Today May 24, 2008 we went to Karabakh. On our journey there we stopped at Khor Virap, where Krikor Loosavorich was imprisoned for thirteen years by the Armenian’s pegen king, Drtad. but because of Krikor Loosavorich we turned Christian.
When you’re going down the stairs to the pit, it’s pretty scary because the stairs shake and it’s so steep. But when you’re actually down there it’s really cool because you’ve learned so much about Krikor Loosavorich and finally you’re going to Khor Virap to see where he was for THIRTEEN YEARS!!! THAT’S SUCH A LONG TIME!!!
Next we went to Noravank. Noravank is a church that architect Momeik carved God’s face. Noravank is the only church in Armenia that is three stories. The ground level is a graveyard for a couple important people. The second level is a church. The last level is a bell tower. Here’s a picture of Noravank.
After Noravank we stopped at an observatory. 7,500 years ago the Armenians were using huge rocks to look at the stars. It was really interesting seeing the rocks that our ancestors used to study the stars.
Yay! Finally after a LONG day we are actually going to Artsakh. On our way there all the kids were talking, laughing, screaming, and having fun together. We all were very happy to be HOME with each other! I was looking out side of my window and I saw the mountains, and I said, “Digin Ardemis I’ve never seen this much mountains!” and then she replied, “Hold on, wait until we go to Artsakh it’s much more mountainous there.” And it was. It was beautiful!
Finally we got to the hotel. We had dinner and we got out luggage from the bus and we headed upstairs.
Kristina Kazazian