Day: 6 November 2021

The Jermuk Spa

We made our way to Jermuk, where we went to explore the spa town which is known for its hot springs and mineral water which is also bottled in town under the brand Jermuk. Many hotels are waiting for tourists, others are not in use anymore, as we found some abandoned Soviet time buildings. We …

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The volcano

We had discovered a volcano, where a road leads up. The question was, how far we would be able to drive, and how much we would have to walk. Even as the day had started very sunny, in the afternoon clouds came again, but that didn’t stop us from executing our plan. The road starts …

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On the way to Noravank

We had waited half a day near the monastery of Khor Virap, in the hope the clouds would disappear, so that we could see Mount Ararat, but no luck. The monastery lies close to the border to Turkey, and the mountain, which is so important to the Armenians that a lot of things are named …

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