The Passenger

Ariel for President

Advertising bills and graffiti on a side street off Rustaveli Avenue.

Tyres

Building sites in Tbilisi are normally surrounded by wooden fences painted white with red diagonal stripes. On this one someone had the bright idea of adding a pile of old car tyres and giving them the same treatment. It seems that someone else decided to rearrange them. Or perhaps a passing driver knocked them over and they were re-stacked randomly.

Balconies

Crosses

Cafe

Old Lady

This old lady was sitting outside the Kashveti Church begging for money from people going into the church. I took this shot just after she got up off the small stool and laboriously clambered onto the wall. She looked exhausted by the effort.

Parliament

The Georgian parliament building was built in 1948 during the Soviet era. Previously a cathedral stood on this site. Over the years the parliament building has been the rallying point for protesters and often the scene of violent conflict.

Facade

Step off Rustaveli Avenue and the side streets are full of apartment buildings like this one with barely a straight line or a true angle to be found. I'm amazed that so many of them are still standing.

Kashveti Church

Kashveti Church stands nearly opposite the Georgian parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue in the heart of the new town. In a city full of ancient churches Kashveti is relatively recent having been built between 1904 and 1910 though it stands on the site of an older church.