I just got back from my first trip ever to a strip club here... they call it "streep teez" (strip tease with a heavy accent in case you didn't recognize it). It was topless only, and I don't know how the other joints in town are, but I guess it was ok. I just wanted to see one here even though Ithese places usually don't do much for me. I did like the fact that they only came over for tips if you called them, and they weren't doing lap dances and such. In case you are wondering, I saw no reason to believe there was any other "business" going on there. The cover was under $4 and the drinks were very cheap...

So tomorrow is my last day before my flight, and where will I be? Vernissage of course. I would just like to state for the record (a couple of people will know why I feel the need to say this) that I go to Vernissage almost every single weekend, sometimes twice. Somebody almost always needs to go or get something, and on a weekend, it is one of the more interesting things for me to do. Every once in a while I find the coolest thing there for soooo cheap, and I just love it. For example the soviet lava lamp, the Christmas tree decorations and communist star for the top of the tree, some awesome books, rugs, and some of our household goods. Lots of the vendors know me now, which I can't say I like, unless I need to negotiate a price. I know that since they see me often and know I am not a two week tourist, that most of them give me very reasonable prices. The nice thing is tha tI am not shopping for any gifts to take back. I got my cousins kids some magnetic Armenian alphabet set, and that is it. Nobody else gets presents!

Again cilicia is getting record breaking numbers of visitors (today may break a new record) and I can't figure out why numbers would jump something like 50% over the course of the past couple of weeks. Hey, I am not complaining, just wondering. Was there an article or a link that I should know about??