AUA Barsam Suites Yerevan

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... The whole thing is an impressive construction but just like other Soviet style structure, it is poorly designed and built. Even though it is still being built, some finished parts have started to fall apart already and because the flowerbeds have no drainage the water flows over to the steps, making them stained and dirty. <br><br>The city didn&#8217;t really excite us so we just spent a day there and moved on to the mountains in the eastern part of the country the next day.

... them 300-500 drams.<br><br> <br><br> Where to shop?<br><br> For clothing you should just have a walk through Abovyan Street, best shops are located here.<br><br> <br><br> What should I try?<br><br> The food! <br><br> Our special bread &#8211; «lavash»<br><br> Khash &#8211; (it is eaten only and only in winter)<br><br> Fruits and Vegetables<br><br> Barbeque &#8211; called «Xorovats»<br><br> Kebabs ...

Another fabulous day, Marion and I up at 7am, was good to practice the alarm clock as we have to be up at 2am on Friday morning , bound for Dubai. A taxi out here to the Family, and while I am talking if traffic and taxis, one really takes one's life in one's hands, as traffic light signals are only a recommendation, and to get a taxi license here, you just have to have a car of some sort ...

... century, with the church and its rebuilding occurring in the 13th century. There were also Christenings and Weddings happening- yes, more than one wedding (one left, 5 minutes later a new one arrived). I heard a rooster and couldn't figure out where it was coming from, until I walked out to the river near the church and caught the last bit of an animal sacrifice in celebration of one of the christenings or weddings (they do eat the ...

... found the mine/ironworks really exciting and beautiful in it's ugliness [ok, I love these things;)]. Most of the villages are actually build on the plateaus above the canyon and some have cable cars built for the people to commute down to the factories. The first stop is Sanahin Monastery lying on the edge of the respective village. And it's really so atmospheric!! It's half-hidden in trees and quite sexy covered with grass. The overall shape is similar to Georgian churches, but one can ...

... murals with maroon, gold, and ocean blue decorations framing Biblical stories and people covered the church interior. The Old Testament was translated into Armenian from the Greek Septuagint, the one Jesus read, which includes the books of Tobit, Judith, Baruch, considered apocrypha by some other churches. The Armenian Orthodox and Apostolic Church, however, who call their Bible, the Asdvadzashunch or the "Breath of God", says that if Jesus quoted from that ...

Arriving at Khor Virap would have provided an amazing view of Mt. Ararat but unfortunately it was raining. The little monastery of Khor Virap looks out onto Mt. Ararat and the Turkish border. The border is a highly militarized area and the border with Turkey is firmly closed. Just to the south is the breakaway province of Naxchivan, part of Azerbaijan. This border is also ...

... thad se svo sterkt ad armenar geti ekki einusinni hugsad ser ad horfast i augu vid ta yfir landamaerin. Thad er serstok upplifun fyrir folk af eylandi ad sja turnana og girdingarnar medfram landamaerunum og handan vid thau gnaefa thessi tignarlegu fjoll sem einusinni tilheyrdu Armeniu, Ararat og Litla- Ararat. Vid nutum utsynisins yfir landamaerin langleidina i klaustur sem eg er ekki med nafnid a ( eg verd ad fara ad hafa dagskrana ...

... enjoyed it. On our way back to the house, we saw a rainbow near Mt. Ararat. It brought to mind the time when God promised with a rainbow-at this very mountain-that he would be gracious and never destroy earth by flood again. It was an awesome thought, illustrated near the place where the promise was first made. It was a time of reflection upon God's enduring promises of mercy and love. We miss you all. May God ever bless you with his grace. --Bianca Acosta