Horse thief online

Horse thief online, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Link:
http://www.kaukasus-kaleidoscope.com/horse-thief-sayat-nova-st/index.htm

Young Georgian girl

Young georgian girl, originally uploaded by labrigittah.

by labrigittah, other brilliant historic photos of Caucasian women on her Flickr-set. Author not known to me yet, maybe early Prokhudin-Gorski ??

Thanks to Rapho, who discovered labrigittah's images first

Le déjeuner sur l'herbe Mtskheta

1863, France


Edouard Manet

2007, Georgia, we



Husband and Wife








View to Mtskheta










Anjela


Hans












2 new small landscapes by Murtazi



Vero



The Zwadimaster



No déjeuner without Zwadi !


Hansi

Kids at School

gogoebi, originally uploaded by grijsz.

bichebi, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Soon: The Horsethief

interface-rider-800, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Soon here on http://kaukasus.blogspot.com

Dato Magradze: Salve

Der berühmte georgische Dichter Dato Magradze wurde von Prof. Manana Paitschadse in das Deutsche übertragen und sein Gedichtband Salve im Verlag Frieling Berlin veröffentlicht.

Auf Datos Webseite www.datomagradze.ge kann ein PDF mit Auszügen des Buches gelesen werden. Bestellungen über Amazon oder direkt beim Verlag zum Preis von EUR 5.00


Dichter + Kugel,
Dichter + Frau...
Dem Wetterleuchten bleibts übrig
Das Hufeisen einer Zeile,
wie der Trauerprozession der Nelken Spur

aus 'Dichter +'

Übertragung aus dem Georgischen Prof. Manana Paitschadse

Mare with foal

mare-foal800, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Kabali, Lagodekhi, Georgia

wasserbueffel-oma

wasserbueffel-oma, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Blacksmith Kabali Basar, Lagodekhi

hufschmied-kabali, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Blacksmith, Kabali Basar, Eastern Georgia

imker, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Imker, Beekeeper, Ninigori, Lagodekhi, Eastern Georgia

kalb, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Calf, 1 week

http://georgien.blogspot.com

The best blog on Georgia and the Caucasus by Rapho !

Samuel Wooten in Tbilisi: Georgios

April 21st, Gallery Didi, Erekle II Street, Tbilisi

5 workhorses

5workhorse, originally uploaded by grijsz.

5 mares from the Kabali Basar in Kakheti, Easter 2007

News from Georgian Artists

Painting by Lado Pochkhua

Lado Pochkhua send over a link to his new art blog from Budapest, where he shows his amazing paintings: http://looksharper.blogspot.com/

Misha Iashvili had a nice opening tonight with new collages at TMS Gallery Tbilisi. At the opening was a performance with poems by Grisha Robakidze, see my impressions here




Crowded opening at TMS


Grisha Robakidze with Graf Oto von Rubin (left) and Alexander Bainbridge (right)


TMS as always crowded


Collage by Misha Iashvili, TMS Gallery Tbilisi

Hotels and Guesthouses in Batumi and at Adjara coast

Hotels and Guesthouses in Batumi and at Adjara coast at the official Adjara website here
http://www.tourismadjara.com/hotels.php

The 9th International Tourism Fair

In april 12-14 the 9th international tourism fair in Georgia-CTF 2007 was held. The main theme of this exhibition was rebuilding Georgian holiday destinations and developing tourism infrastructure. Several Georgian folk ensembles took part in opening ceremony. Some groups from Adjara and Svaneti regions were specially invited for this day. The exhibition was held in the 11th pavillion of Expogoeorgia.



Ceramic souvenirs


Folk ensemble from Svaneti



Thick felt

Children folk ensemble


Tourist company "Intertour"











Folk group from Adjara


Hand-made fans





Ensemble "Shavnabada"

Clothes with national elements

TBC bank

Cosmopolitan card for women

Thick felt

Beads and thick felt purses

Ceramic souvenirs