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Friday 5-20-22 Stayed at the House Sick Grandchildren

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 Aksel got sick in the middle of the night and was still vomiting when we got up. Kathryn didn't get any sleep. Had coffee and cookies for breakfast. Cathy held Aksel while Kathryn took AJ to school La Da held Aksel most of the day  I had leftovers for lunch At 3:00 PM the school called and said AJ was sick. Kathryn picked her up and she fell asleep in a chair when she got home Cathy heated up last night's leftovers for dinner We watched several episodes of "The Office."

Thursday 5-19-22 Dinner at House of Beans in Mkskheta

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 Another cooler, partly overcast, windy day. Had coffee and croissant for breakfast. At 10:00 AM we went with Kathryn to a discount clothing store not too far away. We parked across the street The store name was Navne. It had a large selection of women's clothes and shoes, some men's clothing and some children's clothes. Kathryn bought a pair of sandals. I was only briefly in the store and then went outside to look around. I noticed that the two apartment buildings across the street each had a Zoo Life Pet Store I see them all over the city. Spent the rest of the day watching YouTube. At 3:00 PM local time watched the early 6:00 AM News and Weather on WDAY. When Erik got home they took us out to dinner with Lada,the nanny, to Salobie or "House of Beans." Erik, Kathryn, AJ and Aksel road together and Kathryn ordered a BOLT for Lada, Cathy and me. Traffic was heavy and we went to the other side of the mountain where the house is. The restaurant is by a river with da

Wednesday 5-18-22 Tour to Kakheti Region of Georgia

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 Perfect day for a tour. Warm, clear and light wind. Watched the Late News and Weather on WDAY from home off our antenna with the help of Unlocator Smart DNS/VPN, AirTV and SlingTV. Watched some Fox News. Took a shower Had coffee and got ready for the day.  Ordered a BOLT, but the first two tries the credit card was declined. Finally went through and it was a 30 minute ride to meet the tour. The tour was to meet at 10:45 AM at the Radisson Blu Iveria. After getting there, I went in the hotel to find a restroom. When I came back out a man asked if I was John. It was Lasha our tour guide. He said there would only be two other tourists. They were from Tajikistan and only spoke Russian. The van for the tour was parked at the Bicycle Monument. We headed out of Tbilisi in heavy traffic. The first stop was KTW Winery. KTW, "Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking." While waiting for the tour our guide Lasha entertained us It is a large commercial winery that makes wine the traditional Geor