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Set against the green hills of Southern Armenia, Tatev monastery was our favorite Armenian monastery.
The grounds of Tatev monastery set against the hills of southern Armenia. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
Brown eyes and a shyness warm enough to melt the ice caps. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
These boys insisted we take a tour of the church. Unfortunately, there were no lights inside and we shared no common language. We don't know Armenian and they didn't know English or Russian. So the tour was a bit light on history, but heavy on fun.
Ruzanna, the donkey's owner got a kick out of our interest in her prized ass and offered us each a free ride through town.
A chess set awaits players on the grounds of Tatev Monastery. We wonder how long it's been.
Tatev church's unofficial welcoming committee. They barely allowed us to leave, and we could barely let go.
We stayed with this mother/daughter pair in Tatev. Another daughter lives in the Bay Area. It was a bit surreal for us to browse photos of San Francisco and Monterey from a mountain village in Armenia. Another page in the book of small worlds. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
As we approached the village church in Tatev, we were besieged by excited children eager to greet us. These two girls were especially curious and seemed to capture the spirit of the moment. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
Ruzanna was collecting greens for her donkey's dinner when we encountered them on our way to Tatev monastery. Read more about
Surp Poghos-Petros (St. Peter and Paul) church from the 9th century dominates the Tatev skyline and makes for a dramatic setting built on the edge of the Vorotan Canyon...Tatev Monastery was our favorite monastery in Armenia. Its location on the cliff and canyon-side was impressive. We could wander its unattended and under-touristed grounds and explore its engravings and crevices to our hearts' content. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
While giving us a tour of Tatev church in the dark, these kids made sure we saw the sign indicating the date of the church's construction. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
A shot of the bus we took from Goris to Tatev that managed hair pin turns and steep ascents, all the while seating three to a small bench. It was a wonder we made it...and then we took the same bus down the next morning balanced on metal milk jugs. Sore bottoms. Read more aboutour visit to Tatev and Armenia's sights and churches.
