Our first time in Tbilisi, Georgia (We didn't expect THIS!) 🇬🇪

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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JetLagWarriors is a Canadian couple -- Steve and Ivana. After travelling here and there for a few years, mostly during Canadian winter, we fully caught the travel bug and decided to travel INDEFINITELY! Subscribe to keep up with our journey. Thanks!

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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[gqglvbq]

I have already been to Georgia..I will never forget the amazing days I have spent there.. amazing people.. gamarjoba Georgia from Algeria 🇩🇿❤️

[BogdanPatrut]

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.

[bladee..]

as georgian seeing you eating xachapuri with fork and knife and calling it georgian pizza killed me inside 😂

[maka]

I am happy and proud of my country, it is an honor to host guests like you in Georgia 🇬🇪 🙏🏻❤️

[reddragon]

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.

[nino]

Thank you for leaving such positive comments about Georgia! 🇬🇪 ❤🇨🇦

[diversiteinterne]

Beloved Sakartvelo❤ Magnificent nature, rich culture, friendly and open people, delicious food... I love it so much

[alexandrahass]

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

[helloworld-qekk]

I had no idea about Georgia. So thanks for showing me!

[ishramketiram]

Every Georgian food is good, I was in Georgia 18 years ago.

[davidpolott]

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

[andrewpatton]

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.

[xncprpe]

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!!❤❤❤

[nanulikhoriashvili]

Thank you for your opinion about our country ❤️ I'm happy you see that beauty too❤ and welcome to Georgia 🇬🇪

[Nacraftsrr]

Beautiful country I have ever seen. I was been in Tbilisi in jan 2024 and planning again soon

[moriart]

Thank you, Great vid. 1+ subscriber from Georgia🙃

[lukakalandarishvili]

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 ❤❤❤

[Noembyz]

As a georgian i hope u really liked it and thank you for visiting our country❤

[lynnooi]

I plan to visit Georgia alone this or next month. Thanks for your sharing.

[KenAbroad]

Steve dancing on top of the viewpoint during the drone shot was my highlight 😂