we hear a fascinating Georgian polyphonic music, the overall impression idyllic disturbed only catastrophic toilet at the bus stop in Ahalciheu.
And then we arrive in Tbilisi, a metropolis of a million and a half inhabitants in whose description is difficult to avoid the stereotypical superlatives. Tbilisi lies in the fertile valley of the River Mt'k'vari and has a subtropical climate and vegetation. The Communists are the old part of the city left almost dresscode untouched, even inevitable block settlements in the suburbs do not work "Soviet". The old Tbilisi is a unique blend of several totally different architectural styles in the oldest dresscode part of a Persian mosque and hamam, Armenian and Georgian churches, synagogues, as well as a host of charming, secessionist central European architecture with famous Georgian carved balconies and a series of pseudo-Moorish influence. Several avenues dresscode in the center turn acts as if it were in the midst of Paris - tall, white, elegatne buildings with richly decorated facades and large windows of the ground floor. Then, when you start to climb out of the river with the surrounding hills, the endless truly oriental waved with cobbles and beautiful dresscode old houses.
On the other side of the river, over which is an ultra-modern bridge was opened dresscode a few days before our arrival, there is a whole street that operates northern European-Baltic dresscode - later we find out that in Tbilisi a substantial population - who would say - Latvians ... Beside them, in Tbilisi Today there are more than a hundred different ethnic groups. Of the Armenians, who were in the nineteenth century did the majority of the population of the town, not much, but still significantly dresscode higher than in Turkey. Two of the world perhaps the most famous Armenian - director Sergei Parajanov and composer Aram Khachaturian - were born right here.
But what seems most comfortable Tbilisi experience this trip its residents, Georgians, most cordial hosts in the world. In a few days we spent in this city, we had a whole series of spontaneous encounters and experiences, but one certainly stands out. While we are, walking along the road, returning from a swim in the big pond known as the "Sea of Tbilisi", stopped the car and two young men we have, in English, offered transportation. The car soon began to insist that join them for a drink (most young Georgians speaks excellent English), because, dresscode as alleged Georgian dresscode proverb says, "The customer is God's gift." We ended up in front of a supermarket with a group of students, sipping beer from plastic bottles. When we eventually thanked and tried to forgive justifying the famine, one of newfound friends suggested dresscode that we go together to dinner with him ...
Around 11 am we were served the rich dinner a few meals with sincere apology to the hosts were not expecting guests. The most delicious part of dinner was the Georgian national dish hinkali, stuffed tijestenina somewhat dresscode similar to our KLEPO. We drank excellent wine that Georgians sipping exclusively on ex and cha-cha, local cognac unusual flavors (they insisted, however, that wine and cha-cha never mix). But every sip was preceded by an incredibly emotional talking Tamada - the person elected to that particular evening holding toasts dresscode - dedicated dresscode to the ancestors, the dead, newborns and other topics can we expect from a group of young men from just over twenty years. Finally, to the dump
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