Cycling in Georgia: Where Europe Starts: Part-1
Cycling in Georgia: Part-1: Tbilisi to Uplistsikhe: Georgia is a country where the Europe starts, is separated from USSR in the year April,1991. Its historical and cultural significance is the cross road between Europe and Asia. I had a long time wish to visit this country but never thought it would on bicycle. This time, me and my cyclist friend Mr. PH Patil (who was my partner for cycling trip in Srilanka in December’2024) planned to cycle across Austria, Slovenia & Croatia. But our Schengen Visa application got rejected. We were little upset and immediately we planned for this trip in Georgia. I am exempted for Visa requirement for Georgia as I am holding valid US Visa. Patil applied for E-visa. As soon as he received the E-visa, we booked our tickets at Indigo airlines, which has a direct flight from Delhi to Tbilisi. He reached to my home at Delhi on 12 May’25. We boarded flight (6E 1807) on 13 May'25 at 1940 hrs. Day-1: 14 May’25: Reaching Tbilisi: 20 km cycling We reac...