Starting our day we walked around to David Agmashenebeli Avenue, but the real sensation was Barbarestan Restaurant! Our host was an older man, very friendly. I asked him whether he was the owner, he stated that the young man walking around working as a waiter was the son of the owner and that his family owned the restaurant. Interestingly, he showed me the photo of the family downstairs, and said that the young man’s mother had just given birth to the 10th child in the family. The photograph was very regal and beautiful, showing various generations of siblings. The most magical thing about Barbarestan apart from the incredible food! And it was incredible, was the service we received and the concept of the restaurant itself. Named after a Georgian feminist, the host showed us the old book was shown to us, beautiful and archaic, all the recipes used in the restaurant were from the cookbook written by Barbare Jorjadze, a feminist of XIX-XX century. The quality of the service and food is just as rich as the atmosphere downstairs where live Georgian music plays, but the fancy, and classical type (you should really listen to the music on the vlog, it is like nothing else, so you can truly feel the atmosphere). Next you experience the cable car of funicular where you can see the entire city of Tbilisi, literally at your feet. So come and live vicariously through our photos and the video vlogs below:
Amazing Cable Car Ride in Tbilisi Georgia | Travel Vlog #12
Our friendly neighbourhood cat!
Marjanishvili street
Marjanishvili street, which was absolutely stunning with a Parisian feel to it, however the one thing the thing that really affected me in Tbilisi is the amount of beggars there is, and yes there are beggars in many places but in Tbilisi they were all elderly people, people without any means to sustain themselves. As a young person from a western country, I know that nowadays even the younger generation struggle to obtain employment with multiple qualifications, it is a struggle for everyone especially in countries such as this where there is such a stark disparity between the poverty of elderly populace and incredibly beautiful scenery. So having seen the same woman on the street every day, we gave to her, she was our go-to-girl per se and we would stop and drop in her tin any change we had, her and every other old person in Tbilisi..
The Amber Bar on David Agmashenebeli Avenue
This is delicious!
David Agmashenebeli Avenue is absolutely picturesque, it is so hip and happening. Everyone visits here and how could they not, look at this architecture!
Barbarestan Restaurant! An assortment of Georgian dips, these were so tasty! I would love to be back here! It is very fancy, but the vibe is classical and unmitigated beauty. For a high end restaurant the prices are reasonable, the entire meal cost $55 Aud and the food and service was incredible.
The waiter came over and I really wanted to try the duck, however Yugoboy was very hesitant and so we initially decided on chicken and when the waiter asked what we wanted I said chicken and he said: “really the chicken? Try the duck, it’s exciting”. At that moment he had read my mind, I really wanted to try the duck, having never tried is previously. So I ordered the duck for us and hoped for the best and it was one of the best food choices I have made! Apparently it can taste meaty, but this was smooth just like the best beef you could try. I highly recommend the duck!
The downstairs area, during my private tour of the restaurant, yes the host gave us a private tour and told us about Georgian history (I filmed some of it on the YouTube video). I am so glad we filmed it I cannot adequately convey the beauty of this place. It is definitely one of my top restaurants in the world.
Outside Barbarestan, as though stepping out of Cinderella, one last glimpse of perfection before your glass slippers disappear..
A common cheese dish..
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi known as Sameba, interestingly this church was constructed between 1995 and 2004. I had actually thought it was much older, much much older and was disappointed to find it was quite new. Sameba is incredible, so beautiful, however the grandeur and affluence of the cathedral, is juxtaposed with the countless elderly beggars on the path to the church just before entering, some which sat on the ground crying and howling..
The grounds are picturesque
The design is very intricate and interesting
YugoBoy back in form!
I love vines so much! One of the highlights of Tbilisi for me, this type of design is very Georgian!
These photos speak for themselves.. the cable car! It was very cheap, to ride the funicular it was 2 GEL plastic card (sold at the ticket office) and it takes you to the Mt Mtatsminda.
This monument is called Kartlis Deda it was erected on the top Sololaki hill in 1958, it commemorated Tbilisi’s 1500th anniversary. The name means Mother of a Kartli or Mother of a Georgian.
Kartlis Deda overlooks the entirety of Tbilisi, a woman protecting.
The Old town.
Dinner at Culinarium Khasheria, very modern Georgian cuisine. A fusion of the traditional and new!
We came to eat. We do not muck around.. 😉
Freedom Square, located on the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue, the monument on top is a St. George Statue.
We hope you’re loving Georgia as much as we are, more of Georgia to come! :-::-:
