The Dry Bridge is a decent swap market meets flea market. It’s big. There is art, Soviet collectibles—pins, medals, coins, etc., see my purchases below and all sorts of random stuff being sold here. While the weather is good, this is a very fun way to spend an afternoon.

Matasse 1882 – la Desserte Royal Georgien

An exquisite little gem of a coffee shop and French patisserie in Old Town.
Very small, only four or five seats inside and five or six seats out on the pavement. The ambience, interior setting, cups and saucers, cakes, cookies and honey . . . were beautiful and the macaroons and coffee absolutely delicious! I had a latte and mandarin, cream filled macaroon. I may need to go back. Yum!

Mtatsminda Park is a park and amusement facility located atop Mount Mtatsminda overlooking all of Tbilisi. The views are fantastic. It is the highest point in Tbilisi and located on more than 100 hectares/250 acres—in the park is the tv tower and ferris wheel often seen in the pictures taken from my apartment’s balcony. The park has a ~100 year history. You can hike up to the park, take the funicular or a brand new/just opened cable car. I took the funicular and cable car. I went up via the cable car, but accidentally took the funicular down (it goes down to a different location from the cable car 🤦‍♀️). So, I took the funicular back up and the cable car back down to my original starting point. I needed to be at the cable car entrance location/Rustavelli Metro Station to meet Mike for dinner.

Cable car up,

In the park,

Funicular and cable car to get me back to the correct location on Rustavelli,

PS I did go to the sulfur baths again too.

PPS I’ve been here so long that I also have to do normal, everyday stuff too. I have to grocery shop, vacuum, pay bills, emails, laundry, buy incidentals . . . I even got my hair trimmed.