Hrazdan River - Samvel's B&B Yerevan

... klá&#353;t&#283;ru. Ve strachu, &#382;e to je Arménská mafie co si na tip p&#345;ijela pro na&#353;e v&#353;echno jsme zhasli baterky, potm&#283; dob&#283;hli na skálu nad klá&#353;ter a ani jsme nedutali. Auta po chvíli odjela, ale zahlédli jsme je&#353;t&#283; aspo&#328; dva lidi s baterkama. Poté co se rozhostil klid jsme slezli kopec, na kterém klá&#353;t&#283;r stojí z druhé strany a ustlali si v údolí. <br>V noci nás pak je&#353;t&#283; vyd&#283;silo auto, kter ...

... and flowerbeds, each has its own theme and carved façade, connected by step and indoor escalators, and at the very top is a tall monument. The project was started in the Soviet era; the purpose was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Armenia being part of the USSR. The project was not completed at the time of her independence, after which an oversea Armenian billionaire took it over and if and when it is finished it will be a monument to the country&#8217;s culture and ...

... you just 600 drams, if not less. It is something about 1,5$.<br><br> <br><br> Where to eat?<br><br> In any cafe or restaurant you like! All of them have very delicious cuisine, and everything is very tasty, no matter you choose Armenian cuisine, Italian, Chinese or whatever! Bon appétit!<br><br> <br><br> Should I leave tips to the waiters?<br><br> Sometimes it is included in the bill, but mostly, people ...

... bad- meeting a university professor in a bar I found myself shortly giving a very dull lecture on Sparta to his Art History students at the University of Yerevan. Other highlights included a free tour with the university professors around the History Museum and a semi-date with an Armenian interpreter I met at the police station whilst sorting out my camera. This said I was glad to finally be hitching my way back to Tbilisi and leaving Armenia far behind.

... themes with asiatic faces. After that I went to the Geg********astary, about 8 kilometers outside of Garni. The church and monastary is carved and made out of the surrounding hillside. The church is made of stone outside the mountain, but then melds into it with several rooms actually carved from the mountain. The old monk's quarters are all built as caves. It was originally built in the 8th century, burned out by the Arabs in the ...

... buy himself kebab (but it's a turkish word, not popular here, one should use Shawarma) he buys me one as well, niiice. And at the sights he goes to see them as well instead of getting bored in the car (he wanted to be a guide but I don't like being shadowed;)). So we set off north from Vanadzor back towards Georgian borders through Debed canyon. An old railroad runs inside and there is some collection of closed down Soviet-time industry dominated by a huge rusty copper mine in Alaverdi ...

... from outside Anahit's windows. Nearby, in Opera Square, was an opposition rally for presidential candidate Ter Petrosian. The elections were scheduled for February 18, so were becoming heated. Thousands of people attended the rally, waving Armenian flags and chanting or cheering. The six days in and around Yerevan were a quick yet good look into Armenian culture, everything from presidential elections to its artistic, religious, and bloody past.

... kill we went in search of food. She arrived at the café with Carlos and we made our introductions. She turned out to be a wealth of knowledge about the city and we listened as she explained the layout. Finally we piled back in the cars and she showed us to the apartment we would be staying in for the next few nights. A basement flat with hot water, electricity and a wonderful patio where we would gather to discuss plans and options for the coming up week.

19. mai: Klausturferdir og AraratVedurstofa Armeniu spadi solskini og 23-27 stiga hita i Yerevan i dag og thrumuvedri i kvold. Hitastigid og solskinid gekk eftir en thrumuvedrid ekki. Annars eyddum vid deginum i rutuferd, klaustur-, kirkju- landamaera og fjallsaskodum. Stefnan var tekin i atta ad Tyrknesku landamaerunum sem eru 240 km long og theirra er gaett af russum, hatrid a tyrkjum er gifurlega sterkt herna og eg velti tvi fyrir mer ...

... I couldn't imagine having to live in that lonely darkness for so long. After we went out, we climbed further up the mountain where the dungeon was built. It was a beautiful view, despite the cloud cover and threatening rain. We were able to see part of Mt. Ararat from where we stood. Actually the rain was not just threatening, it actually came. Slowly at first, it built up to a steady yet light shower. We didn't really mind the rain, though. We ...