After our sidecar trip to Europe in 2015, in Summer 2016 we decided to take the road less traveled and test our bike's off-road capabilities, so we headed East, to the Caucasus, Georgia and Armenia.
Vladimir, our son, was five years old back then. Here's the short story, in pictures.
Waiting for the ferry that would take us across the Black Sea, From Odessa, Ukraine to Batumi, Georgia
Riding the ferry across the Black Sea
Right after the storm
Entering Ushguli, Georgia, one of the highest continuously inhabited settlements in Asia Minor
Ushguli, Georgia
Young boy riding a horse in Ushguli, Georgia
The mountain road from Ushguli to Lentekhi, Georgia
The Caucasus mountain range
Cooling brake in Gori, Georgia
That morning Vladimir woke up with high fever and throwing up all over the tent, due to food poisoning
Still, we tried to reach Omalo, on one of the world's most dangerous roads, but we did not make it and had to turn back
Tbilisi, Georgia, best place for losing the first milk tooth
Armenia
On the shores of the Sevan lake
On the Wings of Tatev cableway, the world's longest non-stop double track cable car
Above Yerevan, the capital of Armenia
Yerevan
And back to Georgia, visiting the cave city of Vardzia
And Turkey, at Ani, former capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom
Ani, Turkey
Cappadocia, Turkey
Early morning in Cappadocia, Turkey
Watching the hot air ballons taking of at sunrise in Cappadocia, Turkey
Cappadocia, Turkey
Flying with a hot air ballon for the first time
Family picture on Lake Tuz, second largest lake in Turkey
Taking a swin in Greece
Meteora, Greece
On the shores of the Ohrid lake, Albania
Sunset in Croatia, by the Adriatic sea
And finally, the consequences of a bee sting right next to my eye, while riding
