With all the intense activity going on in Yerevan this 3 day weekend, I called up Ashot and proposed we get out of town to hunt down the elusive Khorakert Monastery. Rhoda joined us and we headed out Friday morning. Friday we hiked all over Dsegh village looking for Surp Grigori Monastery, with no luck. Then we headed to Odzun village to find Horomayri Monastery where we camped out. In the morning we headed to Ardvi Monastery and then cut over to Sanahin. From there we went to the old Greek mining town which is the last town before heading over Mt. Lalvar to the border hamlet of Jilizia. This is the nearest town to Khorakert, and Arkadi, a really great fellow jumped in our car to guide us there. It was stunning as you can see in the picture... it also bears a resemblance to the huge new St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral they consecrated in Yerevan today, which no other monastery does. From there we headed through Georgia on to Khuchapi later on in the day, an amazing monastery I had little hope of seeing on the same trip, but we pulled it off. After a good nights sleep in Jilizia, we headed back over the mountain to see Haghpat Monastery and then come back to Yerevan, stopping by the new cathedral which people were still pouring into past sunset... I wish I could go into more detail, but I am pooped, and the pictures will have to suffice!