Europe Hotel Yerevan

... is a holy destination for all the Christian people around the world. As mentioned, Armenia was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as a state religion. There is a wonderful legend connected with it, about which I'll write in my blog further. <br><br> Armenia is also called a &#8220;museum under the sky&#8221; &#8211; on its territory there are more then 4000 architectural monuments ...

... that inhabit the parks. And there are lots of parks, so no danger of running out of green space. They've outdone the Thais and their much-beloved open air 'Thai-style' on that count. Of course with the Thai primordial Chinese roots and modern third-generation Chinese business community, not much prime space gets wasted on parks, so they're at a philosophical disadvantage there. The Armenians can't compete for cuisine, though ...

Yes, we have immersed ourselves in the Armenian Culture, drinking much of the local brew, red wine as opposed to white, and for a little nightcap , a large shot of vodka with tomato juice and ice, actually we are having a couple -very nice. Thank you to all who have managed to hook into the Blog site, we come to Julian's and the first thing we do is check. Sunday was fabulous, Julian came to our Apartment ...

... a city outside Moscow, but came back to help the grandmother. We had some coffee and chatted. They called the local taxi service for me, and then fussed at me for spending the money and kept trying to invite me home with them so I could catch a marshrutka to Haghpat and back to Vanadzor the next morning. Even when I left in the taxi to Haghpat, they told me if I couldn't find a car back to Vanadzor, I should come spend the evening with them visiting and it would ...

... When people talk abou the downfall of modern society and our obsession with sex, well, humanity has been worshipping sex for quite a long time.... Erebuni is an ancient fortress established on a hill about Yerevan about 740 B.C. The site itself was open, so I crawled around over it (and yes, I actually walked up the hill to it, cursing these people and their love for fortresses/chapels/ancient sites on high hills the whole way up). The view was amazing, even ...

... called Prague and by the lake there is a Bohemian resort, whatever it is. Back in Yerevan I am surprised how fast one can travel in Armenia (in comparison to Georgia) and so I decide to visit Garni Temple &amp; Geg********astery in addition. So I take marshrutka #51 from SW corner of Opera and get to "GAI Poghots" where I take another marshrutka to Garni temple. This time it's the classical old country bus from the 50th, used mainly by schoolchildren and old people who somehow manage ...

... historical genocide, and a dozen or so Armenian monasteries and churches. For six of these days, I stayed in Yerevan with Anahit and her two sons, who came and went with their jobs, one a fashion designer, another a soldier. We watched a television show on Versace's murder and a music video created by Mr. Stepanyan the designer himself, complete with computerized special effects and MTV makeover. Undoubtedly talented, he represented the new Armenia, now ...

... was interesting reading what had been erased. In my search for Alexander the Great's legacy in the Caucasus, I made my way to Garni to visit a reconstructed Greco-Roman temple that you could actually walk inside! There are also Roman baths in ruins at the site. Since it is a Greco-Roman site, there were no remains from Alexander's time. In fact, I learned that the Soviets had destroyed all the temples so ...

... er ,,no problem, no problem,, Thegar vid svo erum komin med okkar vegabref faum vid ad leggja af stad inn i Armeniu i fylgd ,,mjog oruggs,, rutubilstj'ora og leidsogumanns sem heitir Nachaganus (tek enga abyrgd a thessari stafsetningu frekar en annari stafsetningu her) Thessi maeta kona hefur herfilegan hreim og eg a i mestu vandraedum med ad skilja hvad hun er ad segja en vid okum milli harra haeda og fjalla inn i thronga dali og gljufur ...

... stopped for dinner at this one resort-hotel-ish-like place. The food, again, was really good. The food is very fresh and consists of natural vegetables, fruits, and meat. The meat, or course, came out after an hour into dinner, but everybody was enjoying every bite of the meal. The new Armenian friends that we made were also very enthusiastic to explain to us the different dishes, vegetables and etc. as we eat. On the way back, our bus ...