Below are pics from Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan:
Armenia:
Republic Square, Yerevan
The Cascades, Yerevan
The Cascades, Yerevan
View from The Cascades, Yerevan
The Cascades, Yerevan
The Cascades, Yerevan
The 23m high Mother Armenia with a rather unsubtle message facing the Turkish border, "don't mess with me."
At The Cascades. Yerevan
Traditional (ish) food of Armenia (lots of cheesy things and meat). Yerevan
Khachapuri, staple dish of Armenia (and good for vegetarians, lots of cheese!). Yerevan
"Manti" - Armenian style dumplings. Yerevan
Me and view of Mt. Ararat. Near Yerevan
Khor Virap Monastery
Armenia
Surp Astvatsatsin Church, built in 1339
Smaller Surp Karapet Church built in 1227. Apparently a piece of the True Cross, stained with Jesus' blood was here at one time.
Cows in the bush camp site! (my tent was safe)
UNESCO World Heritage Site at Haghbat. Haghartsin Monastery was built between the 10th and 13th centuries and was important as a place of learning and a manuscript center.
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Georgia:
Corrinne, Dennis, Dave and I at an Organic restaurant in Tbilisi, Georgia, enjoying some nice Georgian wine.
Borscht!!! -Tbilisi
View from the Narikala Fortress and the Peace Bridge (also known as the Always (meaning sanitary pad).
-Tbilisi
Mother Georgia - 25 m tall, Georgian national character: in her left hand she holds a bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, and in her right hand is a sword for those who come as enemies.
-Tbilisi
Me and Ronald Regan. The engraving says, "Freedom is never more than a generation away from extinction."
-Tblisi
Tsminda Sameba Cathedral. -Tblisi
Wine tasting in Tbilisi
Traditional Georgian dress
Tbilisi
Traditional Georgian snack - churchxela and is walnuts wrapped in a grape fruit rolllup. -Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Georgian National Museum, the Treasury in the basement has lots of golden artifacts from the Colcis.
-Tblisi
Mtatsminda Amusement Park
-Tblisi
Mtatsminda Amusement Park. -Tblisi
The Clock Tower looks like it's an old structure but was just recently finished, right in front of the Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater. -Tbilisi
Enjoying some brandy and tea after a loooong day of walking around Tbilisi!
Freedom Bridge in Tbilisi
hhhehe, in old town. -Tbilisi
Mega plate of Georgian meat
Fortress of Ananuri which dates from the 16th-17th centuries, a time of feudal disunity in Georgia.
Fortress of Ananuri. -Georgia
Fortress of Ananuri. -Georgia
Beautiful scenery in Georgia
Beautiful scenery in Georgia
Hehehe
Georgia
Locals selling homemade honey. -Georgia
Yes, I hiked up there, 6.4 km
- Kazbegi, now known as Stepantsminda. It's a small town at 1750 m, 15 km from the Russian border. At the top is Tsminda Sameba Church.
-Georgia
Tsminda Sameba Church
Amazing views from Tsminda Sameba Church, Kazbegi, now known as Stepantsminda
Beautiful mountain scenery
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Azerbaijan
Khan Palace in Sheki, the summer home, which was built in 1797 but recently remodeled.
Khan Palace in Sheki, the summer home, which was built in 1797 but recently remodeled.
Mud Volcanoes
-near Baku
Mud Volcanoes
-near Baku
Mud Volcanoes
-near Baku
Mud Volcanoes
-near Baku
Mud Volcanoes
-near Baku
Baku
Baku
Caspian Sea, crossing from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan
Caspian Sea, crossing from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan
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