I went out to buy hatchapuri (bread pastries stuffed with cheese) for breakfast, and was pleased to discover that I knew most of the streets and alleyways near our hotel, and could even recognize some of the shopkeepers there. I wish I had more time to get to know everyone better.
Tip: Don't buy hatchapuri with meat in a cheap shop, regardless of how good they look or smell. Only buy them with meat in well-off restaurants. Otherwise- stick to hatchapuri with cheese.
We decided to polish off our breakfast with coffee and dessert, so we went exploring Tbilisi streets again, until we found 'Narikala Citadel' - a restaurant at the top of a hill, overseeing Tbilisi.
They served us a delicious ice cream with roasted hazelnuts and chocolate, as well as iced coffee with ice cream.
There was so much ice cream that my mother and I were completely full, fed two stray cats with the leftovers, and even the cats couldn't quite finish it, even though we all enjoyed it immensely.
The cats, having decided that we were friendly people, joined us at our table and purred contentedly. Even the stray cats are friendly in Georgia.
We walked the ice cream off for a bit, and then had lunch at an old house that had been remodeled into a restaurant. It was so unusual eating at a restaurant out of antique dishes and using real silver silverware.
After lunch, we went shopping and exploring, and I saw another Georgian wedding. You see, weddings in Georgia are very easy t spot; if you see something unusual- it's probably a wedding. Cars driving by and all honking incessantly? Definitely a wedding. Gunshots at night? Those are fireworks and also a wedding. Cars blocking the road and everyone gathered in a huge crowd around them? Probably a slightly cheaper wedding.
Today's wedding consisted of around thirty cars and a yellow tour bus, all driving by and honking, with the groom sticking out of the car and waving. I'm still not sure if the tour bus was part of the wedding, or if it had gotten caught up in the current of cars and was honking because it couldn't escape. People party hard in Georgia...
The rest of the day was spent shopping hurriedly until it was time to see Ramona- a marionette show by Rezo Gabriadze. The theater was packed again.
I enjoyed Ramona, but not as much as the Battle of Stalingrad. Ramona had bursts of brilliance and genius, while the Battle of Stalingrad was completely soaked in it. However, Ramona was good enough, that even though I was absolutely spoiled by the Battle of Stalingrad- I still really liked Ramona. However, for anyone wanting to see Gabriadze's plays- if you can only see one- go to the Battle of Stalingrad. If you can see several- start with Ramona and save Stalingrad for last. I still desperately want to meet Gabriadze and have already managed to attack the main marionette man and the cashier/assistant manager. I really hope that some day I'll be able to meet Gabriadze.
It was such a perfect end to our stay in Georgia.
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