Our Trip
Day 10 - May 7
In the morning we were greeted by sunny and warm weather. We made a trip to the north of Karabakh to visit Gandzasar Monastery which since its renovation in the year 2000 looks like new from the outside, even though it had been built in the 13th century. On the area they also built a new seminary for priests.
Nara explains the geographic positions of Armenia, Karabakh and Nakhchivan
Gandzasar Monastery
In the monastery yard
View from the hill
After visiting the monastery we returned to Stepanakert. Unfortunately it is not possible to just go where you like in Karabakh as the ground is still full of land mines.
The food for our picnic - very tasty :)
The emblem of Nagorno Karabakh shows an elderly Armenian couple
Here we also met a cleaning crew in uniforms - and always with happy faces :)
In the afternoon we had some time off (it was the only time off we had during the entire trip!) and many of us used the lovely weather for a stroll through Stepanakert.
One of the many open air sales stalls
Well-known brands
Armenian and Karabakh flags
Hollywood says hello ;)
Another cleaning crew - this time without uniforms
The ferris wheel belongs to a former leisure park
Changing the tire right on the street
The restaurant in which we had dinner was named "Edem" and was close to the hotel. The interior was beautifully romantic - or kitschy, depending on the view ;) - and at least a particular person was sorry that her own wedding had already taken place as this had really been THE interior - especially as there was already a table set for a wedding party!
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