Shopping!

 If you find yourself in Tbilisi and in search of old Russian cut glass, funky Turkish jewelry, typewriters that use Cryllic, expired currency, accordions, or random electronic wingdings, I highly recommend checking out the Dry Bridge Market. If you visit, I would further recommend that you take along somebody who is fluent in Georgian and Russian, in addition to being a ruthless bargainer. By zipping my lips and letting Larissa do the talking, I got great deals on an amazing enamelwork ring, the lowest price of a dozen vendors on a funky necklace, Russian jazz records for Trevor, and a gorgeous Russian modern (is there such a thing?) teacup. This was an especially great deal, at the equivalent of $1.75.

After saving so much money, we headed over to the new Wendy's on Rustavelli, where the combo meals (veggie burger!!) come with tokens for the game room upstairs, where we burned off enough calories for post-lunch Frostys by playing basketball and Pac Man-themed air hockey, at least until I somehow broke the machine.