Category Archives: Caucasus

One change to the programme: rather than the scheduled wine-tasting, Rafik stocked up on his favourites at the old covered market in Yerevan, to be shared over dinner in Goris. The next stop was to take photos of the popular view with Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, in the background, and the hillContinue reading “South Armenia”

This morning’s goals, Gekhard and Garni, are east of Yerevan, towards Mount Azdaak. We drove along a beautiful valley to Gekhard Monastery. There may have been a pre-Christian place of worship around a spring, now in one of the hollowed-out chambers in the side of the mountain. Most of what we saw dates from theContinue reading “Old and new”

A busy day today.  Both yesterday’s flights were late taking off, and we did not land until 00:45. It was 02:30 by the time I got to bed.  This morning , two long museum tours, the Manuscripts Museum (beautiful but noisy) and the Genocide Memorial (God, give peace!)   Afternoon visits to churches, the bestContinue reading “Yerevan”

I shall be leaving on Saturday for a fortnight’s holiday in Armenia and Georgia, two countries which “live in interesting times.”.  Flying with Ukraine International Airlines, changing in Kiev, and wondering what there will be to eat en route.