The Causasus
The Caucasus region contains Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. I went there in that order this year.
The Caucasus
Baku
Gobustan petroglyphs
Gobustan petroglyphs
Mud volcano
Mud volcanoes
Bibiheyat mosque
Oil production everywhere
Yanardag
The side of the hill has been burning for 50 years or so
Ateshgah Fire Temple, a Zoroastrian temple
Palace of the Shirvanshahs in the old town of Baku
Old and new
Heydar Aliyev centre
Heydar Aliyev centre from the side
Heydar Aliyev centre detail
Old Soviet limo
Porsche tractor in the cat museum
Best of British
Gullwing
Little and Greater Ararat
The Khor Virap cloister with Little Ararat
Greater Ararat as seen from the Azat reservoir
Garni temple
The Symphony of Stones near Garni temple
The Symphony of Stones
The Symphony of Stones
The temple of Garni as seen from the Symphony of Stones
The Symphony of Stones
Rock church in Geghard monastery
View between rock churces in Geghard monastery
Symbol of the Armenian church
It was National Culture day so groups were celebrating near statues of composers like this one
Cascade stairs in Yerevan behind a statue of the architect
Botero statue
Another Botero
The Cascade in Yerevan
Detail of the Cascade
Inside the Cascade is an escalator
Detail of the Cascade
View from the Cascade over the centre of Yerevan
Tbilisi metro
Statue in the metro
Part of the Akhalgori treasure in the Museum of Georgia
Clock tower of the Tbilisi puppet theatre
View of Tbilisi with the Kura river
View of the mountains around Tbilisi
Colourful dunes near Davit Gareja monastery
Colourful dunes near Davit Gareja monastery
Davit Gareja monastery
Fresco in the church of the Davit Gareja monastery
Ananuri fortress
Near the Gudauri ski resort
Georgia - Russia friendship monument from Soviet time
Soviet mural
Georgin mural
Gergeti Trinity Church
Gergeti Trinity Church
Walls of Sinaghi
Wine made in the traditional Georgian way in an amphora
A more modern way is also used
