{"id":7327,"date":"2014-10-29T13:08:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2015-01-12T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:33:07","slug":"my-last-day-in-yerevan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=7327","title":{"rendered":"My Last Day in Yerevan, Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday October 29, 2014<\/span>
\n Cool and cloudy in the morning.<\/span>
\n The Road Scholars group departed for home last night so I had a free day to explore Yerevan on my own. I had another good breakfast from the buffet at the Ani Plaza Hotel and went out to explore the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The apprehension I had felt in the morning disappeared as I walked along the streets to the Matenadaran. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Matenadaran is a museum of ancient manuscripts and is one of my favorite places\u00a0to visit in this great city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then I viewed some of the collection of manuscripts, texts, books, scrolls, maps, and other printed objects in many languages. I wanted to find out more information about the first book printed in the Armenian language, The Friday Book. I interviewed one of the guides who also told me she worked at the museum for forty-eight years.<\/p>\n

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I decided to re-visit another favorite place in Yerevan, so I walked a few blocks to the Cafesjian Arts Center aka The Cascade.<\/p>\n

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I wanted to go to the very top because the last time I was there, it was closed. So I rode the interior art gallery escalator as far as I could.<\/p>\n

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The sun came out and the view of the city of Yerevan was magnificent.<\/p>\n

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I climbed down and walked in the direction of the hotel. It was almost two o’clock and I had remembered a good lunch spot called Mer Tagh. Although the weather\u00a0was chilly,\u00a0<\/span>I sat outside and had a scrumptious lakhmajoun.<\/p>\n

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It cost 750 Drams which is about $1.82 – add a Coke for 250 Drams (61 cents) and hot tea for 300 Drams (73 cents). I think this was the cheapest lunch I ever had.<\/p>\n

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On my way back to the hotel I bought a winter hat in anticipation of\u00a0freezing temperatures in Kazakhstan. At the very last moment when I was home packing for this trip, a warm hat made the cut list. Now I was sorry. I had a good time walking around Yerevan, taking photos, and seeing the sights.<\/p>\n

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I returned to the Ani Plaza to repack for my next tour in the ‘Stans of Central Asia. The plane leaves early in the morning and I had a lot to do.<\/p>\n

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