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Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

Takahiro Ueda, "Impressions of the Summer Written in Autumn: A Journey to Paris and Georgia" Articles - A Journey to Learn from Tolstoy and Dostoevsky

For approximately one month, from mid-August to mid-September 2022, I have been traveling around Europe, mainly in Georgia.

This trip visited France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Georgia-Armenia.

Its main purpose was to see the Caucasus Mountains of northern Georgia to study Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.

This article will list all 31 articles. We hope you will use it as a table of contents for "Impressions of Summer in Autumn.
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

Paris-Georgia Travelogue] (31) Postscript - After the Paris-Georgia Trip

I have come this far with the hypothesis that "Tolstoy's origin may have been in Kafkaes.

And it actually made me think of the landscape and the mountain people that Tolstoy would have seen.

This resulted in a connection with Dostoevsky.

Dostoevsky is the exact opposite of Tolstoy. So if you learn one, you learn the other."

That is exactly what happened.

This article will summarize this Paris-Georgia trip. This concludes my "Impressions of Summer in Autumn".
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

(30) Discovering Dostoevsky's "The House of Death" in the Juta Valley - the most memorable place of the Kafkers' stay.

The destination for the day was the Juta Valley, an unexplored region famous for its spectacular scenery, especially in the Kafkers.

There was an overwhelming view there that made everything seem insignificant.

Tolstoy must have seen such a view.

This experience in the Juta Valley was the most rewarding part of the trip. I discovered Dostoevsky's "The House of Death" in Kafkers.
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

(29) To Gvereti Waterfall in the mountains and Daliari Gorge near the Russian border - Thinking about Tolstoy's bird's eye view

The day began with a trip further north on the military road to the Gvereti waterfalls in the mountains.

Walking through the majestic Kafkaes mountains, I thought of the mountain people Tolstoy would have met.

And it is at our next stop, the Daliari Valley, that we will discover Tolstoy's larger perspective.

Finally, I was beginning to reap great rewards at Kafkaes.
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

(28) Enjoy the spectacular view of the Kafkers at the "Church as close to heaven as possible" Tuminda Sameva Church and Elia Monastery.

Upon arriving in Kazbeki, a stronghold in the Caucasus Mountains, I immediately headed to the Tzminda Sameva Church, which is said to be "as close to heaven as possible.

We arrived at the church after a laughably bad drive. We enjoyed the spectacular view that Georgia boasts.

We also walked around the area near the Elia Church, a spectacular viewpoint just outside the town of Qazbeki, and felt the power of the Qafqaas mountains.
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

(27) Now it's time to go to the Caucasus Mountains, where Tolstoy also walked! The majestic military road is overwhelming!

After returning to Tbilisi after my stay in Armenia and a day of rest, I finally set off for the Caucasus Mountains, the main destination of the trip.

The road from the capital Tbilisi to the Caucasus Mountains is said to be a military road, which was once cut by the Russian dynasty to conquer Georgia. Tolstoy and Pushkin came to the region along this very road.

In this article we will talk about such military roads and the Caucasus Mountains.
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

(26) I was impressed by the Aftara Monastery, my last destination in Armenia - but I couldn't help but laugh at the unexpected.

Last day in Armenia. I visited several monasteries on my way back to Georgia.

And among them, the last one I visited, the Aftara Monastery, blew my mind.

Why was I so fascinated by this monastery?

When I thought about it, I couldn't help but laugh at the unexpected situation.

My stay in Armenia left a strong impression on me. It was painful, but from the bottom of my heart I am glad that I came.
Impressions of the Summer Recounted in Autumn - Trip to Paris and Georgia

(25) Shocked by Armenia's lack of understanding and Soviet-style doldrums, he becomes ill. Baptism of culture shock

On the third day of my stay in Armenia, I visited Mount Ararat, the sacred site of Noah's Ark, and the World Heritage Site of Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

But in fact, the evening before that day, my body started to feel strange and I completely went down around Etimiazin.

This was not simply a matter of feeling sick. There was a fundamental problem that lay between me and the country of Armenia.

I will tell you what happened to me in this article.