I am typing this as it drizzles... not a very good day for vernissage ;-(
Yesterday was a nice day out in Garni village. Davit has a place in Garni now, with an incredible view, and a whole lot of work for him to do. But he was enjoying getting some soil under his fingers and I had a chance to plant a bunch of my seedlings in his yard. A few months ago I heard a rumor from Patrick (who insisted it is not a rumor, but rather fact) that you can buy land here now with your ten year passport. We have real confirmation now and this is really cool. It will make it much more convenient for diasporans to buy second homes, vaction homes, retirement homes or even primary residences outside of Yerevan, or even in Yerevan's suburbs if they want a house. Before you could only buy a flat (apartment) without land. Land you could lease for 99 years from the govt which was easy enough, but nobody likes to do that it seems. When you have a house with land here it is called a dun (or 'tun' I should say ;-) while if you have a flat it is called a p'nagaran. If it is not in Yerevan and you live in Yerevan, they usually call the house out of town a dacha.
Aaanyways, back to Davits Dacha... it was funny to sit on a rock in his yard and watch the tourists come and go at Garni. It really made you feel more like you belong here when you watch tourists from a distance like ants, coming to admire what you take for granted when you are here. His next door neighbor came by and had us over for a true Beverly Hillbilly's feast if you know what I mean (all the parts of the lamb that I don't like, not that I like lamb to begin with) and showed us his large plot of land which has no sense of aesthetics whatsoever. Fortunately we then headed to two more neighbors houses, the first of which was quite nice, and the second of which was just immculate and beautiful. I gave that guy some of the seeds I had brought with me and am comfortable they are in good hands. He is tring to grow all sorts of interesting things, and I want to try to get him some cool new things to propogate.
In the evening I met Gohar's brother Raffi who is here for a few weeks. I still have never met a Raffi I don't like! I hope this weather doesn't ruin his weekend trip...
Yesterday was a nice day out in Garni village. Davit has a place in Garni now, with an incredible view, and a whole lot of work for him to do. But he was enjoying getting some soil under his fingers and I had a chance to plant a bunch of my seedlings in his yard. A few months ago I heard a rumor from Patrick (who insisted it is not a rumor, but rather fact) that you can buy land here now with your ten year passport. We have real confirmation now and this is really cool. It will make it much more convenient for diasporans to buy second homes, vaction homes, retirement homes or even primary residences outside of Yerevan, or even in Yerevan's suburbs if they want a house. Before you could only buy a flat (apartment) without land. Land you could lease for 99 years from the govt which was easy enough, but nobody likes to do that it seems. When you have a house with land here it is called a dun (or 'tun' I should say ;-) while if you have a flat it is called a p'nagaran. If it is not in Yerevan and you live in Yerevan, they usually call the house out of town a dacha.
Aaanyways, back to Davits Dacha... it was funny to sit on a rock in his yard and watch the tourists come and go at Garni. It really made you feel more like you belong here when you watch tourists from a distance like ants, coming to admire what you take for granted when you are here. His next door neighbor came by and had us over for a true Beverly Hillbilly's feast if you know what I mean (all the parts of the lamb that I don't like, not that I like lamb to begin with) and showed us his large plot of land which has no sense of aesthetics whatsoever. Fortunately we then headed to two more neighbors houses, the first of which was quite nice, and the second of which was just immculate and beautiful. I gave that guy some of the seeds I had brought with me and am comfortable they are in good hands. He is tring to grow all sorts of interesting things, and I want to try to get him some cool new things to propogate.
In the evening I met Gohar's brother Raffi who is here for a few weeks. I still have never met a Raffi I don't like! I hope this weather doesn't ruin his weekend trip...
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