Golden Tulip Yerevan

Ráno jsme se probudili v opuštěném kláštěře tak natřikrát, protože budík v šest nás probudil pod hvězdné nebe a stejné to bylo i v sedm. Trocha denního světla nás koonešně vylákala ven ze stanu, zabalili jsme si a vyrazili k Ďáblovu mostu stopovat nebo chytit marshrutku (místní nej...

We spent a whole day yesterday to travel from Telavi to Tbilisi by minibus and then to Yerevan, capital of Armenia, by an overnight train. The distance wasn't that large, but the waits at the border were long and the train slow. The trains in Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia are identical to each other because all of them used to be part of the form...

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 y...

I hopped of the marshrutka, the taste of Georgia fresh in my mouth, expecting Armenia to be of a similar vintage. Though my first hitch off the highway left me with several shots of quite palatable home-brew vodka in my belly there was an unhealthy feeling about Northern Armenia. I couldn't put my finger on it, but it was like the air had been r...

Today I went to the Khor Virap Monastary near the border with Turkey (very near- as in, half the site is in Turkey and I could have touched Turkish soil if I wasn't scared of getting electrocuted by the fence...) and near the slopes of Mount Ararat. The site was the capital of Armenia from 2nd century B.C. to 5th century A.D., and after that th...

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...

The marshrutka from Sevan descended from the highlands around Lake Sevan into forested mountains and valleys, leaving the white snowstorm behind. On the way, we passed small towns and switchbacked down thousands of feet, stopping at the Vanadzor bus station. From Vanadzor, I took a bus north through Debed Canyon to the mining town of Alaverdi. P...

The borders between Turkey and Armenia and between Armenia and Azerbaijan are closed. Turkey and Armenia still are not talking due to the fact that Turkey (and the US) will not acknowledge the genocide of Armenian people. Azerbaijan and Armenia are still technically at war and the borders are sealed with military troops. This would make it a nec...

20. maí (dagurinn fyrir heimferð)Ekki getum við verið án þess að kíkja á eina eða tvær kirkjur í ferðalok en sem betur fer eru þær bara örskotsferð út frá Yerevan. Við þá fyrri stendur karlmaður og flautar á hvítar og brúnar dúfur sem hnita hringi um kirkjuturninn. Þær þekkja merkið og koma í morgunmat á stéttina, sennilega fá þær morgunmat í h...

Please accept our apologies for missing an entry yesterday! We were doing so well about keeping up on entries, but life gets crazy when you're in a different country and living based on God's will. That's exactly how the last couple days have been. Yesterday, May 14, we had another great time of worship in the morning before setting off for the ...