Live from Yeghegnzdzor...

Yesterday Armenia had no internet. Period (at least in the morning). Did I mention how nice it would be for ArmenTel to be bought by a company that can actually run a telecom operation here? Or cares to? Now I'm using the Yeghegnadzor ISP dial-up from Antoines house. It's nothing to boast about, but it's a connection.

We were discussing where we should go on a little exploration yesterday, and somehow, in the end, we decided to just see what this Khachig village is all about. It is just perched on the border with Nakhichevan at the end of a long road, and the information on what to see there was a bit sketchy. So we called a cab, and for 5,000 dram ($11), they said they'd take us there, drive us around/wait a bit, and return (it's about an hours drive each way). It was just one of those trips you can't do justice to in words - so I'll post some pics when I get back to Yerevan. The weather was putting on a show for us the likes of which you might never see in a lifetime... Khachig as it so happens overlooks Nakhichevan, and we could see Ararat, plus rain falling in the distance, with the sun poking through to illuminate this huge reservoir, and the rain in spots, the landscapes were fantastic, with an overview of the entire Noravank canyon along the way up. In any case, it was a complete surprise of the best kind. Now as I sit in Antoines living room the sun has lit up the top of Ararat, which is visible from where I sit. So I'm off to get some pictures.