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Today is our last full day in Armenia and we packed a lot in. But first, today’s breakfast selections included eggplant lasagna, potatoes with mushrooms, and mini sausages. They haven’t had marmalade since last week and today two out of … Continue reading →

As we wrap up our time in Armenia, here’s a few observations from me, and I know Paul will have his own thoughts to add separately.

This morning’s random breakfast selections included chick peas with rice, stewed tomatoes, sausages and fried mushrooms. We took a Yandex back to Etchmiadzin this morning since I wanted to see the relics at the museum. Turns out there are several … Continue reading →

For today’s breakfast roulette, there were pork cutlets, lentils with mixed vegetables, village potatoes and sausages. Paul and I stuck to our failsafe selections of toast with jams and fresh fruit, especially since today they had ripe figs. We hired … Continue reading →

Breakfast selections today included cauliflower with cheese and mixed vegetables. I didn’t have much of an appetite but Paul had a Nutella and peanut butter on toast and fruit.  We walked to the Armenian Gum Market which is in a … Continue reading →

Breakfast specials today included sausage, cauliflower and cheese, chicken sticks and mashed potatoes. They were out of marmalade today and the least offensive of the automatic coffee machines wasn’t working….we just can’t win at breakfast, but at least we have … Continue reading →

Breakfast surprises for today included steak lasagna, hot dogs, buckwheat and steamed broccoli. Thank goodness they also offer fresh fruits, breads, cereal and cake! We hired Hyur Service to bring us sightseeing in the morning. Our guide Nacelle was very … Continue reading →

Today is a holiday in Armenia called Vartavar. The day was originally dedicated to the pagan goddess Astghik, the goddess of water, love, and fertility. The pagan festival was adopted and adapted by Christianity, and now in Yerevan it’s one gigantic … Continue reading →

Today we skipped the hotel breakfast and went to the neighboring Marriott hotel where we sat outside on the square and enjoyed traditional Armenian coffee and a croissant. They served the coffee with a little sweet: a date ball covered … Continue reading →

Today’s hotel breakfast was the same as yesterday, but except for chicken balls or chicken skewers, there was chickpeas and rice. The coffee is still terrible but we tried the tea.  This morning, Gor, our driver from yesterday, took us … Continue reading →

We started the day with breakfast at the hotel again. Same as yesterday but instead of chicken kabob skewers there were “chicken balls” which tasted like croquettes. Paul said they weren’t bad and better than yesterday’s eggs. The coffee was … Continue reading →

For our first morning in Armenia, we had a relaxing breakfast at the hotel with many options: fruits, breads, eggs, pastries, dried figs and rojig (similar to a very thick fruit roll up with walnuts inside), ham and cheese, chicken … Continue reading →