Friday, October 18, 2024

Moving on to Armenia...

 Crossing the border from Georgia to Armenia was on foot.....and it took a long time!



We didn't plan on staying!

Our first stop was again a church... the Haghpat Monastery....... to be precise!

This was the first time we saw a Khatchkar..... we were to see many more later on!






Lunch was in a nearby village...inhabited by Molokan Russians




Then on to Dilijan......



.....before arriving at our hotel for the night......the Tsaghkadzor Marriot Hotel in a ski area.
Next morning it was back to churches!
First we had a boat trip on Lake Sevan........




We were able to view the Sevan Monastery which we were to visit...220 steps to get there!






Before leaving the Lake Sevan area we visited the Noratus Cemetery with its many Khachkars....




... and lots of happy sheep!