The tour started at 09:00 from Budget Georgia, we walked down with all our bags and left them at the office in Kutaisi ready for our trip back to Tbilisi.The first stop is the highlight of the tour is Tskhrajvari mountain. We hike up to the summit (1590 M) to the church of St. George. From the peak we should have seen the entire Western Georgia and Kutaisi but it wss very misty.
Much clay making the ground very slippery. 120 steps up to the church with the many crosses. The little house where the monk lived with a tame bear. Tiny Church of St George, who has never been to Georgia. We lit a candle for Vovo and Rita and all that have left us, one for the whole family and friends for care and well being, and another candle for good wishes for the whole world.
St George next to Michael and the cross of St Nino with angled-down arms most commonly refers to the Grapevine Cross or the Orthodox Cross. This cross is characterized by horizontal main arms that droop or sag downward. It is the primary symbol of the Georgian Orthodox Church. According to tradition, Saint Nino was given a cross made out of grapevine branches secured together with her own hair, which gave the cross its organic, downward-sloping look.
Our way down was much more fun, dollowing a broken down ladder type structure we carefully wound our way down back to the car.
The ruins of a 2km cable car constructed in the soviet era, it remains as a reminder of the plight of the first emigrants to Georgia that took apart structures such as these and Sanatoriums where the russian elite holidayed, to sell and make a living. The sad part is that it is not worth repairing these structures back to their previous glory.
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