Armenia

... in-all I would stay in Armenia eight days, and would acquaint myself with the Armenian definition of Jesus, khatchkars, Armenia's presidential election, the Celtic connection, an Iraqi refugee, a music video and the modern Armenia, historical genocide, and ...

A travel blog entry from Yerevan by lraleigh
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... across, then continuing to walk through farmland and villages until finally getting a ride with a friendly truck driver who was also heading to Tbilisi, an hour away, leaving Armenia, its history, its khatchkars, its old monasteries, and its people behind.

A travel blog entry from Haghpat and Sanahin by lraleigh
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Sevan was a quick bus trip from Yerevan, a small industrial town now a summer resort, where people from Yerevan go to enjoy the cooler mountain air and blue waters of Lake Sevan, at over 6,000 feet. This time of year, I could only see the closed resorts, ...

A travel blog entry from Sevan by lraleigh
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... day return to his family's home (he is allowed to go to Turkey--but not Azerbaijan--though the borders between Turkey and Armenia are tightly sealed). On another day, a friendly man was fixing the lock of the apartment. We talked; he was from Baghdad ...

A travel blog entry from Echmiadzin by lraleigh
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