Sabunia

I thought of turning Saba Lekveishvili into an virtual character because of his personal talent for designing his own media appearance. I immediately appropriated this “Harry Potter” version of him which he had once used as profile picture.
As editor-in-chief …

Merry Xmas Bank of Georgia!

The famous building of the Roads Ministry  which had been bought and renovated by the Bank of Georgia (notice the little blue cube at the front of the building) is proudly decorating their  Xmas card (see the tiny snowman on …

Remembering people

This is Ibtissam, my neighbour girl, playing with the doll I brought back to her from Tbilissi.
Now I’m back from Georgia since 3 weeks, and I am reviewing my memories, getting ready to write some new blog entries. The …

Kartlis Deda

Kartlis Deda, the Mother of Georgia, a 20 meters metallic national symbol on a hill is a soviet invention: it was commissioned in 1958.
Nobody needs a national symbol, except in times of occupation…

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Party People

From the paintings of Pirosmani to the films of Iosseliani, the Georgian are often pictured as party people. They make music and sing, they make wine and they love to drink it and to share it.
.Wine and …