Svaneti (2) Getting there

We left Tbilisi in the early morning by marshutka (a public minivan) bound for Zugdidi, five hours away.

The sign in the window says "Zugdidi"

Of course we had to make a bathroom stop.

Pay 20 tetri (12 cents) to use the toilet

Buy some delicious sweet bread or bags of fruit

Zugdidi is a nice looking town

Change to another marshutka for the 4-hour ride to Mestia

Starting to look more rural

Strange sights

and more bathroom breaks

We now have our Svan guide (left) and driver

and the scenery begins to look more rugged

and beautiful

and remote.

We do make a lunch stop for some khachapuri (cheese bread) and I get a few shots of the kitchen in the cafe.