Davide Cassenti

After that much travelling to Georgia I should be used, but still I cannot put in my mind that there is always a fellow traveller when I come here: the unexpected. The title of the post might seem bad, probably someone would get offended without even reading the rest of the article, but my intention is not to talk badly about the country; I just want to share my thoughts – which might be wrong – about Georgia and the idea of being a tourist here. The first thing I would like to say is that I like this country. Despite what people might think, this is true: I do like to come here, because it’s different. Probably that unexpected I am not used to is what makes it so nice to my eyes: if you like plans, do not come here. Not yet.

It was December 2007 when I first came to Tbilisi: it was cold, my suitcase did not arrive for 2 days – italian mistake, this time – but still I liked the place. It is like coming back in time, when people were less careful about time, deadlines, rules and they were more friendly, especially with guests. This is a really nice thing that I found here and made me come back again and again. Now it’s 2010: almost 3 years have passed and Tbilisi is changed; it’s changed a lot and it is still changing. Somehow this is sad for me, since you never know what can happen next: I hope it won’t lose its good qualities, becoming a normal place as you can find everywhere else.

Making of Ferris Wheel in Mtatsminda

New roads in Heroes Square

TV antenna in Mtatsminda

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