A country with great scenery and beautiful women….
During my trip to Georgia, me and Daniel took a week out to get a car down to Armenia and see how it was. We were literally pleasantly surprised. The border crossing was no hassle at all and the drive even long was very pleasant through the mountains and towns:
When we got to Yerevan, we could not believe our eyes on how clean and centralized it was. There were parks everywhere!!!! There was art everywhere!!! And of course beautiful women. We first stayed at a great guesthouse. It is in striking distance of everything you want to see in Yerevan. It is owned by Syadayan Family. They have a little garden you can sit in and relax and have beers as well as a wonderful breakfast cooked to order. The owner took us around town at night and was really a hospitable host. The name of the hotel is Hin Yerevantsi. I would highly recommend booking ahead of time as it fills up fast. Pretty much in Yerevan we hung out and walked up and down the streets. Went to the Yerevan Fortress where there is a great view of the city. We also walked up the cascades to the top of the city and saw a great view of everything, and of course cathedrals. At night you may want to walk down to the town square and see the dancing fountains as this city is really beautiful at night.
We did take excursions out of the city to go and see Monasteries, Castles, a tribute to the Armenian Alphabet, a cave monestery called Geghard, and the only remaining pagan temple in this country (which is the first to declare and make themselves Christian.
Of course the food here is close to Georgian dishes and is ranking up there as one of my favorites. They have a drink called Capote which has fruits that have sat in water. I drank so much of this (besides wine):
We also took a few days to sit and relax up at Lake Sevan which is about an hour from Yerevan. What is there to do here? Absolutely nothing which makes it nice. We just sat on the beach and dove a few times into the cold lake. At night we would eat dinner by the water and try the local fish. Of course bring your Russian with you as they speak that and Armenian the most. The hotel we stayed at was a renovated Soviet style hotel right next to the lake. It is called Blue Sevan, It is very quiet and on the other side of the lake from the noisy part. They were great with customer service and went out of their way to make our stay pleasant.
Overall this country is great. There is so much to do and it is just coming into its own as far as tourism. I will definitely come back here. Perhaps even to work….