18/06/2025
Our next destination is Ushguli in Svaneti.
We drove from Ambrolauri into Upper Racha, following the river, through a steep-sided gorge with rocky outcrops and lush green forest.
We passed by the Sairme Pillars, through to Lentekhi with its impressive bas relief in the shape of a sword. In the tiny hamlet of Sasashi we spotted Stalin standing in a garden, we waved out to the man tending his crop in the next field. As the gorge opened up we started the climb up into the mountains of Svaneti. We passed fields of wildflowers, bubbling streams. The views across the mountains were awesome.
Arriving in Ushguli we stopped for lunch. Of course we had to sample kubdari, a spiced meat bread, the specialty from Svaneti. We then strolled though the cobbled streets checking out the Svan towers, the local architecture and of course the local dogs. The smiling white dog got our leftover lunch.
On the way out of Ushguli we stopped so that Sue could climb up one of the towers for a view down the valley. This involved climbing a series of rickety ladders.
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