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After a surprisingly pleasant flight on Armavia airlines, we arrived in our apartment in the very center of the city. It is strategically located near the opera, shopping districts and close to the Republic Square. Yerevan greeted us with a huge celebration, a concert, dancing fountains and fireworks in the main city square (Republic square). Today (October 10th) happens to be the 2790th birthday of the city of Yerevan. We were very impressed.
Yerevan is a lovely city, with hills all around and beautiful snowy mount Ararat in the background. It also has a soul. When you walk through the city, you see people sitting in hundreds of cafes enjoying themselves, socializing, laughing, singing…
Dinner at a local restaurant where a nearby table of 8 young adults started singing. One girl sang solo with the most beautiful voice. It was delightful.
The next day we went walking. The weather and temperature are very pleasant. Crisp fall in the morning warming up to nice walking weather. Yerevan is a walkable city. You can get anywhere on foot. This city has a ton of parks. There is a park every couple of blocks and the parks are full of people. Streets are full of beautiful trees (still green) so there is plenty of shade when the weather is hot.
We were recommended an outdoor craft market for souvenir shopping. It goes on forever. There is everything there – from old clothes and Russian medals to to carpets, paintings, jewelry. It seems that all the prices start at 1,500 drams ($5). No matter how junky the item is, the prices is never less than that. Bargaining is allowed, but it’s not like in Vietnam where you can get 50% off the asking price without much effort. Here, the best we could do is about 20% off. We also went to fruit and vegetable market. An unbelievable selection. We could not resist and bought a huge amount of fruit – fresh figs, grapes, apples, raspberries and also the Armenian specialty, dried fruit stuffed with nuts. The fruits here taste better than any we’ve ever had.
Yerevan is a lovely city, with hills all around and beautiful snowy mount Ararat in the background. It also has a soul. When you walk through the city, you see people sitting in hundreds of cafes enjoying themselves, socializing, laughing, singing…
Dinner at a local restaurant where a nearby table of 8 young adults started singing. One girl sang solo with the most beautiful voice. It was delightful.
The next day we went walking. The weather and temperature are very pleasant. Crisp fall in the morning warming up to nice walking weather. Yerevan is a walkable city. You can get anywhere on foot. This city has a ton of parks. There is a park every couple of blocks and the parks are full of people. Streets are full of beautiful trees (still green) so there is plenty of shade when the weather is hot.
We were recommended an outdoor craft market for souvenir shopping. It goes on forever. There is everything there – from old clothes and Russian medals to to carpets, paintings, jewelry. It seems that all the prices start at 1,500 drams ($5). No matter how junky the item is, the prices is never less than that. Bargaining is allowed, but it’s not like in Vietnam where you can get 50% off the asking price without much effort. Here, the best we could do is about 20% off. We also went to fruit and vegetable market. An unbelievable selection. We could not resist and bought a huge amount of fruit – fresh figs, grapes, apples, raspberries and also the Armenian specialty, dried fruit stuffed with nuts. The fruits here taste better than any we’ve ever had.
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