Sep 11, 2019 | Caucasus
We took a Marshrutka mini-van to Yerevan, across the border in Armenia. Yerevan is very close to the borders with Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey. Yerevan is a cosmopolitan city. Armenia is a country with a long history. It was the first country to adopt Christianity as...
Sep 9, 2019 | Caucasus
From Yerevan we took a bus tour to Garni temple and Geghard monastery. We stopped off for a Lavash bread making demonstration and tasting. The oven is a hole in the ground. The bread is made only with flour and water and a little egg. The bread can be stored for a...
Sep 9, 2019 | Caucasus
We took a tour to the outstanding Tatev monastery and the mysterious Karahunj standing stones . We really didn’t expect the earth-shattering discoveries to come… For a little background, that will be important later, Armenian people believe themselves to...
Sep 7, 2019 | Caucasus
We took a trip to Stepantsminda (formerly Kazbegi) in the north of Georgia. It’s at 1,740m so there is quite a climb up twisting mountain roads with scary cliffs. It’s the only road from Iran to Russia. We stopped at various sites on the way up. Valley...
Sep 7, 2019 | Caucasus
Tbilisi, the capital city is saturated with churches. We took a walking tour to learn about the basics. There is a foundation myth that the king was out hunting and his eagle caught a pheasant. The pheasant was covered in warm water. The explanation was that there are...
