Khatuna at the gates of the park.
Across the river from the center of town is the Borjomi Mineral Water Park, a lovely stretch of forrest following the valley along the Borjomula river.
The park.
The park has recently been attractively renovated, with a number of themed playgrounds, a cinema, and a few amusement-park syle attractions.
The pavilion housing the mineral water taps.
There are a number of springs here too; this one is the warm water Borjomi spring, apparently one of the most health-giving waters. A short walk away, by the river, is the cold water Borjomi spring, sour and salty and with a tang of sulphur.
Khatuna tasting the warm Borjomi mineral water.
Khatuna wasn't impressed...
Warm and salty and somehow sulfurous.
The path along the Borjomula.
The Borjomula.
Khatuna filling our water bottle at another spring by the river. This one was clean, clear fresh water, without the mineral taste of the Borjomi waters.
The last bridge before the clearing.
The thermal pool three kilometers from the entrance of the park.
About three kilometers from the entrance of the park there’s a lovely clearing in the forest where there’s a thermal pool fed by a deep, warm spring. After the brisk hike in the chilly mountain air we were rather pooped, and the soak in the warm, earthy-smelling water was deliciously refreshing.
Khatuna by the pool.
Fantastic!
Khatuna.
The pool.
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