Mother Armenia is a giant statue that watches over the city from Victory Park; basically she is the female personification of Armenia. In Armenian the statue is known as "Mayr Hayastan". In it's place used to be a stature of Stalin, but, for obvious reasons…Read More

Mother Armenia is a giant statue that watches over the city from Victory Park; basically she is the female personification of Armenia. In Armenian the statue is known as "Mayr Hayastan". In it's place used to be a stature of Stalin, but, for obvious reasons it was removed and replaced with this statue 1967.

The statue was designed by Ara Harutyunyan depicts Mother Armenia holding a sword; this is said to reflect the high standing of the matriarch figure in Armenian families and also to commemorate some of the notable women who have taken up arms in clashes with Turkish troops.

An architect, Raphael Israelian, designed the pedestal that the statue stands on. This was designed to resemble and Armenian church (from the inside).

Sadly, it is virtually impossible to get Armenia's matriarch into a single frame such is her height and the size of the plaza she sits on.

The easiest way to get to Victory Park is to climb the steps or take the escalators in the Cascades Monument in the centre of town which will take you within a five minute walk of the statue.
Underneath her pedestal the museum of the Ministry of Defence - a small exhibition dedicated to the war in Nagorno Karabakh, the breakaway region of southern Armenia where there was terrible bloodshed in the eighties and nineties. It is almost entirely captioned in Armenian or Russian but it is still moving and the photographs manage to convey much.Close

One can say 'What is so special about trams in Yerevan?' Maybe nothing. But have you ever seen a tramway wagon which is about 15 years old, rusty from the bottom to the top, and still working in the streets? You can see such wagons Yerevan.…Read More

One can say 'What is so special about trams in Yerevan?' Maybe nothing. But have you ever seen a tramway wagon which is about 15 years old, rusty from the bottom to the top, and still working in the streets? You can see such wagons Yerevan. I feel that they are something like local attractions, however no one says that they are. But if these wagons disappear from Yerevan, it will make me really sad...Close

The spring was just started in Dilijan, my family and I been there for a short stay on 2010.We have still some bad memories related with Dilijan city, caused by the guesthaouse we stayed in for a one day! Dili villa Bed and Breakfast was…Read More

The spring was just started in Dilijan, my family and I been there for a short stay on 2010.
We have still some bad memories related with Dilijan city, caused by the guesthaouse we stayed in for a one day! Dili villa Bed and Breakfast was the worst place I guess among all acommodation varities available in that city. The guest house was full of bed bugs, dirty, and smelled bad. However good memories are also there, near the lacke we had a good barbeque gathering, organized by a family we knew from our last year visit and had a long walk in the area. We love that city and once we are in Armenia, we make sure to make a short trip and have fun. I love the road way taking us to Dilijan and back 
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They had numerous museums and galleries well known for their names. From old history of the country to their famous painters they have it all.…Read More

They had numerous museums and galleries well known for their names. From old history of the country to their famous painters they have it all.Close

Our flight has touched down in what appears to be Antarctica. In fact, it is a small landing strip dug out of snow and surrounded by nothing. No city lights, no traffic, and no passengers to pickup. After a handful of people got off the…Read More

Our flight has touched down in what appears to be Antarctica. In fact, it is a small landing strip dug out of snow and surrounded by nothing. No city lights, no traffic, and no passengers to pickup. After a handful of people got off the plain, I couldn’t help but notice I knew everyone on the plain by their first name! I come to find out later, that all but 10 passengers continuing on to Tashkent Uzbekistan were Peace Corps. After a quick baggage security check (now required on all international flights that stop en route to a final destination), and more jet fuel, we were back in the air and being served an early morning breakfast.Close