Soon the mountains will be covered with snow, and it is time to bring the livestock down to the lowland
Still some livestock is grazing on the meadows in the mountains
A view form the so-called Soviet viewing platform build in 1983 to celebrate 200 years of cooperation (some may call it occupation) between Georgia and Russia
We spotted a fox close to the Soviet viewing platform
Kazbegi is on the other side of the Caucasus
We took a walk up the mountains
Mount Kazbek (5,033 m) is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Kazbegi District of Georgia and North Ossetia. It is the third highest mountain in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda (the official Georgian name of Kazbegi) and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area.
The Gergeti Trinity Church is famous for its scenic location. Its isolated location on top of a steep mountain surrounded by the vastness of nature has made it a symbol for Georgia. In times of danger, precious relics from Mtskheta, including Saint Nino's Cross were brought here for safekeeping. During the Soviet era, all religious services were prohibited, but the church remained a popular tourist destination. The church is now an active establishment of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Mount Kazbek
The bird of the day
Vlado persuaded Dima to join our second walk Sunday. Here he talks with a woman from one of the villages we passed
Pig siesta
My colleague from Denmark, Birthe, who is managing our Carl Bro part of the Kura project, was in Tbilisi over the weekend, and wanted to se some nature so Vlado proposed that we went together along the so-called “Georgian Military Highway” to the Greater Caucasus and stayed overnight in the town Kazbegi near the border to Russia.
We have had a long period with very stable nice weather here in Georgia, and this weekend was no exception.
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