Month: October 2021

Detour to Stepanavan

Another beautiful day started with exploring the monastery ruins of Kobayr, before we drove along the river Dzoraget to Stepanavan. The first part of the road was another off-road adventure, we had not asked for, but the road was just like that. We came past another monastery ruin before we reached Stepanavan and the castle …

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Monastery Marathon

The sun was shining and we were exploring famous Armenian monasteries, starting with Haghpat and Sanahin, both UNESCO World Heritage. Later we visited Odzun, before we endend the day above the ruins of Horomajr. Each of them was fascinating in its own way. The Haghpat Monastery, built in 977, had us standing there in awe. …

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Arriving @ Armenia

It was a grey day, when we crossed the border to Armenia, but it was easy to get all the formalities done, including getting an insurance for the car and a SIM card for internet connection at one of the shops just behind the border. Concerning Covid a vaccination was sufficient, otherwise a PCR test …

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Soviet Mobility

We discovered, that there is a car museum in Tbilisi, the only one in the whole Caucasus, we were told. It is based on a private collection of Soviet cars, something we had to see. If you follow us already a long time, you will know, that we seldom walk past a car museum. The …

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Tbilisi

From our adventures in the semi-desert, we were now on our way into the capital Tbilisi, where we wanted to spend some time exploring the historic centre. We arrived in the late afternoon and found a parking, from where we could easily walk to the most important sights. At Gudiashvili square, we were flashed by …

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The Eagle Gorge

We had reached the town, from where any excursion into the Vashlovani National Park starts: Dedoplistsqaro – a name we have not managed to remember even shortly. We got our documents for the national park including the permit from the border police and decided to explore a little the surroundings of the town, before we …

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