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I was staying in a guesthouse that was nice and warm and very close to the cathedral, and it was even supposed to have a view. Only not so much from my room:

Outside, it was raining in a determined way:

So I stayed in my room most of the day, and only one time in the afternoon I walked the few steps over to the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral:

Only this time I went in:

And yes, it was massive:

In fact it was so big it even had a mock basilica inside:

There were icons everywhere:

And there was some sort of service going on:

People were singing (or showing each other what to sing):

And there was the structure under which the robe of Christ had supposedly been buried:

When I went back to my guesthouse, the owner told me to follow him upstairs.

“And don’t forget to bring your camera!” he added.

He was right:

There was a view.