Cminda Sameba w deszczu i ostatnia wieczerza w barze mlecznym - moja podroz po Gruzji
The seemingly prosaic entrance by car to the church, which is located at an altitude of 2,170 m above sea level. it wasn't easy at all. The low air temperature, which was about plus 8 degrees at the top and 24 degrees at the bottom in the city, took its toll on us.
Prozaiczne z pozoru wejscie droga samochodowa do cerkwi ktora znajduje sie na wysokosci 2170 m n.p.m. wcale nie bylo latwe. Niska temperatura powietrza ktora na szczycie wynosila okolo plus 8 stopni, a na dole w miescie bylo 24 stopnie mocno dala nam sie we znaki.
Additionally, the initially calm ascent, sprinkled with sun rays from time to time, turned into a difficult trekking in pouring rain in the final phase. We trudged uphill through rushing streams, no longer paying attention to our soaked footwear.
Dodatkowo spokojne z poczatku wejscie okraszone promieniami slonca co jakis czas, w koncowej fazie zamienilo sie w trudny trekking w strugach deszczu. Brnelismy pod gore rwacymi potokami, nie zwracalismy juz uwagi na przemoczone obuwie.
But we made it, soaked but not cold, we reached the Tsminda Sameba Church. Despite the unfavorable weather, there were quite a lot of people. The vast majority, however, arrived by minibus, only a few came on foot. We had company in the form of dogs, of which there are quite a lot in Stepantsminda. Fortunately, they are gentle and almost all of them are pierced and vaccinated
Ale udalo sie, przemoczeni, jednak nie wyziebieni dotarlismy do Cerkwi Cminda Sameba. Mimo niesprzyjajacej aury ludzi bylo dosc sporo. Zdecydowana wiekszosc jednak przyjechala minibusami, nieliczni tylko przyszli na piechote. Mielismy towarzystwo w postaci psow, ktorych w Stepancminda jest dosc sporo. Na szczescie sa lagodne, a prawie wszystkie sa zakolczykowane i szczepione.
Tsminda Sameba Monastery
Klasztor Cminda Sameba
The Tsminda Sameba Monastery was built in the 14th century, and a bell tower was built right next to it about 200 years later. In the past, the monastery and its bell tower were surrounded by a wall, because this building also had a defensive function. Valuable relics and other Georgian treasures were kept there. The remains of the wall can still be seen today.
Klasztor Cminda Sameba zbudowany zostal w XIV wieku, a tuz obok niego okolo 200 lat pozniej powstala dzwonnica. Kiedys klasztor z dzwonnica otoczone byly murem, poniewaz budowla ta pelnila kiedys rowniez funkcje obronna. Przechowywano tam cenne relikwie, oraz inne skarby Gruzji. Pozostalosci muru widac do dzis.
The church still serves a religious function to this day, with regular services taking place there. We have just come across such a moment, and there are few videos and photos from the interior.
Cerkiew do dzisiaj pelni funkcje religijna, odbywaja sie tam normalne nabozenstwa. Wlasnie na taka chwile trafilismy, i zapis filmowy i zdjec z wnetrza jest malo.
Until 1985, you could get to the Tsminda Sameba church from the town of Spetancminda by cable car. However, it was demolished at the request of the residents.
Do 1985 roku, do cerkwii Cminda Sameba mozna bylo dostac sie z miasteczka Spetancminda kolejka linowa. Zostala ona jednak rozebrana, na wniosek mieszkancow.
We spent our last evening hours in Stepantsminda in a local restaurant called "Lunch at Maia" serving Georgian dishes. Although it looked like a milk bar, it turned out to serve great Georgian dishes.
Nasze ostatnie wieczorne godziny w Stepancminda spedzilismy w miejscowej restauracji "Lunch at Maia" serwujacej gruzinskie potrawy. Choc z pozoru wygladala jak bar mleczny, okazalo sie, ze serwuje swietne gruzinskie potrawy.
It was located literally 100 m from where we lived, and it had great reviews on Google, so we took advantage of it. We ordered "kharcho" soup and "khinkali" dumplings to say goodbye - the food was excellent, so I recommend it to all travelers.
Zlokalizowana byla doslownie 100 m od miejsca w ktorym mieszkalismy, dodatkowo w google miala swietne opinie, wiec skorzystalismy. Zamowilismy sobie na pozegnanie zupe "charczo" oraz pierozki "chinkali" - jedzenie bylo doskonale, wiec rekomendacja dla wszystkich podroznikow.
And for the evening we bought some treats again. "Chacha" in a dish resembling a dumpling "khinkali"
A na wieczor ponownie kupilismy sobie troche smakolykow. "Czacza" w naczyniu przypominajacym pieroga "chinkali"
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