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 Arteni Villager standing by
his apricots by RedEaredPanda
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 Yezidi Children at the village
of Rya Taza by RedEaredPanda
As we stopped by the village, I got out of the car to take a few pictures.. I looked back and saw Christine out of the car handing out little toys or presents to the children of the village.. The kids were very excited and they were playing around and letting me take pictures of them and their village. It was one of our highlights of our trip to Armenia to meet the Yezidi children..
To get there, just look for Rya Taza Village on the map and drive there pass the Aparan Village.
For more photos of Yezidi Children from Rya Taza Village, Please refer to my travelogue Rya Taza Children Leave a Comment
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 Yezidi Cemetery in Rya Taza
Village in Armenia by RedEaredPandaLeave a Comment
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 komitas Statue in
Ejmiatsin by RedEaredPanda
Komitas (1869-1935) is perhaps the best known composer of more recent times in Armenian history. He has written many wonderful chants as well as other compositions in traditional Armenian style.
Listening to Komitas beautiful chants in any of Armenia's churches on a sunday morning is an experience which every visitor to Armenia should seek out. Leave a Comment
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 Shepherds and their Live Stock
in the Country by RedEaredPanda, 1 more photos
They're very genuine people and we had the opportunity and the fortune to speak to a couple of them when we were taking a break from driving and walking and just sitting with nature absorbing the beauty of the mountains and the blue color of the sky contrasting the clear white clouds...... They were great moments!! Leave a Comment
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 Three-arch Bridge in Ashtarak by RedEaredPanda
The old bridge has a rather unusual appearance in that the three arches are unequal in size with the southernmost arch almost twice the height of the northernmost.
This region of Ashtarak is not very commonly visited by tourists.. Many tourists pass by this bridge and area on their way to the three churches (one of which is the small red tuff church of St. Sargis) a little to the north of where the bridge is. Leave a Comment
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 Hammer & Sickle from days of
Communism in Armenia by RedEaredPanda
You can see the symbol of former communist Russia, the Hammer and Sickle with the letters "CCCP" written on the hammer. Armenia became independent in September of 1991 and no longer ruled by the former Communist Russia.
I had to take a picture of this when I saw it. I don't quite remember where it was located. Leave a Comment
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The cemetery of Yerablur in Yerevan houses the dead from Nagorno Karabagh war together with Andranik Ozanian, fighter against Turkey in the late 19th centuries and Vazgen Sarkissian, the prime minister who was assassinated in parliament in 1999.
There are fedayees (soldiers) who have participated in the war in early 1990's on the premisses who can give you a tour and point out some of the most famous heros of the Armenian military personel. I recommend you taking the tour but need a translator as they do not speak english or any other language other than Russian and Armenian.
To visit this cemetery particularly on one of the traditional Armenian days for visiting graves such as Easter Monday is even more poignant than with most war cemeteries because the war in which they were killed is so recent (1989-1994) and many of the figures tending the graves are the mothers or other close relatives of those who died. Most of the graves carry a picture of the deceased. Leave a Comment
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 The Amberd Fortress by R-men
Amberd stands on a rocky eminence, again one of the impregnable fortresses of medieval Armenia. The princely castle of Amberd was built in the 11th to 13th centuries. A two-storeyed structure fitted with a majestic staircase, the castle is protected by walls with inclined towers. The baths were constructed outside the palace in the 13th century. The church was built in 1026 by Prince Vahram Pahlavuni. It belongs to the cupola'd hall type. The exterior architecture is simple and expressive, crowned by an umbrella shaped cupola.
Bring a lunch along because it is a perfect spot to relax, go back in time, and catch your breath. As well there were no places to stop for food anywhere near Amberd. Leave a Comment
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Vanadzor is a town situated in northern Armenia, in Lori region. It is surrounded by green hills and is built on the banks of Pambak River. Many of the buildings here are built of the pink stone, so common in Armenia. In the outskirts are some big factories, like an ammonia plant. It is a quite big city with about 70 000 inhabitants.
I haven’t spent much time in Vanadzor. In 2003 I changed buses here, going between Yerevan and Alaverdi, and spent some time at the bus station. In 2006 I stayed a night on my way between Tbilisi and Dilijan. I arrived too late to visit the museum, but walked around, went to a restaurant and an Internet café. Leave a Comment
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