Thursday 19/06/2014 to Saturday 21/06/2014 - Artvin and the Georgian churches.
Thursday 19/06/2014 - Journey from Kars to Artvin.
The Devil's castle.
panoramic 180° view.
Artvin.
Artvin, morning view from the hotel room.
A sometimes dangerous road.
Dolishane church (10th century).
Dolishane church and the footwashing stand of the adjacent mosque.
Dolishane church.
The road to Ishan follows a new artificial lake, confusing as not yet on the map.
Road works, early start of the tunnel construction.
On the desert road to Ishan.
Panoramic 180° view.
Ishan is the green spot on the top of the hill (left hand side) !
Arrival at Ishan, 2nd church spot, oasis at the top of a desert mountain !
Suddenly the road improves too.
Ishan, main street.
Ishan, Virgin Mary chapel and church . 7th and 9th century.
Ishan church.
Ishan church, the dome.
Oasis.
Tortum golü (Tortum waterfall), with a drop of 48m.
Oskvank kilesesi (Oskvank church), Cathedral from the 10th century.
3rd Church spot of the day.
You might search for me in this picture.
...solution: I was near to this place, check again !
Oskvank church.
Oskvank church.
Oskvank church.
Oskvank church.
Oskvank, ruins of the monastery, behind the church.
Oskvank church.
Oskvank, church and mosque.
Bagbasi, Haho convent. 4th Church spot of the day.
Bagbasi, Haho church (10th century).
Bagbasi, Haho convent.
Found a decent pension for the night.
Thursday 19/06/2014 - Journey from Kars to Artvin.
Cildir gölü (Cildir lake) has many giant freshwater shells.
Khozapini lake and the Turkey-Georgia border.
Mountain pass.
Yildirimtepe, village house with woman cleaning the floor.
Tap water is coming.
Pointing to Seytan Kalesi (Devil's Castle), a little 1h hike from Yildirimtepe,
Georgian Castle from the 6th century.
Pastoral life in Yildiremtepe.
Strange old monuments in Yildiremtepe's graveyard.
Friday 20/06/2014 - Georgian Churches
Ishan is the green spot on the top of the hill (left hand side) !
Suddenly the road improves too.
3rd Church spot of the day.
You might search for me in this picture.
Saturday 21/06/2014
Nearly creating a scandal in the village.
A dangerous road bridge.
Yusufeli. Road branching.
Once more scandalous, but here no public around.
Received a newspaper from this guy, and a serenade too.
Yusufeli, the Dörtkilise, Tekkale, or Otkhta (the Giorgian monastery of the four churches).
Dörtkilise. Burning candles, offered by nostalgic Georgian weekend tourists.
Dörtkilise, not so clear what's going on.
I didn't understand what the lady asked to me.
I didn't understand what the lady asked to me.
Dörtkilise. Feeling a movie star (Tukish TV), still not understanding what's going on.
Dörtkilise. In good company. Fans of me !
Patchwork of rice fields.
Temperature quickly dropped by 32 degrees, from 39°C to 7°C.
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