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Georgia is an enchanting land, its scenery breathtaking. Few places
on earth can match the snow covered High Caucasus that separate
Georgia from Russia in the north, and that contrasts with the
gentler valleys and exuberant rivers of the Lesser Caucasus
bordering with Turkey. To the west is the spectacular Black Sea
coast, and to the east, where Georgia merges with Azerbaijan and
Armenia, there is the beautiful stark semi-desert landscape
tailor-made for poetry and contemplation.
This is a story of Georgia--of hard work and play, serious
feasting, bizarre happenings, nail-biting journeys, poignant
moments and constant fun. It tells how I, an innocent Irish fellow,
threatened the life of Georgia's President on my first evening, but
finished the evening introducing his body-guards to the delights of
Irish Whiskey. I attended a dinner where Jesus was a guest; had a
close encounter with Stalin's bed and bathroom; walked on the grave
of a 12th Century king, helped to cure a sick cow in the High
Caucasus, travelled through the Valley of the Devil to the Gates of
the Alans, and survived that magnificent Georgian institution, the
never-ending supra.
I hope to introduce you to Georgia's generous friendly people, to
its delicious food and wine, its mystical Christ-ianity, its
triumphs and troubles.
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