At 7 o’clock in the morn­ing, the Elek­trich­ka, a wooden-class train, sets off from Tbil­isi (Geor­gia) to Bor­jo­mi, 150 km away. The wind whis­tles through the pain­less win­dows. The train stops at every vil­lage, giving pas­sen­gers time to do busi­ness, play cards with friends, or chat about past loves along the way. There are no seats in the cheap­er class, con­ve­nient­ly leav­ing plenty of room to dance for your friends. Luck­i­ly, the faster con­nec­tion isn’t ready yet, so the Elek­trich­ka doesn’t reach its des­ti­na­tion until five hours later.

Work­shop in Tbil­isi, South Caucasus