shankar s.: Frankly, I was not even sure where the hell we were headed
shankar s.: We saw scores of cars selling fresh tomatoes by the roadside
shankar s.: A diversion- and a stop in the middle of nowhere
shankar s.: I do occasionally lose my characteristic smile!
shankar s.: Cows graze in a major dip by the roadside
shankar s.: We were to turn right, but decided to press on ahead as the road was bad
shankar s.: Another look at the dip by the roadside
shankar s.: Cattle graze by the roadside
shankar s.: I found the dip unusual and kept photographing it
shankar s.: My driver says goodbye to his relatives at last and is ready to move on
shankar s.: For some reason, my taxi driver insists on shooting me against this sign
shankar s.: Bridge across the Iori River at godknowswhere
shankar s.: The Iori River- we encountered it several times that day
shankar s.: I spot two ancient Ladas as my driver gets our tire fixed
shankar s.: A close view of one of ancient Russian Lada cars
shankar s.: Typical signage fixed at river bridges
shankar s.: An edifying sight- an ancient Russian Moskvich
shankar s.: Another look at the ancient Moskvich delivery van
shankar s.: One of the Lada cars then moves out
shankar s.: Russian UAZ 469 jeep
shankar s.: Signage for the Ujarma Fortress en route to Telavi
shankar s.: Ujarma Fortress, Kakheti region
shankar s.: Long distance morotcyclists have taken a break at Ujarma
shankar s.: Signage about the Ujarma Fortress
shankar s.: Another look at the Ujarma Fortress- I did not climb up
shankar s.: An unknown stone church by the roadside
shankar s.: My taxi driver halted here briefly to pray
shankar s.: Dark interior of the unknown stone church
shankar s.: Ancient script on the lintel above the doorway of the church
shankar s.: My taxi driver always moved way behind unfortunately