{"id":5602,"date":"2013-07-23T16:28:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T20:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=5602"},"modified":"2013-08-03T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T18:21:17","slug":"on-the-road-to-karabagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=5602","title":{"rendered":"On The Road to Karabagh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, July 23, 2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5603\" title=\"DSC_7481\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a>Khor Virap<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7397.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5604\" title=\"DSC_7397\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7397.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a>Walking Up to the Monastery<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7399.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5605\" title=\"DSC_7399\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7399.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a>Steps Up to Khor Virap<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5606\" title=\"DSC_7414\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a>Church and Bell Tower<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5607\" title=\"DSC_7416\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a>The Courtyard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5608\" title=\"DSC_7419\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Entrance to the Underground Prison<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5609\" title=\"DSC_7422\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Stairs Leading Down to the Prison<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5610\" title=\"DSC_7432\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Main Altar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5612\" title=\"DSC_7467\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a>View of Ararat Valley From Khor Virap<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_74641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5615\" title=\"DSC_7464\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_74641.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>View of Church<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7476.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5616\" title=\"DSC_7476\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>Ararat Valley With Both Peaks of Ararat Mountain<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5666\" title=\"DSC_7507\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7507.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a>Through Vayots Dzor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7486.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5667\" title=\"DSC_7486\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7486.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a>Fruit Stand Along the Way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5668\" title=\"DSC_7501\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>Landscape From the Bus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5669\" title=\"DSC_7511\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>First View of Noravank Monastery<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5670\" title=\"DSC_7570\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a>Parked Hyur Tour Group Buses<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7522.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5671\" title=\"DSC_7522\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Pilgramage to Noravank<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7517.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5672\" title=\"DSC_7517\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>The Valley Below Noravank<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5674\" title=\"DSC_7531\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a>Noravank<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7544.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5675\" title=\"DSC_7544\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7544.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Tourists Exploring Noravank<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7550.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5676\" title=\"DSC_7550\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>Underground Storage<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5677\" title=\"DSC_7559\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a>Interior of Church<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5678\" title=\"DSC_7576\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a>Al Fresco Lunch in the Valley<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7580.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5679\" title=\"DSC_7580\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>After Lunch<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5680\" title=\"DSC_7608\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>Mountain Village<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7628.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5681\" title=\"DSC_7628\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7628.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>Town of Goris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5686\" title=\"DSC_7648\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7648.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a>Check Point &#8211; Border Crossing Into Karabagh<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_76531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5688\" title=\"DSC_7653\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_76531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>Evening Over the Karabagh Mountains<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7659.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5689\" title=\"DSC_7659\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>Arrival at Heghnar Hotel in Stepanakert<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Khor Virap Walking Up to the Monastery Steps Up to Khor Virap Church and Bell Tower The Courtyard Entrance to the Underground Prison Stairs Leading Down to the Prison Main Altar View of Ararat Valley From Khor Virap View of Church Ararat Valley With Both Peaks of Ararat Mountain Through Vayots 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