The country, not the USA state... An unexpected card from another "hard to get" country that gets me closer to accomplishing my Europe collection!
The back of the card reads: Miracle Park, Batumi, Georgia
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus. It lies at the eastern end of the Black Sea, with Turkey and Armenia to the south, Azerbaijan to the east, and Russia to the north, over the Caucasus Mountains.
Georgia is a land filled with magnificent history and unparalleled natural beauty. Archaeologists found the oldest traces of wine production (8000 BC) in Georgia. For those of us in the West, we unfortunately get precious little exposure to this stretch of land between the Black and Caspian seas.
Imagine cities with narrow side streets filled with leaning houses, overstretched balconies, mangled and twisted stairways, majestic old churches, heavenly food and warm and welcoming people. All of this with a backdrop of magnificent snow peaked mountains, and the best beaches of the Black Sea. Georgians have exceptionally strong traditions of hospitality, chivalry, and codes of personal honor.
გმადლობ (gmahd-lohbt) Maria!
No comments:
Post a Comment