Our first time in Tbilisi, Georgia (We didn't expect THIS!) 🇬🇪
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- First impressions of Tbilisi, Georgia!
We don't know why we didn't travel sooner to Georgia. It is definitely an underrated country!
Its capital city, Tbilisi is so vibrant and full of cultural heritage.
It is also full of political graffities that we didn't expect to see.
We learned that this ex-soviet country has a dark past, and we can see reflections of it all over the city.
Check out our perfect first day in Tbilisi, Georgia exploring some of its best tourist attractions, and trying delicious Georgian food.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Our neighborhood looks broken, but the community seems healthy
2:53 - Georgia: Sword & Wine
3:53 - BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE! (journey to the top)
5:55 - My first impressions of Tbilisi are GOOD! Character-filled, unique city
6:54 - Middle-east, Turkish, European, Asian, Soviet... = Georgian!
8:05 - Top 3 Georgian National Foods (salty cheese, very good)
15:12 - "Always Ultra" Bridge (maxi pad)
16:16 - Alice in Wonderland clock tower? Awesome
17:18 - Nothing changed in 100 years? Georgian-Soviet Museum
19:19 - BONUS: Roadside fruit and veg is better in Georgia?
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I have already been to Georgia..I will never forget the amazing days I have spent there.. amazing people.. gamarjoba Georgia from Algeria 🇩🇿❤️
Gamarjoba❤
Все эти дома готовят под реставрацию
Iam from Georgian
You like Georgian
THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️❤️
What an Algerian person finding amazing in Georgia
@@qasimmohamed1338 What's that supposed to mean lol
After visiting developed economic areas in China, it is natural that a visit to a country like Georgia will be a culture shock for you. However, Georgia offers something very beautiful, let's not forget that it has a very rich history, and the Georgian alphabet is very interesting.
დიდი მადლობააააა 😍😍😍😍
I am happy and proud of my country, it is an honor to host guests like you in Georgia 🇬🇪 🙏🏻❤️
On my way😁
🤦♂🤦♀
allowe for saying why is there a lot of women in georgia than a few men ? !
The damaged buildings you saw are more than 100-200 years old and have cultural heritage status. Changing their facades, renovations require huge bureaucratic procedures, and sometimes years of waiting, which also involve large sums of money. My relative has been trying for more than a year to get approval to renovate the facade of the house. Unfortunately, the government does not have a unified plan to solve this problem.
as georgian seeing you eating xachapuri with fork and knife and calling it georgian pizza killed me inside 😂
Lol, sorry! It is delicious, either way 😀
@@JetLagWarriors it was joke! thank you for visiting us! :) good video either way
ქსაჩაპური?
@@vavag9365ხაჭაპური
where you from?
Thank you for leaving such positive comments about Georgia! 🇬🇪 ❤🇨🇦
Hello from Bulgaria, guys, Georgia is such a beautiful place, lots of history. It combines so many cultures that you have already seen and experienced. And Steve stop calling it cheese pizza :) but I agree it's even better for breakfast the next day
დიდი მადლობა 😍😍😍😍
@@nanaberishvili9630მიატოვეთ ტრაკის ლოკვა 💩
@@gadashendit გადაშენდით და ამოიბუგეთ უჯიშოები , მათხოვრები და ............. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@nanaberishvili9630 ფუ შე საზიზღარო ღრუზინო! სუყველა შენნაირ ქოც მოღალატეს და უთავმოყვარეო იდიოტს ჩააჯვა პირში ძაღლებმა! 💩🐽
@@nanaberishvili9630 რა გულის ამრევი ხარ შე ქოცო 💩🐽
Beloved Sakartvelo❤ Magnificent nature, rich culture, friendly and open people, delicious food... I love it so much
Every Georgian food is good, I was in Georgia 18 years ago.
Но с ейчас совершенно другая😊
I had no idea about Georgia. So thanks for showing me!
ამიტომაც გეპატიჟებით საქართველოში 😍😍😍😍😍
XO XOO magrad gaigebs
@@nanaberishvili9630
I was in Georgia a few months ago. Visited Tblisi and the win region east of Tblisi. The balconies over the streets in the old town quite cool. Baku's old town also similar in style from Tbilisi's. Food and wine of course healthy and delicious.
While in Tblisi, I spent time browsing the Dezerter Bazaar. I highly recommend checking out the Dezerter Bazaar. That was a fun visit. In Dezerter, I had fun conversing with a few of the fresh spice and food vendors in the multi-story market right in the center of the Bazaar area. Spoke to a couple of babushka sellers in both German and Russian. Last but not least, I tried homemade red sweet wine from one of the vendors. The sweet wine was delicious, and ended up purchasing that in a 1,5 litre plastic bottle ; the same type of plastic bottle used to sell bottled water. From the same vendor, I sampled moonshine chacha. As you may know, chacha is a pomace brandy made of a fermented combination of grapes mixed with olive oil that ends up being at least 50% alcohol. As you can imagine, if you drink one or two shots of chacha, that will really make you go cha-cha!!
The wine in Georgia, I have found is really heavenly. As a matter of fact, I think I like the Georgian wine even better that what comes from France or California. After a tour of a few wineries in the Kharkeli wine region, it is plainly seen how meticulously crafted Georgian wine is (the way they carefully control the temperature of the storage vessels; the way they let wine ferment in vessels underground, even the shape of some of the bottles for retail sales, etc...). Everything sampling of wine I had tasted excellent.
I came to Tblisi via Georgian Airways via Amsterdam. Georgian Airways does not have a good reputation, plus the airfare is pretty expensive for basic service. As of this writing, Georgian Airways only have 7 airplanes in their fleet, thereby not offering daily flights. However, they do have convenient time slots for non-stop flights from Amsterdam, Paris, Vienna on the days they do provide service. On my Amsterdam flight, the positive was that the aircraft was spotlessly clean and departed on time and got to Tblisi a bit head of schedule. Unfortunately, Georgian Airways did not have any entertainment for a 4.5-5 hour flight, plus they did not serve much in the way of refreshments. Some might find the seats in a Georgian Airway airplane hard and uncomfortable. In a nutshell, on the day of my Georgian Airway flight, they did transport passengers to Tblisi fairly comfortably, plus the views over the Georgian countryside approaching Tblisi is simply spectacular!
Overall, Georgia is a destination that deserves a lot more attention as a great tourist destination that it is getting. My website www.schnitzing.com
Спасибо за отличный обзор моей страны).я уверен вы многое еще интересного не видели в Грузий.в первую очередь надо понять грузинский дух,традиций и вы уже никогда не забудете Грузию.мы многострадальный народ,многое пережили,но мы очень добрый народ и это думаю главное наша черта
Started to be a fan since your first China episode dropped (cuz I'm Chinese lol), and among all the vloggers who have come to China recently, you guys are my favorite!! Big thumbs up for your way of experiencing different cities and cultures, and always being energetic and honest! Tbilisi is also on my travel list, you guys motivated me to keep exploring the world. Keep on going and thanks for creating such good content!!❤❤❤
Me too
Same
I appreciate that!
im so happy people are visiting my contury and leaving positive feedback :)
by the way, in georgian culture, everyone used to love guests and does love guests to this day, so if you want to visit someone go ahead! For us its a pleasure to see guests come around.
Beautiful country I have ever seen. I was been in Tbilisi in jan 2024 and planning again soon
I just got back from Tbilisi, Georgia from visiting my girlfriend for the first time and I have to say…It stole my heart. The people are so warm and full of love with all walks of life.
If you’re a lover of the outdoors, you’re surrounded by foothills/mountains for hiking and winter sporting. Not far at all from bodies of water for water sports. The food quality is so pure with authentic ingredients that you can taste! Really thinking about relocating to Georgia. Thanks for this awesome video and to the Native Georgians that has made my experience so amazing.
Mikvarkhar! ♥️
Georgia 🇬🇪 ❤
Thank you for your opinion about our country ❤️ I'm happy you see that beauty too❤ and welcome to Georgia 🇬🇪
It is very delightful that you visited my country. It's name is actually Saqartvelo, but foreigners know it as Georgia. Saqartvelo is a country of a very great and long history. It is a place where antique society used to live. The western part of saqartvelo was antique kolkheti , the country which existed the same time as ancient Greece. Kolkheti was very very rich, more rich than ancient Greece. Tbilisi is a fair city, but if you would like to get to know to real spirit of qartvelian culture, you should come to Kutaisi. This town has existed since antique time. It trully has an aura of some different feeling and existence. I am from Kutaisi and I can assure you that is is incredible.
Also, as the owner of the channel has pointed out some buildings in Saqartvelo are not renovated. It is becasue of hard times my country went through. Future is ahead of us so hopefully we will be able to build a beautiful country with love, welcoming people and special spirit.
I am glad that this place is an attraction for tourists. Lots of love and respect from me.
Thank you very very much for visiting.
Thank you, Great vid. 1+ subscriber from Georgia🙃
Thanks for this great video. As a Georgian I'm really glad, that you enjoyed the city and food. There are tons of beautiful and magnificent places in Georgia, which, I hope, you'll enjoy. Wish you nice staying in Georgia ❤❤❤
As a georgian i hope u really liked it and thank you for visiting our country❤
Im georgian and im rlly happy that u visited georgia❤❤
Steve dancing on top of the viewpoint during the drone shot was my highlight 😂
Woo! Thought about making this shot the first of the video, but figured it was a bit much lolol
Kudos to you my friend you got the essence of Georgia straight off the bat. Btw the leaning clock tower wasnt actually damaged, it was built that way as a part of Marionette theater by famous Georgian Director/Film Writer and a very talented great artist Rezo Gabriadze
I plan to visit Georgia alone this or next month. Thanks for your sharing.
May be we can meet there, am also planning towards next month
კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება ჩემს ძველ, ისტორიულ და საყვარელ ქვეყანაში 😍😍😍😍
@@hoyingold201 keep out of pavlovi hood then or I promise you'll definitely get in big trouble
@@nanaberishvili9630სამარცხვინო ხარ 🤮
1:23 I love the sneaky "F*CK PUTIN" graffiti
Hey, thanks for visiting our country, you're welcome here anytime mate. just one correction since you mentioned it this many times. You're in the part of so called ''old Tbilisi", it means most of the buildings out there are more then 100 years old, so obviously they look old. We try not to touch (renovate and make it ugly) till they stand by itself, to keep their old historical look as long as possible. When its about to become problematic we go and fix it.
Tbilisi literally means the warm place due to its natural balmy underwater springs (sulphuric). As for the neighbourhoods that seem cracked are to be renovated and actually people did not do any renovations because of historical value of those buildings. They do not represent their poverty. People living they may be the richest in the city actually. The renovation started several years ago but because there are so many buildings like that it has not reached some of those neighboruhoods too. Blame the lame government. A very nice vlog! As a Georgian I am truly impressed!
M2 is a company that builds residences. Georgia is amazing! Very old and once you read history you can't imagine how this tiny gem survived.
Wonderful to tag along with you guys to this new country, Georgia. Guess this's the only way for me to see, to learn and to gain knowledge/information about this beautiful country thru' your lens. Thanks a bunch, Steve lvana.
დიდი მადლობა 😍😍😍
Aw you two are so cute. Love the video. I'm here in Tbilisi now too, for one month. Thinking about renting a car myself to explore the surrounding areas. Have fun!
Wow, what a place. Photogenic x 10!! Love travelling and learning from you both. Can't wait for the next video! Keep safe, healthy and happy.
Big respect from georgia, great video ❤
Most buildings in central Tbilisi have a status of cultural heritage. The government doesn't allow the owners to refurbish them on their own. The plan has to be approved by the Ministry of Culture. Which in turn takes months and years of bureaucracy. Hence, the result is what you see here.
Wow! So happy to see you guys exploring another new country! Hope to learn from your travel to Georgia.
Nailed it. Very well done. (& great to run into you guys in the old town and then on the bridge.)
Thank you, big respect for both of you!❤❤
I’ve heard for the longest time that Georgian food is awesome, but there’s no Georgian restaurant where I live! I’m hoping to try it in Montreal, they seem to have a couple of Georgian restaurants there.
Watching my city and crying from how much I miss it ❤️ thank you for exploring our beloved Georgia and sharing it with the world!❤️❤️❤️
Greetings from Georgia !🇬🇪❤
There is no chineese dumpling. Mongols took this "Khinjali" from Georgia Centuries ago and it spread in China ;) .
The main thing is that "khinjali" was made in Georguan mountains even 2.000 years ago and filling was just chopped lamb - not beef and pork - like in modern "khinkali".
im so proud for my country thanks for visiting, enjoy, youre cool guys, all the best in your traveling
thank you so much, we need more folks like you coming over!
Thanks that was interesting to see someone's first impression of our culture
Georgia is love ! ❤ After 2 year break I’m ready to visit again it’s just I was so impressed with it - next time I come I need to take someone with me to see this beautiful country ❤
The urban area where you are staying called Sololaki, is actually the most expensive place to live in. Most of those buildings are protected by the Tbilisi cultural heritage site, 1 bedroom apartment (30-40sq) costs a minimum of $150k (not renovated) and a 3 bedroom apartment can cost up to 3-4 Million dollars (or more). Imagine what their prices will be after Georgia joins EU and NATO 😅
Wow, Georgia is indeed famous with its foods, pomegranate & scenic countryside. Currently 'The Story of Youness' takes turn visiting Terengganu.
thanks for visiting and show people on your nice channel country Georgia. ur welcome always
Thank you for speaking of Georgia very respectfully. Hope you enjoyed your stay.
My beautiful country ❤️ thank you guys for featuring it❤️
Hi im from tbiisi and tysm for complimenting my city and food btw the cheese pizza kinda thing is called ,,ხაჭაპური'' ,,khatchapuri'' and yea i agree o u its like rlly rlly delicious
😄😄😄😄
I'm georgian and I live your videos thank you loving our culture next time can you visit achara it's near sea and it has lot of beatifull hotel and you can visit mountains which is very beatifull
I really enjoyed my visit to Georgia, especially Kazbegi and Tibilisi.
the point is that in Old Tbilisi owners cannot even replace old windows by new ones, because it is prohibited by law and you need to acquire a special permission
Welcome to Georgia we always welcome you 🇬🇪
Thanks! Welcome to Georgia ❤
as me being a giorgian i am great full for you to make this video
Glad i found your channel, i follow many travellers (it's my favorite part of youtube) I must say i'm already a fan.
Wow, thanks!
Hello, hello! Welcome in Europe, Ivana&Steve!!
georgia is one of the most underrated countries this days, more people need to learn about our cultue!
"Always bridge" was really funny 🤣.
Well done, gyes!
im very glad that u liked our country
ჩაგიჯვი ინგლისურში , სახელში რაც გიწერია , და დაგაჯვი ვაზელინიან თავზე. მოგიტყან აღზრდა ჩამოყალიბების პერიოდი დასავლეთის მწოველო და ეშმაკის მოყვარულო. შეირგე ....
Am happy you to visited our country thanks a lot as you said we are small country but with bit past and history thanks a lot❤❤❤
they are making very good and affordable wine!
It’s true, their buildings are old and worn out like the hotel I stayed in in Tbilisi, the surrounding is also dark but lo and behold the hotels interior was so beautiful that I really didn’t expect it. Literally don’t judge a book by its cover…
Beatiful place, beautiful nature, amaizing people and history , so good food
Guys, you definitely need to give Khinkali a second shot. Not all places make it a good quality.
Our mentality is eclectic, as well as the architecture. We have been a cross-cultural destination for many centuries, that is why there is something truly attractive and unique here. You will especially feel it if stay here for a while
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So good jub,,thank you guys
Georgia is an country on two contients, On part is in Asia the another part is in Europe.
Georgia belongs to the Eastern Europe. There are no two sides ❣️
Those are some of the oldest buildings in Tbilisi and you're not allowed to renovate them, those are kind of special status buildings and the government/city hall needs to approve renovations and they won't approve it, they should mediate it so historical value isn't lost, and for that, you need a lot of money that people don't have, even those with brand new cars.
Steve and Ivana = JOY
simple, unpretentious fun with some cool history thrown in. 🤗😊
I am also very hungry now - in Quebec - for Georgian food!!! 😋🤪😳 I want some!!!!
Heppy you liked journey to Georgia ❤❤❤
great video,thanks a lot.
Khatchauri is not a Georgian pizza and plz don't call it like that it has huge history bigger than pizza . Love pizza but it is totally different.
Please, show us Tbilisi biggest church on the inside...
I really liked Georgia seen through the eyes of a foreigner. It was very interesting, I will watch your other videos. ❤
You guys are more than welcome, enjoy and please visit Kutaisi also.
halo I'm also from georgia in happy you like Tbilisi also that fort is called "narikala"
Georgia on my mind 🇬🇪
Come in Tskaltubo, It is In Georgia also, near the Tbilisi, there are many beautiful places to see. but Tskaltubo is the most beautiful in summer and autumn
You stayed in the old town. Those buildings are historical and can't be repaired without a permit from the mayors office and it has to be restored by a qualified restorer. So it's difficult for an average citizen to do it. - If you wanted more cozy modern neighborhood you had to go to Vake or Saburtalo.
Great video,
Can't wait for more videos of Georgia.
Can you easily get by with just English in Georgia (I see some English signs?
Cheers
You def can, younger generation speaks quite well.
hello❤️i am from Georgia and ur always welcomed here🙈ofcourse almost everyone speaks english,especially us,yung generation❤️
yes, almost everyone speaks English
Enjoy
Your depction of Tiblissi is perfect.
The old town is very charming, even in its (or because of it) elegant decadence.
Unique architecture with real old houses revealing open wide its history and character, unlike some fake old buildings we've seen in the China series.
What a nice town, Tiblissi!
Georgia promisses great videos ahead.
Amazing I Love Georgia Sakartvelo
Ghamar Joba Sakartvelo
From Azerbaijan 🇦🇿❤️🇬🇪
As a Georgian, I cant really seem to explain a simple fact that people here will do absolutely nothing to work on external aesthetics of houses they build but spent 99% of budget on what i going on inside the house....
真是一个美丽的地方，看了您的视频非常想要亲身去旅行
Gabriel: Hello! Come back another day ❤
Hey Gabriel!! We miss you too. When we are coming back, we will let you know! Say hi to Lia for us :) !!
Hi, from Georgia here. Glad you visited our country, it's a country worth seeing and getting to know. You used the phrase "politically motivated" to describe the drawings/street art in the city on ongoing Russian disinformation and aggression in Ukraine and Georgia. I understand that the usage of the phrase was spontaneous and not planned out and used intentionally. That said, the phrase kind of has a negative connotation (at least to me), when the street art you referred and showed in the video (and many more) is rooted in freedom, liberty and love for our country. Just a friendly reminder 😊
it looks like a beautiful city with lots of potential to become a major tourist spot in Europe
in Gldani district there is a little pub called BF and you can eat the best khinkali version there so far i tried
Georgia 🇬🇪👌
Liberty Square. So busy and so beautiful. Did you visit the Peace Bridge?
Good luck with Georgia road trip! I hope you didn't get killed on the road. :)
Nice view
well well welcome to my country! enjoy your stay.
restaurant called Odo`s house. Great place
Enjoy my city bro. Have fun. One small tip always call cab/taxi from application and never on the street, thats incase if ur traveling significant distance, otherwise use public transportation, you can get a card at entrance of subway stations.