{"id":5801,"date":"2013-07-25T17:39:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T21:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=5801"},"modified":"2013-08-30T19:50:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T23:50:03","slug":"riding-on-the-wings-of-tatev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=5801","title":{"rendered":"Riding on the Wings of Tatev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thursday &#8211; July 25, 2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I slept well and awoke early for our return trip to Yerevan. \u00a0It was to be another 12 hour day in the bus with several scenic\/historic stops along the way. \u00a0Breakfast at the hotel was essentially home-baked bread, cheese, yogurt, a boiled egg, and coffee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5802\" title=\"DSC_7917\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7917.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a>View From the Top<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5803\" title=\"DSC_7915\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7915.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Village on the Edge<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5804\" title=\"DSC_7920\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a>Boarding the Wings of Tatev<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7925.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5805\" title=\"DSC_7925\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7925.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a>Roof of the Village<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5806\" title=\"DSC_7936\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7936.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a>Returning Cable Car<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5807\" title=\"DSC_7954\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7954.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a>View of Tatev From the Air<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5808\" title=\"DSC_7960\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a>Tatev Monastery<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7965.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5809\" title=\"DSC_7965\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a>Buying Raspberries<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5810\" title=\"DSC_7972\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7972.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a>Main Church<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5811\" title=\"DSC_7981\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7981.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a>Storage Room<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7984.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5812\" title=\"DSC_7984\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7984.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a>Another View of the Fortified Monastery<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5813\" title=\"DSC_7990\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_7990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a>Part of the Wall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5814\" title=\"DSC_8029\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a>Reflections<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5815\" title=\"DSC_8053\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8053.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a>Waiting<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5816\" title=\"DSC_8060\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8060.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a>Lunch in the Mountains<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5817\" title=\"DSC_8073\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Dancing in the Bus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5818\" title=\"DSC_8077\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8077.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Storm Over the Mountains<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5819\" title=\"DSC_8083\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a>Trail to Karahundj<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5820\" title=\"DSC_8085\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8085.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Vast <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Area of\u00a0<\/span>Karahundj<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5821\" title=\"DSC_8122\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zorats Karer aka\u00a0<\/span>Karahundj<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5822\" title=\"DSC_8100\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a>Ancient Rocks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5823\" title=\"DSC_8104\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a>Rock Formations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5824\" title=\"DSC_8107\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>Posing with the Rocks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8113.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5825\" title=\"DSC_8113\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a>More Rocks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5826\" title=\"DSC_8135\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a>Selling Tomatos<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5827\" title=\"DSC_8152\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>Bicyclists<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5828\" title=\"DSC_8168\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/DSC_8168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a>Armenian Countryside<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday &#8211; July 25, 2013 I slept well and awoke early for our return trip to Yerevan. \u00a0It was to be another 12 hour day in the bus with several scenic\/historic stops along the way. \u00a0Breakfast at the hotel was essentially home-baked bread, cheese, yogurt, a boiled egg, and coffee. 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