Standing among these ruins of Erebuni Fortress, it's not too difficult to imagine oneself surveying a vast kingdom. Especially when you're wearing a crown and holding a royal scepter like I was.
So many things to photograph. I could point my camera anywhere and find something worth capturing. One can only imagine all the stories these streets could tell.
I love this chimney. I want to look at it every day.
Our friends at Room To Read let us know that the school xkcd & breadpig fundraised during our xkcd: volume 0 book tour is finished! In fact, Kengthan Incomplete Primary School (it's not "incomplete" because there's something wrong with the school, just an odd translation) already has classes in session! Read all the details on the breadpig blog. Click here.
A collection of everything from artwork to random pieces of hardware (like, miscellaneous plugs and assorted bolts) -- the Vernissage is a charming flea market in downtown Yerevan. We wandered through here on Saturday and I couldn't help but gawk at some of the splendid Cyrillic-adorned hardware. Wish it were easier to lug a Russian typewriter back to the States...
Clever use of the steering wheel as a cellphone holder. I've seen this before, but finally snapped a photo of the feat. This is from the backseat of a random Yerevan taxi.
Alas, I was only in town for two nights, so I didn't find anything that really blew me away, but here are some fun ones from my wanderings...
I'm waiting for the day there'll be a "CIA restaurant" in Guatemala. I won't hold my breath.
I can't help myself when I see anything swine-related. This particular one has a bit of a superhero look to it, no?
Even after a full afternoon there, I still feel like I missed some parts of this massive collection. I admit hurrying through a few sections, mostly because a small group of Armenian schoolchildren had formed around me and were asking me a lot of questions I couldn't understand. I'd made the mistake of responding in Armenian to the few inquiries I understood. I still don't know how to say "Please, schoolchildren, I don't understand what you're saying and your teacher looks very angry at me - move along."
