We took a back road from Gori to Kutaisi. On our way we stopped
at a small wine maker to taste his product. First he showed
us the clay urns buried in the ground that keep the wine the right
temperature as it ages.
We continue forward, stopping briefly in the village of Didi
Katskhi to admire a monastery perched on top of a cliff far above
the road (look carefully). I was sorry we did not have time
to hike up.
Before long we stopped at a farm house for lunch. The
farmer had added a large room at the front of his house where he
served groups like ours a delicious lunch.
We drove through Kutaisi and on to the Prometheus Cave where
Georgians claim Prometheus was chained to a rock. The cave
is a mile long with many chambers but it was not discovered until
1985. Now it is developed as a tourist attraction with
guides leading groups from one room to the next.
The entrance gives little hint of the magnitude of what is behind
it.
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