ASHTARAK CAPPUCCINO ICE-CREAM
Dram for dram, I think the Ashtarak Cappuccino ice-cream cone is the best deal around. Ashtarak, Shant and Tamara are the three big ice-cream companies in Armenia, and their freezers of premade ice-cream cones and bars are found everywhere. At 100 drams (less than 20 cents) the cappuccino is a great deal, although other cones can be found as well for as low as 50 drams. Fancy sugar cones and bars with nuts start at about 150 and cost up to 300 drams -- still a great deal. The ice cream season started in earnest about a week ago and will no doubt continue non-stop until mid-September to October.
No remond news is good news? I am taking a couple of days off remond shopping. In any case, except for furniture and doors/windows everything is pretty much set (as if finding good furniture or having it made is going to be easy!) In my building and the one across from mine about a half a dozen places are being remodeled, the most interesting being the place directly across the street from me at my level... women are doing the remodeling! This is unheard of here, so I will find out what the deal is there since I saw my wood guy over there and can get the scoop from him.
For lunch we went to a Chinese place off Mashdots, that used to be Chinese, then became Uzbeki, and is now Chinese again. It is very authentic and the cooks speak neither Armenian nor Russian... The food was delicious and we splurged, spending about $4 per person for our sweet and sour pork, fried dumpling, fried rice and tea.
Dram for dram, I think the Ashtarak Cappuccino ice-cream cone is the best deal around. Ashtarak, Shant and Tamara are the three big ice-cream companies in Armenia, and their freezers of premade ice-cream cones and bars are found everywhere. At 100 drams (less than 20 cents) the cappuccino is a great deal, although other cones can be found as well for as low as 50 drams. Fancy sugar cones and bars with nuts start at about 150 and cost up to 300 drams -- still a great deal. The ice cream season started in earnest about a week ago and will no doubt continue non-stop until mid-September to October.
No remond news is good news? I am taking a couple of days off remond shopping. In any case, except for furniture and doors/windows everything is pretty much set (as if finding good furniture or having it made is going to be easy!) In my building and the one across from mine about a half a dozen places are being remodeled, the most interesting being the place directly across the street from me at my level... women are doing the remodeling! This is unheard of here, so I will find out what the deal is there since I saw my wood guy over there and can get the scoop from him.
For lunch we went to a Chinese place off Mashdots, that used to be Chinese, then became Uzbeki, and is now Chinese again. It is very authentic and the cooks speak neither Armenian nor Russian... The food was delicious and we splurged, spending about $4 per person for our sweet and sour pork, fried dumpling, fried rice and tea.
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