Yesterday, I said "good-bye" to Armenia and "hello again" to Georgia. I had a fabulous time seeing the city of Yerevan, meeting new people (in the hostel and around the city), and making lots of memories! Special shout out to Stacey, Andrea, and Rachael for inviting me!! :) When Andrea asked me how I would rate the weekend, I originally said an 8... But I think I changed my mind. I would say that the city deserves an 8.5 but the experience gets a 9.5! I think if the weather was a little bit warmer, then it would get a 10. Favorite moments of the trip were:
Climbing the Cascade. "It can't be more than 200 steps." -Andrea- Well we counted on the way down. It was roughly 755 steps. We were pretty tired when we reached the top, but it was worth it! Now I can say that I've climbed the steps of the Cascade in Yerevan, Armenia. :)
The outdoor market that we went to Saturday morning was pretty awesome too. Did you guys know that a symbol of Armenia is the pomegranate? Well neither did I! There were so many stalls of people selling arts and crafty things and they were covered in pomegranates. We never quite figure out why they are know for pomegranates though. I recommend that everyone should try some pomegranate wine. Delicious!
I also loved the food! I did try "brains" that Rachael ordered, but that's not what I was referring to. It wasn't exactly gross, but I'm glad it was mixed with egg! Ha. Well I've decided that I really want to make Tolma when I get home. It's rice, beans, lentils, chickpeas, and maybe some other stuff thrown in there. Then it was wrapped up in cabbage! Yummy!
But I think my favorite moment from this weekend was on the Marshutka ride from Yerevan to T'bilisi. Upon leaving the station to embark on the trip back "home" to Georgia, we got pulled over by a police car. No joke. I think were on the road for about 10 minutes and the driver pulls over to the side of the road, gets out, walks to the police car, and I see them chatting for a little while. I looked out the front window for a second and by the time I look back to see what's going on with the police... There was no one there. The police had driven off with out driver! We were literally stranded on the side of the road in Armenia. Luckily, the police came back, but our driver stayed in the car for another 20 minutes or so. That's when Rachael started to sing "Let our driver goooooooo!" Memories. We never did find out what the problem was... but it turned out okay. Our driver was released and hopped back in the Marshutka. When in Armenia.
After the minor detail, it was somewhat smooth sailing back to T'bilisi. Those of you who have been in a Marshutka will know what I mean by "somewhat." Bumpy roads. Insanely fast drivers. Zooming around pot holes and past slow pokes. It's interesting to say the least. We arrived back in T'bilisi around 4:45pm, but we had separate Marshutkas to take back to our final destinations. I don't know about Rachael, Stacey, and Andrea, but I arrived in Batumi at 4am. That was awesome. NOT. Freezing cold because the window kept sliding open. I can't even tell you how hard it was to get up for school at 8! Yikes. I was a trooper and pushed through it though. Now I know, stick with the night train. :)
Until next time. Adventure is out there!
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