The castle ruins
Georgians like to build churches in the old castles
A burial stone (pre Christian?)
The Mashavera River, view from the castle ruins
A memorial for soviet soldiers who died during the Second World War (why the Hitler Heil I do not understand)
Pictures of the soldiers
Bird of the day (unknown)
Dmanisi is the name of a very old archaeological site located in the Caucausus of the Republic of Georgia, about 90 kilometers southwest of Tbilisi, near the junction of the Masavera and Pinezaouri rivers.
Dmanisi is world famous for the excavation of complete hominid skulls were found, and they most likely represent early Homo ergaster/Homo erectus.
The castle is situated beneath a medieval castle which has been the center of a town. The location of the castle is perfect form a strategic point of view with step gorges on all sites and overlooking the road junction.
Eka, Vlado and I had a nice trip to Dmanisi. We were the only visitors and the museum with the skulls was closed.
On our way back to Tbilisi we visited the Bolnisi Sioni (see http://jesper-48.blogspot.com/2010/11/bolnisi-19-november-2010-3-churches-3.html), where a wedding ceremony was going on.
