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| art made from silk worm pods |
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| in the beginning, they tried dying the worms, which didn't work well- it turns out dying the silk works out much better |
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| silk dye made from crushed bugs |
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| traditional Georgian patterns |
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| the amazing floor |
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| how patterns get on silk- by hand stamping |
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| child visiting the museum |
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| silk worm |
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| different shapes of leaves occur on the same tree |
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| cuts up mulberry leaves to help the worms eat better |
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| Female worms weigh more than male worms, this machine sorts them based on weight so they can be paired for mating. |
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| Every time I go to a new country, I try to find a hair salon, a pharmacy, and a bookshop so my family can see how things measure up for our three professions. |
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| Pharmacy |
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| What could possibly go wrong? |
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| Got a soviet-era picture book in English from this man. :D |
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| Interesting interpretation of parking. |
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| The British Bookshop |
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| Went to the historic Synagog. We were given a lovely tour in English. The Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Tblisi have been living in harmony together for thousands of years, they say. They believe it can be done anywhere- when people are more interested in being neighbors than in creating differences. In fact, the local Sunni and Shia populations share a mosque in shifts, and have always done so. |
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| a bit windy at the hilltop restaurant. |
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| A Russian family does no less than 8 toasts during their dinner. |
