Reese Family

Our good friends, the Parrins, invited us on a hiking adventure. They are here for 5 months from Arizona (yes, she knows Connie! - small world) On our way we stopped at Ananuri which is right next to the Zhinvali resevoir. There is a great fortress here with 2 churches built on the inside. The really great thing is that we can just go and explore - there was no one else here - except locals selling their wares.

Women must wear skirts in the church - so for 1 lari I rented this lovely skirt - I think it matches well! This is Stephanie, Jude and me in front of the church.

Looking up through a round tower.

A square tower was built on each cornor. At times of war everyone came into the fortress. There were rooms in this tower to live - this was the top - also a great place to fight from! They would also live here during the winter when the snow was too deep to stay in their homes.

This is a great shot from the tower - looking over the tops of the churches to the resevoir.
Fun shot looking through one of the slits in the tower to a neat picture of a 'tree of life' on the church wall.

This is my favorite picture of a doorway into a room, then another doorway with another room and then the window. This was a fun place to play with the camera!