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Armenia (2017)

In the summer of 2017, Uli and I had the plan to drive a Soviet hospital van from Bavaria via Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic to Saint Petersburg. But after 100 kilometers the plan should change suddenly. And the result is another great tour, which is described in the following stages.
We flew directly to Saint-Petersburg and got to know Russia for the first time in this northernmost metropolis in the world. We should continue the journey in the Caucasus as described in Russia.

🇦🇲 Armenia’s Silk Road on the Trail of Lake Sevan

With the same caution, we avoid Nagorno-Karabakh and other en- and exclaves. According to Google-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

🇦🇲 The eerie Breath of Nagorno-Karabakh

The weather suddenly turns bad behind the pass. It's cold and rainy. We drive along the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

🇦🇲 The Drama of Ararat, the Holy Mountain

Next we want to go towards Ararat. The mountain, sacred to Christianity, is already in Turkey, but-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

🇦🇲 Garni, Geghard and the Armenian Cross-Stones

We continue to Garni to visit a sun temple there. This was built by a king in the style of ancient-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

🇦🇲 Welcome to Armenia, The wild Land of Apricots

The border crossing turns out to be very complicated even after successfully leaving Georgia. First we-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

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