It is Thursday, so where is the snow?

It is Thursday; snow has been in the forecast for days with some Internet weather sites predicting 6-10" in Tbilisi.   However, it is after 09:00 and there's no snow yet!  Tbilisi, as is the case with any large city, does not do well with lots of snow.  It doesn't often get lots of it, so it is never going to be a straight-forward removal process.  The country as a whole, because of the mountains, gets plenty; just not so much in the city.  So we shall wait and see what the day brings.

We are now waiting for our new Internet/cable/phone to go active.  The folks from SilkNet were here for nearly two hours in the late morning doing the installation; soon we will have our own wifi here at the flat, along with HDTV and phone!  It will be so much nicer to not have to walk to a cafe for wifi for the IPads, but we'll miss going out for coffee so will just need to treat ourselves to that occasional cup of coffee.  This blog is being sent from home using our wifi!  We want very much to ride the funicular to the top on Mtatsminda; maybe it would be a nice thing to do in the snow!  

Our trip up the funicular for lunch turned into a walk in the park at the top, because the cafe and restaurant up there don't open until 1:00.  (We were an hour early.)  While we were in the park, which was absolutely deserted, the snow began to lightly fall.  As the day progressed, however, it has not really amounted to much so we are not optimistic that we'll get to see the city blanketed in white.

One of the attractions (in the summer at least) is this ferris wheel, featuring enclosed cupolas.

This shot is from the top looking down into the city.

Part way down, upward bound car just visible (looks like a black blob at the end of the concrete.)

We are coming down in this shot and will pause momentarily to drop off or pick up anyone who might be using the footpath that leads from the Monastery of Father David (also known as the Pantheon.)  The two funicular cars move in unison (or opposition?), so very little energy is needed for its operation.