Mt. Ararat looms over the city of Yerevan at 5,137 m. (16,854 ft). Ararat, now in Turkey, is notable as the mountain on which Noah’s Ark landed upon, and according the Bible, the remains rest there under its snow-capped peak. Armenians consider Ararat the symbol of their state no matter where the mountain lies . There is a giant statue…
As we barreled south of the Georgian border into Armenia in our mini bus (which we got overcharged for), the terrain became drier, the sun more intense, but the road equally bone shaking, as it continued to wind tumultuously through the mountains. It was a relative easy border crossing with only us, some locals and two Asian ladies whom our…
