Khinkali

Khinkali is just one of the most famous foods in Georgia. It is a type of dumpling made of pasta on the outside and all sorts of things on the inside. On the way to a winery, we went to a place that does khachapuri, khinkali and all these other sorts of yummy Georgian food. There is 25 different flavours of khinkali including the different types of meat and cheese. To eat it, first you have bite it and suck all the juice out. Then you can eat it. But you can't eat the top otherwise you get this disgusting flavour in your mouth and it doesn't taste very nice. Instead you put it on the plate so you can count how many you have eaten. The top part of the khinkali is called the kudi (which means hat) or kuchi (which means belly button)
When I saw the khinkali's coming out on a big plate, my mouth watered. The smell was so delicious.
This is my sister Lily trying her first cheesy khinkali.

Walks in Georgia.

Yesterday we went for a walk to see the sights in Tbilisi(in case you don't already know, Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia.) There were old crumbling buildings that look
like they had just come out of world war 1. There are little fruit shops and dairys everywhere. As we walked past schools, we heard the sound of children playing. As we walked past the parliament building, we saw guards surrounding the building. I thought that the president of Georgia must be in there. Outside the building was a big water-fountain. We walked down some more and we saw entree (A little cafe we like to visit).

Freedom square

In 2005, Freedom square was the location where U.S president George W. Bush and Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili addressed a crowd of around 100,000 people in celebration of the 60th anniversary marking the end of World War 2.
During this event, Georgian-Armenian Vladimir Arutyunian threw what was thought to be a real grenade at president Bush while he was speaking, in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate him.
But it wasn't actually a real grenade, it was a fake. One of my Dads rugby players was at the event at the time. The fake grenade landed right next to his feet! He was to afraid to pick it up as there were people on the roof watching out for the presidents safety, looking like seagulls with their beady eyes.

Freedom square
looks like a big round-a-bout with a huge gold statue in the middle. It has lights all around it, so at night time, all of the lights are shining on it. The statue is made of bronze and is covered in real gold. It is 5.6 metres high. It is known as the St George statue.

In Freedom Square, there are no road lanes so people just drive like crazy. The first time Dad drove us through a tour, Mum covered her eyes and screamed.

The amazing food!

My first ever time trying khachapuri. It tastes just like cheesy pizza. khachapuri is a well known bread in Georgia. When I walk down the streets, I can see small windows open and the smell of something delicious fills the air. I walk up to the window and see a yummy looking bread that fills every shelf. I see a sign that I cannot read. But the price is usually under $1.00. Gamardjoba I say (which means hello). A lady says the same and then I point to what I want. She nods and hands me two pieces. Gmadlobth I say (which means thank-you)

This is what the city of Dubai looks like from the plane.

Dubai Facts

- 1.3 million people live in Dubai.
- There are no street addresses.
- Dubai is located in the United Arab Emirates

The Big Trip

Wow what a long trip ahead of us. We left the family standing at the departures and Lily, Mummy and I started out on our adventure. Our first flight was a short one to Sydney, then 13 hours to Dubai. On our flight to Dubai I watched 2 movies and played video games for hours we had our own tv. Lily and I didn't go to sleep until about 2.30 in the morning. It was very busy at Dubai airport and we had to wait 5 hours for our next flight. Mummy bought a new watch and we bought some chocolate for Daddy. On the plane again this time just a short flight to Doha. Doha is a city in the the desert. With a short wait in Doha we were finally on our last flight to Tbilisi. Ya whoo daddy was waiting..