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Melanie Hamilton

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Travel Journalist | Eastern Europe & Transcaucasia
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Ali and Nino

Batumi, Georgia

Ali and Nino

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Abandoned Soviet Sanatoriums of Tskaltubo

Tskaltubo, Georgia

Abandoned Soviet Sanatoriums of Tskaltubo

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Georgia

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Underground monastery and fortress.

Gveleti Waterfall

Georgia

Gveleti Waterfall

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.

Gergeti Trinity Church against the Caucasus backdrop

Georgia

Gergeti Trinity Church

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Alaverdi Monastery Cellar

Akhmeta, Georgia

Alaverdi Monastery Cellar

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

Ananuri.

Georgia

Ananuri

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Dry Bridge Market.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Dry Bridge Market

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

A view of the Tbilisi Mosque from atop the Narikala Fortress.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Jumah Mosque

At this rare mosque in Tbilisi, Sunni and Shia Muslims pray side by side.

Tbilisi Sulfur Baths

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi Sulfur Baths

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

The Vank bell tower.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Vank Bell Tower

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

The Gabriadze Puppet Theater

Tbilisi, Georgia

Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

Tbilisi, Georgia

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

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