November 1st

Looking down on the valley of the Sighnaghi District.

On the way to Sighnaghi. We had stopped to buy some cheese and fruit for our trip when I saw this building and I found the contrast of the blue and green…

We stopped off at a restaurant and I came across this homemade distillery.

Some of the cheese that we purchased. This cheese is very good though a bit salty. It reminds me of Mexican cheese.

The outside courtyard of the restaurant. Folks will rent the structures in the background for parties and this place is very busy in the summer when folks…

A very old and ornate staircase.

Sighnaghi.

One of the two Orthodox churches. One is dedicated to St. George and the other to St. Stephan.

Sighnaghi.

The building to the left and adjacent the fortress walls is a restaurant where we ate. From the balcony area you could look down towards the entire valley.

The fortress walls constructed by King Heraclius II of Georgia.

I loved the colors splashed across the hillsides.

Sighnaghi. The central plaza.

In 1762, King Heraclius II of Georgia sponsored the construction of the town and erected a fortress to defend the area from marauding attacks by Dagestan…

I just love the Georgian balconies.

Homes just outside of Sighnaghi proper.

The fortress walls constructed by King Heraclius II of Georgia.

The mist would come in and out all day.

A small church all by itself down in the valley.

Sighnaghi.