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We entered Armenia from Iran at the Meghri border (village of Agarak) in the south of Armenia. While crossing the Meghri Mountains, snow started falling[Meghri Mountains / Armenia]
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It is already spring in the Armenian town of Goris, but snow is still common during this time of year [Goris / Armenia]
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After a couple of days of snow, blue skies were back again [Goris / Armenia]
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Ols cars are still very common on the Armenian roads [Goris / Armenia]
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Cleaning the windows of a Russian jeep with a kettle warm water [Goris / Armenia]
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View over old Goris [Goris / Armenia]
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The Buchanka (Russian for Bread Leaf, because of its resemblance), is still very popular in Armenia [Goris / Armenia]
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View over snowy Goris from the hills surrounding town [Goris / Armenia]
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The hills around Goris are great for hiking, even in the snow [Goris / Armenia]
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Goris is close to Nagorno-Karabakh, the area over which is fought a lot between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On the cemetry of Goris, you can find these kinds of tombstone of victims of the war [Goris / Armenia]
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Typical Caucasian gravestone [Goris / Armenia]
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Local kids playing in the snow [Goris / Armenia]
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On the way to Tatev [Goris area / Armenia]
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View on Halidzor [Halidzor / Armenia]
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The road to Tatev Monastery, around 20 km from Goris, was still slippery after days of snow [Tatev / Armenia]
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The beautiful area around Tatev [Tatev / Armenia]
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Tatev Monastery, one of the highlights of Southern Armenia [Tatev / Armenia]
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Icicles on Tatev Monatery [Tatev / Armenia]
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Tatev Monastery is beautifully located in the mountains, on the edge of Tatev village [Tatev / Armenia]
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One of the residents of Tatev Monastery [Tatev / Armenia]
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View from Tatev Monastery over the surrounding hills [Tatev / Armenia]
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Us in front of Tatev Monastery [Tatev / Armenia]
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The road from Goris north to Yeghegnadzor is usually very quiet. However, the quality isn't that good, so high speeds can't be achieved [Armenia]
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Be careful, Armenian roads are often in bad shape, especially in the Southern Armenia [Noravan / Armenia]
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On the way to Vorotnavank Monastery [Noravank / Armenia]
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Vorotnavank Monastery is not on many travellers' itinerary, so you will probably have the place for yourself [Vorotnavank Monastery / Armenia]
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Remaining frescoes [Vorotnavank Monastery / Armenia]
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Old carved stone with cartoonesque drawing [Vorotnavank Monastery / Armenia]
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Religious artifacts [Vorotnavank Monastery / Armenia]
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Religious paintings [Vorotnavank Monastery / Armenia]
