Moscow House Hotel Yerevan

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... transportation. What he didn't say, of course, was that I'd need another bus from Marneuli to the border at Sadakho, and that once I got there, there'd be no onward transportation, which is exactly what happens. So I'm standing at the border of Georgia and Armenia with my hands in my pockets, trying to decide what to do next. There ARE taxi drivers, of course, so I won't be stuck, but I might be broke. Finally a bus comes through ...

... to go with the Bling that I may purchase in Dubai) -Marion's more subtle, a nice pearl pink! Anyway and moving right along, we taxied To The Family this morning -Julian and Junko had ordered a taxi to take us to see what every tourist should see and that is the five churches in the town of Edjmiadzin, most built around 301Ad and restored 15th-16th Century, also the largest is what we would call the Vatican, and is ...

... for a taxi if I still have to carry my bag a few blocks? It didn't help matters when he simply held up my backpack, wrong side up, with a sheepish smile. I paid him less than I had said I would and he basically took it and ran after my tirade. Sigh. It's things that aren't a big deal, but at the same time, the point of paying more for a taxi instead of taking the bus is to avoid the whole "walking with a bag" thing.... Now I'm in the town of Vanadzor. Today ...

... s been very helpful, but worries a little too much about me being alone and keeps trying to lug me onto other travelers. I finally broke down and paid to have my laundry washed in a laundromat near the apartment (well, not really a laundromat, since you turn in the clothes and two days later they emerge magically cleaned and ironed). I've been handwashing, but at some point blue jeans just need to be in a washing machine to fully be rid of the knee high mud that ...

... I'm really tired (but not "of it";)), have a quick dinner in my B&amp;B and turn in. 21.9.2008: Around Yerevan I get up early and on my way to Yerevan marshrutka I take photos of people, some of them even comming to pose and chat;). Later I meet a Slovenian backpackers couple on honeymoon, also going to Yerevan. They are quite talkative, one drives faster than in Georgia here and we're soon in Yerevan. Yerevan is much more "european" than Tbilisi! The city is clean and without trash ...

... of jihad, with the concensus that killing civilians in a Baghdad bazaar was not at all jihad but senseless slaughter. He predicted Bush would win again in 2008, somewhat jokingly and hoped to get a visa to visit his family in America: "it will take a year." Some evenings, Anahit would return from a dinner party and play piano in her room, its sweet sounds filling the apartment after a good day of walking around bustling Yerevan exporing streets, churches, museums, and more.

... in between. Afterwards, the children and teenagers were out in full force to celebrate Vardavar, the festivalof water. This festival entails people "sprinkling" others with water. Well, the term sprinkling was used quite loosely and Yerevan definately did not have a water shortage! Groups of kids would swarm you from all sides and dunp buckets of water on you; store owners would spray you with their hose as they cleaned the sidewalk infront of ...

... gumanni datt í hug að lesa fyrir okkur armenska brandara. Ég held að enginn hafi hlegið enda brandarar sjaldnast fyndinir þegar þeir eru lesnir upp af blaði í belg og biðu. Komum snemma heim á hótel, borðuðum snemma og 20 íslendingar drifu sig svo á leiksýningu meðan 4 sátu við barinn á hótelinu og ræddu landsins gagn nauðsynjar. Mér finnst nóg að fara í eitt leikhús í svona ferð og er satt að segja komin í þörf fyrir rólegheit og einveru.

... the ancient churches in Armenia. The trajet was very bumpy, as usual, as we drove off to remote Armenia to visit thise shrines. On the way, we decided to change some of our American (and British for Todd; he needs to be different) money so we have some spare change when we travel. Anyhow, on the way, we got an exceptional view of Mt. Ararat. The countryside is so beautiful here; we were enjoying God's creation in a whole new different ...