Avan Villa Yerevan, Tufenkian Hotel

Nastavili jsme si budíka na šestou hodinu, vstali jsme v deset, a začali si balit věci, že vyrazíme do Geghardu. Naše hostitelka Anahit nějak nechápala, proč chceme od ní odejít hned po jedné noci, a tak nás přemluvila, ať si u ní necháme věci, a přespíme za poloviční cenu ješt...

Ráno jsme se probudili do každodenní ranní zimy (ještě že jsem si - Dolda - vzal rukavice), pobalili a vyrazili zpátky na kopec Khor Virapu. Jelikož je to blízko k Jerevanu, už tam byla spousta turistů. Asi nejzajímavější na klášteru jinak typicky arménského vzhledu byla kobka, ve které byl n...

Hi everyone, I’m from Armenia – a small but very beautiful country in South Caucasus.

Ok, now this should be more than just some advice on what to do when coming to Armenia. I have to give you as much information as possible. So I just divided my Kit into categories to make it easier to read and find information needed. If...

It's not often you can spell a word in Cyrillic with a Roman keyboard, so since I have the chance, I'm taking it. Guess what city is spelled out in the first word of the title above? So after paying through the nose for a crib in Tbilisi, I'm ready to move on to Erevan. It's a shame, since Tbilisi really didn't seem that bad, and there's probabl...

Today is Saturday, and we have been to the most amazing flea market, many Armenian goodies to be had, it was pouring with rain, which made it unpleasant, the family came in as well. We are very busy, Marion and I went on a tour on Thursday, to the most incredible old/ancient monasteries, an 8 hour trip in a mini van, a guide etc, hard to believe...

20.9.2008: Armenia, Debed Canyon I get up really early: I want to take marshrutka to the borders of Armenia, take a taxi to explore Debed Canyon right behind them and end up at Vanadzor. However, there are cats&dogs pouring behind the windows and I really don't like the idea of hiking to the borders (marshrutka would go just as far as the la...

My first taste of Armenia was a marshrutka ride from Tbilisi to Yerevan, from capital to capital, across snowy mountain passes, through deep gorges, and across snowy highlands with small towns, hay piled next to homes to last the long winter. Dropped at an unmarked, closed avtovokzal, I walked to a nearby gas station to reconnoiter and soon was ...

John and Anita next say good bye to the beaches of the Mediterranean, and head towards Anita's spiritual homeland of Armenia. After mostly sleeping through a relatively comfortable overnight ferry from Santorini to Athens, our duo make their way to the airport (successfully this time), and onto an Armavia Airlines flight to Yerevan. With possibl...

Barev! As I am writing this we are all packing up to leave Armenia. It is really hard for us all to think about leaving this place. In some respects it does not feel right that we are going to London in a few hours. We have seen so much, especially in these last couple days, and I know I have not even begun to process everything I have seen and ...