Old building on the Nutsubidze Plateau in Tbilisi

View of the floor of an old, Soviet-era building.  Up on the Nutsubidze Plateau in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia.

View of Tbilisi from Mtatsminda

Looking out over Tbilisi from the mountaintop park called Mtatsminda.  I also posted this photograph on National Geographic's Your Shot.

Frametastic image

This image was made as a result of playing around with the wonderful Frametastic iPhone app.  I posted this on Pheed.

The upper right features an old Soviet era military jacket, below the jacket there's a cat on top of an outhouse.  The building on the right hand side is an old farmhouse.

Sign on a wall in Mtskheta, Georgia

Sign on a wall in Mtskheta, Georgia.

Georgian Yard restaurant in Mtskheta, Georgia

Restaurant named Georgian Yard in the city of Mtskheta, Georgia.

Soviet era pay telephones at Vagzlis Moedani

Old, Soviet era pay telephone at Vagzlis Moedani in Tbilisi.  I also posted this picture on Trover.

Old building on Tsereteli Avenue in Tbilisi.

Snow in Kazreti, Georgia. November of 2011

Some snow in the village of Kazreti, Georgia.  Looking out from my apartment.

3 pictures from Vake Park

3 pictures from a place in Tbilisi called Vake Park.  July 2013.

Video camera sign in Tbilisi

Spotted, pasted to a wall, in Tbilisi.

Spotted on a wall in Tbilisi

Drawn on a wall in Tbilisi.  I also posted this on Trover.

Mandari restaurant in Tbilisi

Restaurant called Mandari in Tbilisi, Georgia.

LOFT new american restaurant in Tbilisi

Picture of the front of a place called LOFT new american.  It's a restaurant near Vake Park in Tbilisi.

They do have a website.  I found an interesting blog post about the interior design of the place on the internet.  People have also posted a lot of pictures of the inside on foursquare.

Lost kitten flier in Tbilisi

Lost kitten.  Flier spotten in Tbilisi.  Also posted up on TwitPic.

"ALF" on a wall in Tbilisi

I spotted "ALF" on a wall in Tbilisi.  I was hoping it was a reference to the beloved American ALF.

Rustaveli McDoanald's in Tbilisi

Looking down a street at the Rustaveli McDonald's in Tbilisi.

Advertisements on a wall in Tbilisi

Advertisements on a wall in Tbilisi.

Guy Fawkes on a wall in Tbilisi

Guy Fawkes on a wall in Tbilisi.

Advertisement on the side of Texas Chicken on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi

An advertisement in Georgian, on the side of a Texas Chicken restaurant on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi.

Texas Chicken on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi

View of Texas Chicken on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi.

Dance flier in Tbilisi

Ubiquitous dance flier that you'll find all over the city of Tbilisi.

Tree trimming on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi

Trees being trimmed on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi.

Television commercial being filmed in Tbilisi

Picture taken on June 15th 2013.  A commercial (or tv show) was being filmed in Tbilisi.  This is a picture of two actors that were being filmed.  I also posted this on Trover and on TwitPic.

Advertisement on wall for Chateau Mere

Advertisement on a wall for a placed called Chateau Mere.

Scarlet Sails on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi

Picture of a place called Scarlet Sails on Leselidze Street in Tbilisi.

Portion of the Narikala Fortress in Tbilisi

Picture that captures a portion of the Narikala Fortress.  You can see more photos of the Narkiala Fortress, here.

Stone bench in Tbilisi

One of the very first things I noticed when I arrived in Georgia was all of the stone benches.  There is an example of one in the picture above.

All over Tbilisi they have these identical stone benches, with two religious crosses on either end, and a picture of a bull head with his horns sticking out in the middle.

I've run searches on Google for "Stone benches in Tbilisi" - but there's little to no information about them.  I have always wondered if these benches date from the Soviet era, or if there is someone who is making them nowadays.  In my old neighborhood there were a large number of them broken in pieces - which leads me to think no one is making them any longer.

If I was more motivated, i'd go all out taking photos of these benches.  There are some people who have posted stuff about Tbilisi benches on the internet, but they seem to be mostly focusing on newer benches.