| | This was how we thought we were getting to Kazbegi | |
| | | Kevin's friend "Shavi Kevini" (Dark Kevin) | |
| | | How many gear-shifts does this thing need? | |
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| | Long story short: we found another ride | |
| | | Russian-Georgian friendship monument. Yeah right | |
| | | Taken from the window of the speeding taxi | |
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| | | Our first attempt at housing: a homestay | |
| | | We decided on a hotel instead. This is our view | |
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| | 8:00 a.m. next morning: Mt. Kazbek over the village | |
| | | | A bakery: not a banana & donut store, despite the sign | |
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| | | | This way to North Ossetia | |
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| | Gearing up for our big hike | |
| | | Going from 6,000 feet to 7,600 feet | |
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| | Time for another photo ... | |
| | | ... while everyone catches their breath | |
| | | One more scramble up a steep notch ... | |
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| | ... and we're at our destination | |
| | | | 1,600 feet above Kazbegi below | |
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| | Kevin's friend Jeremy, also known as Super-Grover | |
| | | Church was packed because of a Virgin Mary festival | |
| | | Townspeople picnicked inside the walls | |
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| | Group shot: don't look for me, I'm taking it | |
| | | Finally we got one with everybody | |
| | | People kept arriving all day | |
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| | Look for the guy carrying a live ram to slaughter | |
| | | | The base of a decrepit, long-retired funicular | |
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| | Back in Tbilisi: teens bathe at a drinking fountain | |
| | | Painful-looking shoes are everywhere | |
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| | | Alf is very, very popular throughout Georgia | |
| | | We did not see either of these hairstyles in public | |
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| | | Metekhi church and David the Builder | |
| | | This seemed an odd bit of graffiti | |
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| | | Last dinner before Gurjaani [go to link at top for page 3] | |
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