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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a>The next big highlight on our route is the cave town of Vardzia, a cultural monument built in the 12th century and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The builder was the Georgian king Giorgi III, who planned the city as a border fortress against Turks and Persians. His daughter, Queen Tamar, completed the structure and established it as a monastery. During a military conflict with the Seljuk Turks, she lived in the city with her entourage from 1193 to 1195. Originally, 3,000 apartments had been built for the inhabitants, with up to seven floors, providing space for 50,000 people. Arrived in Vardzia, we visited the cave town the next day. It was just as impressive as advertised everywhere. You climb through original cave passages and get an impression of the life at that time. Five monks still live there today. Gocha was not the only nice encounter in Vardsia, we met Michael from Berlin. He was cycling in the opposite direction, so we were able to give each other tips for the route ahead. The steppe landscape continued for a while. Later we followed a road with little traffic and three very beautiful lakes. We camped at two of them. At one, just before Tbeti, we were approached on the street by a Frenchman who runs a hostel nearby and inquired about our place to stay. Since we still had no plan (as usually), he said, we should go to his hostel and already put up the tent there, he would then join us after his shopping. There would also be a barbecue in the evening. We gratefully accepted the invitation. As we then learned, the Georgian neighbor and the other hostel guests were still partying until dawn right next to our tent. The wine was apparently so good that one person even spent the rest of the night on the toilet \ud83e\udd22\ud83d\ude05.<\/p>\n\n For our “Tips and Tricks<\/a>” box, here is the following advice that has saved us from a sleepless night many times.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Beni knows someone in Wettingen who makes custom silicone earplugs. We treated ourselves to these before the trip and would not give them away again \ud83d\ude03! They don’t keep out all noise, but they are certainly worlds better than the conventional earplugs. Here is the link and contact details of Ren\u00e9 Berz (RB-Tech GmbH)<\/a>, if you are also interested. Pictures along the beautiful lakes:<\/p>\n\n More rested than the others, we set off early, because Tbilisi was only two bike days away. On the last day, another amazing descent was waiting for us. Fabulous 1,440 hm on best asphalt downhill partly with top speeds of 70 km\/h \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb.<\/p>\n\n The first week in Tbilisi flew by. The following was on the agenda: sightseeing, writing blog, planning the onward journey, meeting Dario & Lisa, enjoying food, working and much more \ud83d\ude05.<\/p>\n\n For even more insight into our everyday cycling life, check out our latest video:<\/p>\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>