2013-05-09

from İstanbul to Tbilisi, Yerevan and back / Part 2


Until then the marshrutky ride from Tbilisi to Yerevan was the scariest thing I have ever done, Lori, Armenia 2013

Not especially this scene, but all in all Yerevan somehow reminded me of London by night, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

A package of cigarettes for 0.25 US-Dollars, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Armenia's state border to Turkey and Azerbaijan is closed, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Turkey and Armenia are arguing over 1915 Armenian genocide and parts of Anatolia, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Armenia and Azerbaijan are in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh region, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Referring to a German journal, Armenia is one of the most successful chess nations, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

It took a few tries to shoot all these Armenian flags in an acceptable position, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Passing by, pedestrians keep grabbing a few small fishes as a snack without paying, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Once again we have a meat market at another bus station, but this time in Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Another happy butcher, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

A bucket, some animal feet, a calculator, done - a man and his business, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

We bought some really nice sausage at this market but got tracked by dogs soon after, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Not only in Georgia but also in Armenia the people were wonderful and always friendly, Yerevan, Armenia 2013


As far as we got his Russian right, Abon used to be a bear hunter, karate kid and womanizer in his past, Garni, Armenia 2013

We had a small lunch with Abon and despite being drunk as he brought us a book we forgot at his place, Garni, Armenia 2013 

Southern Caucasus is packed with churches and monastries, Geghard Monastry, Armenia 2013


Somhow around every third car in Armenia and Georgia - even luxury cars - is missing its rear bumper, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

And its front bumper and radiator grill - probably a new car tuning movement, Yerevan, Armenia 2013
Romantic wee-wee break on our way back to Tbilisi, Lori, Armenia 2013
At bus station they try to sell everything - he was not too lucky with his Georgian books at us, Tbilisi, Georgia 2013
Bus drivers somehow do not tolerate people selling stuff close to their marshrutkys, Tbilisi, Georgia 2013
At least we got his address, Tbilisi, Georgia 2013
We thought it would be easy to take a train but everything was sold out at Gori train station, Gori, Georgia 2013
Joseph Stalin was born in Gori in 1878, but there is not much of his glory left, Gori, Georgia 2013
Batumi is Georgia's Black Sea vacation resort and its gambling capital, Batumi, Georgia 2013
Batumi was our last stop after three weeks of traveling and our only rainy day in this time, Batumi, Georgia 2013