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 Beijing, China - street scene near hotel |
 Beijing - food stand |
 Beijing - Bustling shopping street |
 Beijing shopping street - hat display |
 Beijing street scene - arch |
 Beijing shopping street - melon sellers |
 Beijing - large local market |
 Beijing market - mother & daughter |
 Beijing market - mother & son fishmongers |
 Beijing market - girl with carcas |
 Beijing market - little boy with seasonings |
 Beijing market - Little Mr. No-pants |
 Beijing - alley scene |
 Beijing - dancing in the park |
 Beijing - People's Park |
 Beijing People's Park - little princess |
 Beijing People's Park - Men's band |
 Beijing People's Park - architectural details |
 Beijing People's Park - Tai Chi |
 Beijing - Temple of Heaven |
 Beijing - the famous Dirt Market |
 Xian - gateway to Muslim quarter mosque |
 Xian - pathway to mosque gardens |
 Xian mosque in Muslim Quarter |
 Xian mosque gates and gardens |
 Xian - Muslim bazaar |
 Xian - Muslim bazaar vendor with baby |
 Xian - Muslim Quarter food shop |
 Xian street |
 Xian street |
 Xian - Entrance to Terra Cotta Warriors Museum |
 Xian - Terra Cotta Warriors |
 Xian - TC Warriors - no two alike! |
 Xian - TC Warriors - modelled after real men |
 Xian - TC Warriors' horses |
 Xian - TC Warriors' life-size horses |
 Xian- Huaqing Hot Springs - Our intrepid group (minus 1) |
 Xian - Huaqing Hot Springs, once a summer palace |
 Xian - Huaqing Hot Springs - goldfish pool |
 Leaving Xian by train - Gateway to the Silk Road - view of Taklamakan Desert |
 Enroute to Turpan - 2-day/night train leg - desolate station |
 Enroute to Turpan - Taklamakan Desert |
 Enroute to Turpan - gloomy twilight shot of T. Desert |
 Enroute to Turpan - crumbling ancient wall |
 Brief train stop, enroute to Turpan |
 Snack time enroute to Turpan |
 Train stop, enroute to Turpan - Chinese fried chicken |
 Day 2, enroute to Turpan - Taklamakan Desert |
 Jiayquan Fort at the end of the Great Wall |
 Jiayquan Fort at the end of the Great Wall |
 Train cabin party |
 Train climbing grade at sunset |
 Taklamakan Desert at sunset |
 Turfan (or Turpan) - Minaret (1778) & Mosque |
 Turfan - Suleman's Minaret - details |
 Turfan - Mosque roof with vineyards in background |
 Turfan - another view of vineyards |
 Turfan - leafy trellis shade |
 Turfan - carved column near mosque |
 Turfan - view of mosque from gardens |
 Turfan - family home scene |
 Turfan - family tomb (everybody has one) |
 Turfan - house with fruit drying room on top |
 Turfan - Green Mosque |
 Turfan - Green Mosque doorway detail |
 Turfan - neighborhood boys |
 Turfan - local children |
 Turfan - bread seller |
 Turfan - shoppers |
 Turfan - ”Silk Road Speed Food“ |
 Turfan - beautiful shaded street off traffic circle |
 Turfan - Liz, Meg & Anne enjoy local pizza |
 Turfan - popular form of transportation |
 Turfan - our lovely hotel lobby |
 Turfan - Uygar folk show |
 Outside Turfan - entrance to Jiaohe ruins |
 Ancient Jiaohe city ruins (108 BC - 450 AD) |
 Jiaohe was built on a high plateau, encircled by deep river valleys |
 Jiaohe ruins well-preserved due to dry climate |
 Jiaohe ruins |
 Stunning moment at Jiaohe ruins |
 Jiaohe - long avenue flanked by buildings |
 Jiaohe ruins - were these houses? |
 Jiaohe ruins - monastery |
 Jiaohe was a large city |
 Jiaohe - sign explains Buddhist monastery |
 Jiaohe's evocative ruins |
 Jiaohe's dramatic desert setting |
 Jiaohe ruins highlighted by sun |
 Jiaohe inhabitants climbed down to work the fields daily |
 Jiaohe's vast complex |
 Jiaohe's intriguing streets |
 Jiaohe - impressive walls |
 Jiaohe must have been magnificent! |
 The incredible Turfan karez irrigation system |
 Turfan - inside the keras (wells) system museum |
 Keras system underground waterway - from 1 BC |
 Keras irrigation system - good advice |
 Turfan's keras system flows underground to irrigate their fruit crops |
 Turfan - the amazing dried fruit market outside the keras exhibit |
 Turfan is one of the world's largest dried fruit producers |
 Leaving Turfan, which is in a bowl at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert |
 Kashgar, Western China - We are greeted with dancers arriving at Seman Hotel |
 Visiting Kashgar's ancient Idkha Mosque |
 Kashgar - Idkha Mosque ceiling detail |
 Beautiful, serene Idkha Mosque |
 Idkha Mosque ceiling panel |
 A visit to Kasgar's Old City Koziquiyabixi neighborhood |
 Family scene - Koziquiyabixi neighborhood |
 Old mud walls - Koziquiyabixi neighborhood |
 Old wall construction - Koziquiyabixi neighborhood |
 Interesting red door - Koziquiyabixi neighborhood |
 Koziquiyabixi neighborhood children |
 Koziquiyabixi neighborhood street scene |
 Koziquiyabixi neighborhood family portrait |
 Koziquiyabixi grandfather & grandson |
 Koziquiyabixi - Meg points out an interesting old lock |
 Koziquiyabixi - garden of neighborhood's most beautiful home |
 Koziquiyabixi home - a hospitable display of treats |
 Koziquiyabixi home - daughter displays her costume |
 Wall niches inside Koziquiyabixi home |
 Kashgar public square - that's Chairman Mao waving |
 Kashgar public square - leisure pastime |
 We are invited to Koziquiyabixi home for an incredible dinner |
 We are sated after Koziquiyabixi home dinner |
 Our beautiful Koziquiyabixi home hostess |
 Oh my goodness! Grandma brings dessert! |
 Our wonderful Koziquiyabixi host family |
 Kashgar - Apakh Hoja Tomb gate |
 Kashgar - Apakh Hoja Tomb Mosque |
 Kashgar - Apakh Hoja Tomb Mosque, where an emperor & favorite (“fragrant”) concubine are entombed together |
 Read about the Apakh Hoja Mosque |
 Door detail - Apakh Hoja Mosque |
 Kashgar Sunday Market - produce sellers |
 The world-famous Kashgar Sunday Market |
 The world-famous Kashgar Sunday Market |
 Kashgar Sunday Market - watermelon man |
 Kashgar Sunday Market - anyone want to buy a goat? |
 Kashgar Sunday Market - anyone want to buy a goat? |
 Official checks what's coming & going at the Kashgar Sunday Market |
 You can also get a shave at the Kashgar Sunday Market |
 Hungry brothers chow down at the Kashgar Sunday Market |
 Catching up at the Kashgar Sunday Market |
 Sweet Uygar children - Kashgar Sunday Market |
 Sign about Kashgar's importance as a Silk Road town |
 Show & tell - Kashgar Sunday Bazaar in town |
 Grant attracts a friendly crowd with his digital camera |
 Street scene - Kashgar Sunday Bazaar |
 Bazaar babies |
 Liz in front of Silk Road sculpture outside the Seman Hotel (former Russian consulate), Kashgar |
 On the road again... heading for the Irkeshtam Pass |
 Rugged dramatic scenery - enroute to Irkeshtam Pass |
 Magnificently colored hills - enroute to Irkeshtam Pass |
 Poplar windbreaks - enroute to Irkeshtam Pass |
 Scenery - Climbing towards Irkeshtam Pass |
 First camel sighting! |
 A magnificent Baktrian camel |
 Grant & Tien Shan Mountains |
 Grant & Tien Shan Mountains |
 More Baktrian camels! |
 At the Chinese border with Kyrgyzstan, incredibly overloaded trucks |
 At the Chinese border with Kyrgyzstan, we view the scenery for hours, waiting for K. border officials to let our van & guide in |
 We wait & wait at this lovely spot... |
 That's the Kyrgyzstan border down there |
 Finally, near dark, we are underway on the worst roads in the world, in the most wretched van ever |
 Truly, the worst roads ever... |
 Kyrgyzstan road memorial |
 Rugged, mountainous, empty Kyrgyzstan |
 Kyrgyzstan - nomadic yurts here and there |
 Kyrgyzstan - nomadic yurts |
 Kyrgyzstan - Sary Tash - typical winter housing for nomads |
 Kyrgyzstan - we stop to check out the yoghurt ball sellers |
 The incredible emptiness of Kyrgyzstan |
 Margilan (Fergana Valley), Uzbekistan - market in operation since ancient Silk Road days |
 Margilan (Fergana Valley) - market - note traditional ikat pattern dress |
 Margilan (Fergana Valley) - market - abundant food everywhere |
 Margilan (Fergana Valley) - market - potatoes & onions |
 Margilan (Fergana Valley) - market - veggies & herbs |
 Outside Margilan market - local bus service - note driver hand-cranking engine! |
 Fergana, Uzbekistan - a lovely park |
 Fergana, Uzbekistan - Monument to Akmet al Fergani, astrologer, mathematician, geographer, circa 800 BC |
 Fergana, Uzbekistan - a lovely park |
 Fergana, Uzbekistan - Monument to Akmet al Fergani, astrologer, mathematician, geographer, circa 800 BC |
 Fergana, Uzbekistan - This old woman's job is to pick out grass between pavers |
 Margilan - old silk factory |
 Margilan - old silk factory |
 Margilan - old silk factory - man preparing silk threads for ikat dying |
 Margilan - old silk factory - woman weaving |
 Margilan - old silk factory - the fabulous shop |
 Boys cool off outside the Margilan silk factory |
 Delicious Uzbek bread |
 Another Uzbek bazaar - snack aisle |
 Uzbek bazaar - snack seller |
 Uzbek bazaar vendor |
 Rishton Pottery Factory (Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan) - young apprentice |
 Rishton Pottery Factory, Uzbekistan |
 Local Uzbek kids outside Rishton Pottery Factory |
 Kokand Mosque... Kokand was a Silk Road trade center in the 15th Century |
 Painted ceiling - Kokand Mosque |
 Young girl - Kokand Mosque cloister |
 Hot & tired, we rest in Kokand Mosque cloister |
 Kokand Palace, circa 17th century |
 Exquisite tile details - Kokand Palace |
 Kokand Palace arches |
 Kokand Palace arches |
 Kokand Palace - group of Uzbek visitors |
 Kokand Palace - vividly decorated room |
 Kokand Palace - vividly decorated room |
 Kokand Palace exterior |
 Kokand Palace - old carriages |
 Kokand Palace - hammam entrance |
 4-taxi caravan from Kokand to Tashkent - photo stop |
 4-taxi caravan from Kokand to Tashkent - outskirts of Tashkent - drivers stop (for 3rd time) to confer on directions to hotel |
 4-taxi caravan from Kokand to Tashkent - drivers don't know where they're going! |
 Tashkent, capitol of Uzbekistan - lovely Orthodox church |
 Tashkent - monument to courage, in tribute to people of Tashkent for fortitude during the city's 10-yr. rebuilding after the dev |
 Tashkent - 1554 Masoleum of mullah who “fixed” infertile marriages |
 Tashkent UNESCO World Heritage site - exquisite library |
 Tashkent - library details - houses oldest Korans from all Islamic places |
 Tashkent library - ceiling detail |
 Tashkent - library exterior |
 Tashkent library doorway |
 Tashkent - at a bazaar stop, our guide demonstrates the use of a baby boy's cradle (no diapers needed!) |
 Tashkent market |
 Tashkent market - the famous Central Asian yoghurt balls |
 Uzbek deli, Tashkent style |
 Tashkent market - stairway of spices |
 Tashkent market - outdoor stalls |
 Samarkand, Uzbekistan - leafy park |
 Unidentified statue in Samarkand park |
 Samarkand - The famous Ulug Bek Observatory, unearthed in the 20th Century |
 Inside the Ulug Bek Observatory |
 Observatory “docent” wearing cap showing she's a recent bride |
 View of old city walls from Observatory |
 Another view of old city walls from Observatory |
 Samarkand - the incredibly beautiful Shah-i-zinda masoleum complex |
 Samarkand - the incredibly beautiful Shah-i-zinda masoleum complex |
 Samarkand - the incredibly beautiful Shah-i-zinda masoleum complex |
 Tile restoration - Shah-i-zinda masoleum complex |
 Samarkand - the incredibly beautiful Shah-i-zinda masoleum complex |
 More masoleums in complex |
 Ornate doors - masolum complex |
 View of restoration project for masoleum complex |
 Inside the Bibi Khanym Mosque (Timor's wife) |
 Inside the Bibi Khanym Mosque (Timor's wife) |
 The Bibi Khanym Mosque (Timor's wife) |
 Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Main entrance - Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Sign about Guri Amir masoleum complex |
 Interesting time-line sign re Timur |
 Inside Timur's masoleum |
 Inside Timur's masoleum |
 Inside Timur's masoleum |
 Samarkand - unidentified ruins |
 Samarkand - The beautifully restored Registan complex |
 Samarkand - One side of Registan complex |
 Samarkand - Medrassa - Registan complex |
 Samarkand - Registan complex doorway detail |
 Inside Registan - ceiling |
 Registan interior |
 Registan medrassa courtyard |
 Samarkand - Famous musician & instrument maker |
 Bukhara - relaxing at our lovely guest house (Lyabi Haus) |
 Bukara - the exquisite 10th Century Sumani Masoleum |
 Bukara - the exquisite 10th Century Sumani Masoleum - wall detail |
 Bukara - the exquisite 10th Century Sumani Masoleum - ceiling |
 Bukara - the exquisite 10th Century Sumani Masoleum - interior |
 Bukara - the exquisite 10th Century Sumani Masoleum - doorway |
 Bukara - the exquisite 10th Century Sumani Masoleum - long view |
 Bukhara - fragments of old city walls |
 Bukhara - fragments of old city walls |
 Bukhara - watermelon festival |
 Bukhara - watermelon festival (note those beautiful Bukhara carpets) |
 Bukhara - placque at Job's (Ayub) well, dating back to 12th Century |
 Bukhara - interior, Job's (Ayub) well |
 Bukhara - exterior, Job's (Ayub) well |
 Bukhara - meat shop |
 Bukhara - a Suffi mosque - city's most beautiful mosque |
 Bukhara - leaning tower being straightened, outside Suffi mosque |
 Bukhara - Suffi mosque restored ceiling details |
 Bukhara - the Ark Fortress, dating to the 4th Century BC |
 Bukhara - entrance to the Ark Fortress, dating to the 4th Century BC - once housed 30,000 people |
 Bukhara - Ark Fortress courtyard, called the Registan |
 Bukhara - Ark Fortress interior - columns made of Russian trees, soaked 20 years in acidic water |
 Bukhara - Ark Fortress interior - ceiling detail |
 Bukhara - famous statue depicting folk tale |
 Bukhara - medrassa & famous tower |
 Bukhara - beautifully restored medrassa |
 Bukhara - medrassa & famous tower - details |
 Bukhara - courtyard of medrassa |
 Bukhara - courtyard of medrassa |
 Bukhara - courtyard of medrassa |
 Bukhara - medrassa interior detail |
 Bukhara - medrassa interior |
 Bukhara - medrassa interior - symphony of columns |
 Bukhara - another view of medrassa courtyard |
 Bukhara - Grant with Caravansari kids |
 Bukhara - beautiful tile detail on old building |
 Bukhara - musical instrument seller at Caravansary |
 Bukhara - a sea of red carpets lights up an evening stroll |
 Bukhara - a sea of red carpets lights up an evening stroll |
 Central old-town Bukhara - boys leap off mulberry tree into Lyaby House pool |
 Bukhara - another beautiful medrassa |
 Bukhara - another beautiful medrassa - detail |
 Bukhara - entertainment at outdoor restaurant |
 Bukhara - evening at Lyabi House pool with restaurants |
 Bukhara - Caravansary complex, dating back to Silk Road days |
 Bukhara - Caravansary - artist selling beautiful handcrafts |
 Bukhara - Caravansary kids |
 Bukhara - Caravansary bazaar family |
 Bukhara street scene near Caravansary |
 Bukhara - our guest house, once home of wealthy Jewish merchant |
 Bukhara - our guest house, a very atmospheric place! |
 Bukhara - our guest house - interior stairway |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv, site of 5 ancient Silk Road cities |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of MervMary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv - grazing camels |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv - old walls |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv - wall detail |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv - ancient city walls |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv - Dromedary camels grazing |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - ruins of Merv - Dromedary camels grazing |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - Muslim women waiting to enter mosque |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - Muslim women entering mosque |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - mosque |
 Mary, Turkmenistan - family outside mosque |
 Near Ashghabad, Turkmenistan - Ruins of Nissa, a Parthian city |
 Near Ashghabad, Turkmenistan - Ruins of Nissa |
 Near Ashghabad, Turkmenistan - Ruins of Nissa |
 Near Ashghabad, Turkmenistan - Ruins of Nissa - view of new mosque in nearby city |
 Ashghabad - the omni-presence of President Turkmenbashi is EVERYWHERE. Monument to his birth. |
 Ashghabad - gold revolving statue of Turkmenbashi in god-like pose |
 Ashghabad - statue of Turkmenbashi's birth |
 View of downtown Ashghabad |
 Mother & daughter - viewing platform of monument to Turkmenbashi |
 Monument to Turkmenbashi, Ashghabad |
 The other-worldlyness of down-town Ashghabad...fountains everywhere, in the middle of the desert! |
 Ashghabad - a beautiful mosque at twilight |
 Ashghabad - a huge park glorifying Turkmenbashi, with water & fountains galore |
 Ashghabad - another gold statue glorifying Turkmenbashi |
 Ashghabad - huge central market |
 Ashghabad - huge central market |
 Ashghabad - huge central market - melon sellers |
 Leaving Ashghabad - the train station |
 Ashghabad train station - Turkmenistan travelers |
 Port of Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan - we wait all afternoon for freighter to cross the Caspian Sea |
 Port of Turkmenbashi - aboard the freighter, early evening |
 Port of Turkmenbashi - aboard the freighter, early evening |
 Port of Turkmenbashi - aboard the freighter, early evening |
 Aboard the freighter crossing the Caspian Sea |
 Aboard the freighter crossing the Caspian Sea - moonlight on trash cans |
 Moonlight on the Caspian Sea |
 Moonlight on the Caspian Sea - our quarters in the crew cabins were miserable! |
 Next morning, we approach Baku, Azerbijan |
 View of Baku, Azerbijan |
 Port of Baku - tugboats |
 City tour of Baku - visit to a beautiful hilltop mosque |
 Mosque interior - Baku |
 Gorgeous Mosque interior - Baku |
 Mosque washing place - Baku |
 Very moving walk through cemetary for fallen soldiers |
 Very moving walk through cemetery for fallen soldiers |
 Very moving walk through cemetery for fallen soldiers - monument |
 View of Baku port |
 Semit! That wonderful bagel-like, sesame-seeded snack |
 Walking tour of Baku - old fortress |
 Walking tour of Baku - the music hall |
 Downtown Baku - pedestrian area with shops & cafes |
 A fabulous display of "kuchina" dolls! Recognize anyone? |
 Baku - ruins of historic tower |
 Baku - castle/fortress - handsome carved door |
 Baku - castle/fortress - striking view of old & new buildings |
 Baku - castle/fortress - beautiful carved stonework |
 Baku - castle/fortress |
 Baku - castle/fortress - tomb |
 Baku - castle/fortress - another carved door |
 Baku - view of excavations |
 Baku - view of excavations |
 Baku - narrow street |
 Baku - narrow street - boy in the window |
 Baku - herb & vegetable shop |
 Baku - ancient public laundry |
 Baku - street scene. Note Ottoman style balconies on left |
 Baku street scene |
 Baku street - rug sellers |
 Baku street - carpets anyone? |
 Baku - caravansary interior with shops |
 Baku - interior of oil-baron mansion, circa late 19th Century |
 Baku - interior of oil-baron mansion, circa late 19th Century |
 Baku - interior of oil-baron mansion, circa late 19th Century |
 Baku - interior of oil-baron mansion, circa late 19th Century |
 Baku - fabulous multi-course dinner in a caravansary |
 Azerbijan - Zoroastrian flame worship place |
 Azerbiajan oil fields |
 Azerbiajan oil fields |
 Azerbiajan - place where flames come out of ground, due to natural gas |
 Azerbiajan - place where flames come out of ground, due to natural gas |
 Our charming Baku guide, Rimeza |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - Metekhi Church |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - view of Narikala Fortress |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - view of Narikala Fortress from Metekhi Church |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - Metekhi Church - detail |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - Metekhi Church - portico |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - view of Metekhi Church from across the river |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - old houses |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - old houses |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - view of sulphur baths |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - interior, sulphur baths |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - entrance to bakery |
 Tbilisi, Georgia - sign at Forty Sebastian Holy Martyr's Church |
 Tblisis Georgia - Forty Sebastian Holy Martyr's Church |
 Tbilisi, GA - street scene |
 Tblisis Georgia - Forty Sebastian Holy Martyr's Church |
 Tbilisi, GA - street sweeper |
 Tbilisi, GA - Sioni Cathedral |
 Tbilisi, GA - Sioni Cathedral - door detail |
 Tbilisi, GA - Sioni Cathedral - rear view |
 Tbilisi, GA - old synagogue |
 Tbilisi, GA - first floor, old synagogue |
 Tbilisi, GA - second floor, old synagogue |
 Tbilisi, GA - ancient Anchiskhati church |
 Tbilisi, GA - ancient Anchiskhati church - interior |
 Scenery enroute to northern Georgia |
 Scenery enroute to northern Georgia |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - Ananauri - church & fortress complex |
 Northern Georgia - enroute to Caucasus Mountains |
 Northern Georgia - enroute to Caucasus Mountains - roadside stands |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountain - view from our lodge at Gudauri |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - view from our lodge at Gudauri |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - spectacular scenery |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - Liz, at photo stop |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - odd artwork |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - roadside craftswoman |
 Northern Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - strange ooze |
 Western Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - church on hill |
 Western Georgia - Caucasus Mountains - a town pig wallow |
 Western Georgia - Caucasus Mountains |
 Western Georgia - Caucasus Mountains |
 Gori, Western Georgia - Stalin Museum |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town - far view |
 Western Georgia - view from Uplistsikhe |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western Georgia - Uplistsikhe cave town |
 Western GA, Kutaisi - electrical apparatus in our guest house |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Bagrati Cathedral |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Bagrati Cathedral - door detail |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Bagrati Cathedral |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Bagrati Cathedral |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Bagrati Cathedral |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - restored frescos |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - restored frescos |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - restored frescos |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - ancient iron door |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - wall detail |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - restored frescos |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex - restored frescos |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery complex |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Gelati Monastery - family brings a sacrificial lamb |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Motsameta (Martyr's) Church |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Motsameta (Martyr's) Church |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Motsameta (Martyr's) Church |
 Kutaisi, Western GA - Mr. Clive has lunch with some new friends, outside Motsameta Church |
 Enroute to Batumi, Turkey - OH, OH! |
 Enroute to Batumi, Turkey - stop for fresh-cooked corn |
 Enroute to Batumi, Turkey - canal scene |
 Trabazon, Turkey - wedding below our hotel room |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery, seen from below |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - far view from below |
 Enroute to Samsun, Turkey - Sumela Monastery |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - long stairway up |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - overview of interior |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - view of site's perch |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - interior buildings |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - ancient church |
 Near Trabzon, Turkey - Sumela Monastery - wall painting detail - interior of ancient church |
 View of Black Sea, near Samsun, Turkey |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - a Silk Route town, well-reserved Ottoman houses |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - our Ottoman-style hotel |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - downtown |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - town scene |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - detail on Ottoman house |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - town scene |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - it's a hill town! |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - view of town from top |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - view of town from top |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - view of town from top |
 Safronbolu, Turkey - time for a cold beer in the garden |
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