First Snow--Really!
I had been composing a blog in my head for some days now. The blog was going to be addressed to Raffi K. exalting the virtues of a warm winter in Armenia. Yes, Raffi, up until yesterday, it was +5-10 degrees consistently, but you weren't here, so you wouldn't know! =)
But alas, all good things come to an end.
We have our first snow of the season, sitting on the ground, on roofs, on fences, on our pets, and on everything else. It began snowing last night, around 9, and this morning, Yerevan was turned into a winter wonderland. On a walk early this morning, my dog and I put the first foot prints in the fresh snow in our neighborhood, and followed the prints of a few dogs that had pioneered the tracks before us.
The serenity and quiet of the morning coupled with that triggered by the snow, was one to see and hear (or not, in this case).
May 2006 bring that kind of serenity to all.
posted by Alex at 9:42 AM
13 Comments:
Oh to have Armenian snow to sit on my shoulders...enjoy as we randomly transition from 80 degree heat to a rainstorm here in LA. Something in your photos perplexed me...how is it that the traffic light is featuring both the red and yellow lights simultaneously? Classic Armenia.
yerado, the yellow and red lit at the same time mean .......
are you ready for this? ...........
it's going to ........
turn GREEN! :-)
In Armenia there is no such thing as yellow light. For most of the people yellow means green. So traffic police came up with this innovation to keep red on when the light sweetches to yellow.
So when its only red, well it means that you ahve to stop.. When the yellow goes on it means cross on your own risk. The green is even worse, because there is always someone crossing red from the opposite direction.
Anyway, if you dont familiar with red/yellow simultaneos signal, better do not drive in Armenia. Actually walking around can be more dangerous.
What part of it you can not get?
Alex
Welcome to a good 2006
thanks for the spirited discussion on traffic lights. who knew, there was this much interest.
actually the red to yello to green switch on lights, unlike the US, is similar to the European (at least those parts of Europe where I've been), where there is a slight delay.
Where is the second photo taken from? I see Hotel Dvin in the distance. Is the building in front of it the tall building at Baghramian and Proshian intersection (in front of the Baghramian statue)?
the second photograph is from the balcony of my home. the view is of the hrazdan gorge, with hotel hrazdan covering part of hotel dvin and futher to the left is the central postal service building on saryan.
OK, so the utility pole is for the electric wires for the nearby hydro power station. I was wondering whether it was for cable cars and didn't remember any cable cars in Hrazdan gorge.
I see the rails for the Mankakan Railway on the right. Is it still funtional?
Alex, the photos are beeeaaaauuuuuuuuuuutiful! Glad the fog cleared up too. Boy did that put a dent in a lot of Christmas plans.
It took me forever to learn how to cross the street as a pedestrian in Yerevan.... Even when the signal says walk people have a green left turn arrow or something.... It's damn scary!!!
Alex, you got awesome view from your balcony!
Alex, I think I stayed in that area in 1998... with Armen... same place? If so, you have an incredible view of Ararat.
alex...did you get my email?
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