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31. looking back at Armenia

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What have we learned from our two-and-a-half weeks in Armenia? Two-and-a-half-weeks in the middle of the summer isn’t enough to proclaim a definitive verdict about Armenia, of course not. Nevertheless, we do have some observations to share. And the most curious one is the mentality of Armenians, as opposed to neighbouring Georgians. Where in Georgia [...]
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Geghard Monastery

Blog entries, Locations
The first church at this location is probably early 4th Century, part of what was called the Ayrivank, meaning cave monastery – suggesting that the first man-made caves were this early. However, the current cave churches are of a later date, the second one thought to have been completed in 1283. Both cave churches can [...]
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30. the road back to Yerevan

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Wrapping up, on the way back, we visit the last – but not the least – monasteries, and a temple that somehow doesn’t fit here. We are on our way back to Yerevan, to catch a flight home. Along the road, we are wrapping up the last few sights, the ones that have eluded us [...]
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29. Sisian

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The small town of Sisian, famous for its Armenian Stonehenge-equivalent, turns out to have many more intersting sites. While we are is Sisian, we might as well check out some of the other attractions around town. We start with the local history museum, where, in the garden, we find that somebody, indeed, has carried some [...]
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28. Ughtasar

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It takes a bit of effort, but ultimately getting to the petroglyph site of Ughtasar is greatly rewarding. High up in the mountains opposite Sisian, 45 minutes’ drive from Goris, is Armenia’s best known and richest petroglyph site. Inside the crater of a dormant volcano are hundreds, if not thousands of rock boulders decorated with [...]
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27. Kapan

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An excursion into the mining area around the town of Kapan is only partly succesful, but even the failures are entertaining. Of course, we cannot stay a full four days in a hotel room doing nothing, or very little. So one of our four days in Goris we went on excursion to Kapan, some two [...]
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26. Goris

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We take a few days comfort break in Goris, but not without seeing a couple of interesting places, like the Tatev monastery and the caves at Old Khndzoresk. As so often on our trips, there comes a moment that we want to slow down, after an overkill of experiences. That is the moment we need [...]
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Noravank Monastery

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Noravank (nora is new, vank means monastery) is located high up a small plateau above the Gnishik River, a tributary to the Arpa River. Arriving in the morning provides a splendid view of the light-coloured churches against the backdrop of red rocks in the sun. The oldest churches here are the ruins of 9th-10th Century [...]
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25. the Arpa Valley

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The Arpa Valley is one of the main wine growing areas of Armenia, and that needs to be sampled, of course. With varying results. So far we have tried various Armenian wines, with various success. Our favourite is the Karas, either the red blend or the white blend, although other brands, like Takar and Frunzik, [...]
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24. the Selim Pass

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Just across the Selim Pass, which connects Lake Sevan with the country south, is the ancient, and well-preserved, caravanserai. On our way from Lake Sevan south, we cross the Selim Pass, at 2410 m. On the north side, it is actually a fairly desolate landscape, dry hilly but not really mountainous – if you know [...]
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