Our first impressions of Armenia are nothing but positive. After crossing the border, we stayed in Meghri, an endlessly charming small village just nearby. A taxi dropped us off, and we quickly found a homestay where we could stay for the night.
The room was clean and adequate, the family was very friendly and language-barriers were quickly conquered with some glasses of home-made fruit brandy ("Super, fantastisch" according to the brewer - and why would we disagree?). Homestays are not particularly cheap (+- 45EUR per night for two persons), but with breakfast and a delicious local dinner included that's really a great deal.
Meghri was a delight after the busy cities in Iran: it's a quiet rural village set in an amazing mountain landscape, with colourful fruit trees, chicken running on the streets and people everywhere offering us the spoils of the autumn harvest: delicious fruits and nuts.
From there, an early-morning minibus brought us to Goris, a town further north. The drive offered us some splendid views on gorges and snowy mountains, but the around 50 hairpin turns battered our bones and especially our nerves: steep cliffs with a narrow road, non-existent curbstones, foggy weather (clouds) and a frantic driver (fast and furious) gave us enough excitement for a while...
November 15, 2008
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Hallo Hanna en Floris,
De dolle rit overleefd? We kijken heel erg uit naar jullie komst. Gisteren al een paar voorbereidingen getroffen, samen met Iannis en Tine.
Rolfje begint zijn eerste woordjes te zeggen. En zo lief dat hij is. Een echte vleikous.
Hij weet ook al wanneer iets hem verboden wordt en dan zet hij een pruillip.
Binnenkort volgt nog een lange mail met meer nieuws.
Veel plezier ginderver en wees voorzichtig.
Kusjes en knuffel,
Ma (pa is naar de cursus)
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