TBILISI, Georgia -- Winding cobblestone streets, ancient stone churches filled with the fragrance of incense, large homes with latticed wooden balconies and rambling communal courtyards, set against the backdrop of the majestic Narikala Fortress.
This is Tbilisi, the cosmopolitan capital of Georgia, a small Black Sea country wedged between northeastern Turkey and southern Russia that was once known as the breadbasket of the Soviet Union.
