We started the day with breakfast at the hotel then hopped on the bus. Then we headed off to
Keghard. Once we arrived in Keghard, we had to climb a small hill. At the top, there was a big, rocky, thin hill where there were 5 holes, big and small, sorta at the bottom nobody can reach, like higher than a giraffe. We had to grab three rocks and try to throw them in a hole for our wish to come true. Even the grownups did it. Unfortunately, nobody made a rock in but some were really close, they just bounces off from the inside and came out.
Before we went into the church were we lit our candles we saw a rock that had fallen from the top of the rocky hill. Everywhere around the place, you can see carved crosses on the walls. And in a church you can see the walls have been carved into. The ground was not muddy but rocky, but there was little puddles of water. In a separate small room was some water came from that we drank. It tasted like regular spring water. We got to go upstairs from the outside to. We took a lot of pictures around the small waterfall we passed by and then headed to the bus down the hill. Before we got on the bus, there were some carts were people were selling things. Some people got key chains with scorpions for there little siblings(dead) and some necklaces with crosses.
After that we went to the Karni temple, but to get to the top we had to climb high stairs. The stairs are high because you are supposed to bow on your way up and down. Inside was a guy playing a beautiful flute, playing songs written by Gomidas. Then we saw an awesome view where there was a gorge. We also saw a bathroom where there is rocky showers.
Finally we went to lunch, where we ate outside at Sergay. We ate pork, potatoes, and fish. There I saw an adorable little kitten with green eyes so young it meowed so many times. It came table to table, and I bet it belonged to the people working there. Once it came to me, it rubbed its furry little cheeks on my legs and it felt so soft. And after dessert we headed off to the bus again.
Then we went to Sevan School where we had tons of fun. We played games, most of them involved dancing but some very different. One was a scavenger hunt where two people race to find an item on a person, steal it, and return it to the teacher. Lets just say a boy took my shoelace. Then we had a snack they had ready, which was very kind and tasty. At the end we went outside to take pictures of the whole group and went in the bus.
Once we were on the bus we left to Lake Sevan. There was a church as well where we lit our candles and saw a cross stone that was very important and had Mongolian eyes to protect it from the Turks destroying. When we went down to the lake, we started skipping stones and taking pictures. The water was cold but not like freezing. When we headed to the bus we stopped buy to see some souvenirs.
Talar Panossian