And this is Armenia

This is the day the Lord has gave me; let me rejoice and be glad!  After I showered and got dressed for my day, I walked down the spiral staircase to see Nelly smiling up at me. Nelly made me eggs with carrot salad and bread.  She gave me some extra carrot salad, which was against the rules lol   I really do not talk enough about food, but i am used to just eating local food all the time. I eat at local shops, grocery stores, and inside homes if I have the opportunity.   I love local food, but I am definitely not a Foodie or very good at food description, but I do take great photos of local food, which I will share! I decided to start my bus adventure not realizing what I was up for.... Armenian buses are not like Georgia- they are way more challenging. No signs with the numbers coming, no time tables, no stops, no clue at all and Google maps is not helpful at all….So why take the bus again? For the adventure.  It is called “The Armenian blind bus ridin...

  Now i took a $2 yandex to go to a tour with a boring group and a mentally unstable guide. He was very nervous, anxious, made bad jokes, said all the wrong things to offend people and he really needed a fact checker on him like they have on facebook. I asked one question and he said he would get back to me and that moment never came. Do I enjoy tours? Usually no, but sometimes Yes. It does benefit to do a “Free walking tour” on your first couple days in a city because you get a general overview of things and then you can walk around freely on your own, but it is not a requirement. This tour guide was very entertaining and the group of people were fun because we were all getting a good laugh about it. I met this beautiful couple from BRAZIL. Oh when I see the South American’s I just gravitate towards them and I love to hear about their life, travel plan, and experience thus far. These two had a baby at home and this was there first trip since having a child. They were a “power coup...

  THIS POST GOES IN THE BEGINNING OF THE BLOG, This was my first arrival to Armenia after my van sitting in between the Russian and the Georgian in the Mercedes Sprinter.....  My hotel was a budget one with a pool and a beautiful grand entrance and absolutely immaculate with a royal spiral staircase.  When I find a great, clean hotel with a breakfast and an amazing price- it is one my happiest moments better than a great meal.  Clean, comfortable, quiet, and peaceful-GOLDEN.  I was welcomed by Sergay who had a speech impairment, but he was so sweet and I was just so grateful to find the place.  We were talking on the couch for a bit and he helped me up to the top floor with my luggage.  What a breathe of fresh Armenian air! I meet a nice Ukranian woman and a cute Russian girl who become my two new friends. A nice 20 year old from Iran who lives in Australia sits in the lobby waiting for an Uber. He encourages me to visit Iran, which I said was on m...

  It was my last night in Tbisli and I thought I could hang out with my favorite person Mr. Latvia, but he weas working late and was not sure he could make it out. SO I went to the Jazz show by myself and it was fantastic. I visited a very upscale boutique hotel and had a glass of wine and a wine shop with a lovely girl who let me a try a few different reds and we were talking about Georgian men…why are they so weird…we don’t know lol, but this beautiful girl was staying single. These were my last moments to enjoy Georgian wine as India was far from a wine country…it was a no drinking zone most of the time. After a glass of wine and a few tastes of wine, I was really enjoying myself and I said, “Hey why not keep this night going.” I ended up taking a Yandex to another hotel bar and thought I would have my last drink there and then “Goodbye Georgia.” That ended up being “Good bye Iphone” because I left my Iphone on the seat in the taxi… Another reason why I do not like t...

I woke up at my normal time at Yulia’s which was 10am. That seemed to be the standard wake up time. The kids were coming over for their English lessons and I was just waking up with parents all saying, "Hello Good morning." I am in packing, drinking Yulia's famous coffee that I love and still in pajamas. Good morning beautiful Russians!  Saying Goodbye to families while traveling...oh that is the hardest part... Denise was in his room and he said goodbye with the saddest eyes and said something really sweet...that I can't remember oh geez. Goodbye to Mano and Yulia and the baby-I knew we would always be friends so it was okay.  Bus from Gyumri to Yerevan I sat at the bus station waiting for the mini bus- they were suppose to be coming every hour. An old mini van showed up and the guy said, “Yerevan.”  I went to look at the trunk and there was absolutely no space for a suitcase and barely a backpack. A Russian backpacker was translating for me as I said that I coul...

  I told Denise that I would play soccer with him and his friend Armen. I walked to the train station and got some information about the train and they told me it was a night train, which I had no interest in me staying up all night on a train. I took Denise and we walked over to the park. As soon as we arrived, we were bombarded by all these kids that wanted to play with us on the field that had parts of it missing almost to the point of tripping and falling over it, but clear goals were there and a good space. The one kid was very cute as he spoke great English and he gave me instructions on what team I was on, when I would play, and when I would be goalkeeper. There was a couple kids playing with no shoes who were very eager to win and they kept scoring. When their father told them, it was time to come home I was so thrilled because then we could just play the four of us, but then an older kid, aka named himself Messi, came into the mix. He was just taking over the ball, not...