Old Sovjet-Palace in Vale
first Invitation for a Beer behind the Border
City and Fortress Akhaltshike
Snowcovered Mountains beside the Road
Ruined Church in Atskuri
Part of Family in Atskuri
Timeless Village Atskuri
House of Family Balalchadze
every few Kilometers there are Ruined Fortressses
always following the River Kura
Plattenbau from Soviet-Times
Cleaning of the City-Sign
One of numberous Hangmat-Sellers in Kashuri
Horse carriage beside the Road
the big Kaukasus with it´s snowtopped 5000m high Mountains...
gifted Vegetables
this three gave me a lot of Fruits to taste
brandnew Restplace at the only (18km long) HIghway of the Country
Plattenbau in Gori
newly renovated Oldtown of Gori
wonderful Church beside the Road
still life next to the road
Oldtown Alley in Tiflisi
Old meets new...
creative new building in the Oldtown
The Peacebride over River Kura
like in a Bad Movie... Police Cars in Georgia
View over the City from the Fortress Hill
Backgammon in the Spa-Area
the freshly renovated Spa-Area
collecting Rubbish
the new Cathedral in TIflisi
Also Peacebridge has to be cleaned from time to time
as also my bike has to...
Building from good old times
Amazing soviet-architecture
Chickens to be sold along the Road
first signs of civilisation after the Border to Armenia
The Ropeway stopped years ago on the half way...
The industrial Town of Alaverdi
Monastery Sanahin
from the Inside
Tombstones as Floor
wonderful Domes
every pillar unique
my little armenian Dictionary
on my way back into the Gorge
Olli!
The road winds through the Valley to Vanadzor
in the BAckground appears the City
Junkyard in Vanadzor
Village next to the Road to Dilijan
Rubbish Dump near Dilijan
in the upper Part of the Pass... view back down
View down to Sewan Lake
Hayravank Monastery next to the Lake
Invitation beside the Road: Vodka for Breakfast
between the two peaks in the BAckground: Sewan pass
Carawanserey of Selim
wonderful descent into the Arpa-Valley
Cow-Shit drying next to the Road
following the river for some Kilometers
riding through beautiful Landscape
Visited a Bakery, all handmade
Rainbreak on the Way up
Got it! Vorotan Pass
Hut at the Lake armenian Style
the Trucks deliver Iranian Oil to the Country
when sheeps are crossing traffic stopps
View back to Goris, nice setting in the Valley
From this Point its going down into Vorotan Gorge
and up again...
Gravel Road and steep but nice cycling
in the Tatev Monastery
little Church in the Monastery
and the overview with the Gorge in the Background
View to the Surounding Snowcapped Mountains
wonderful Sunset
old russian Motorcycle
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on little Roads the way leads down in the Valley
Countrylife has a different speed
Kiosk from Better (?) Times
short after Kapan the road climbs again
Near the Border to Nagorni-Karabach
on the way to the Pass, first moderate...
with short refreshment breaks...
then steeper and steeper
not only the bike looks tired
The View from the Top is breathtaking!
and a endless descent is following
the Nature gets greener again
the roads are still winding down
and at the End you reach the Valley
I follow the River for a few kilometers to Meghri