If you've ever wondered what that slightly odd bridge of glass in the photos of Tbilisi is like, head to Old Tbilisi and to find the Peace Bridge pedestrian bridge towards Rike park. The bridge itself is a kind of optical illusion experience, and you get a pretty good view from the middle of Tbilisi's river Mtkvari (otherwise known as Kura in the other countries it flows through to the Caspian Sea). It was originally built during President Saakashvili's time who was a president that jumpstarted Georgia's rapid evolution towards Europe. This bridge, the two cone shaped glass buildings at the park at the end of the bridge, and the glass dome on Georgia's White House, were all built during his time. Glass was a major theme for the buildings, especially for all the police building throughout the country and municipal buildings (in Georgia anything relating to the government is in one building, so essentially you can get your drivers liscence, passport, and file housing stuff all in one building). This was because Saakashvili wanted to make a statement with the glass buildings for the new transparency in the government and the end of high level corruption in Georgia. Even though Saakashvili is no longer in office and the government party has changed, the statements this bridge and park were originally built for still remain. The park isn't necessarily historical in any way, but it's still a fun place to stroll through, and there is the entrance to the Tbilisi cable lift (it only costs a lari) that takes you up to Kuartlis Deda (Mother Georgia) or Narikala Fortress and gives you lots of Tbilisi photo opportunities. If you're like me and deathly afraid of heights and being aware of how high you are however, don't worry, you will get plenty of other high elevation opportunities to take pictures of Tbilisi.