Today are wake-up calls was at 7:00 and at 9:00 we walked by Foreign Ministry. From there we took a subway to the oldest church in Yerevan. The subway was packed with people and there was hardly any place to stand. The subway wasn’t long at all. In one minute it was over. All of a sudden when the bus starts moving some of us fell.
Once the subway ride was over we saw the oldest church in Yerevan. It was really small but it was beautiful. Through the window was a light shinning and it came right to your face. We prayed and then took pictures of the landscape and the church.
The next place we visited was the Children’s Art Museum. There were thousands of pictures kids drew that were younger and older than us. There were sculptures, drawings, paintings, and books you could buy. These pieces of art are from kids all around the world. There were so much to look at so we could have bought a book that had all the pieces of art in the museum.
The place we visited was Mesrob Mashdots’ madenataran made in 1957 designed by Mark Krikorian. In front of the madenataran was a statue of Mesrob Mashdots and his student. We took pictures on the statue and then we went up the stairs. Up the stairs were statues of Movses Khorenatsy, Anania Shragasty, and more. Inside the museum we learned that there was a rock found in 1204 and if you broke that rock you will get punished from God. We also saw the Giant that was the biggest Armenian book that is 700 pages and weighing 20 kilos. The might that was next to it had 104 pages and it was weighing 19 g. We learned how red ink was made. It was made when you got red worms that were found in the Ararat Valley and then you dump them in red wine to make them numb. Then once you squish the worm you have the red ink.
After the madenataran we went to Grand Candy. It was awesome. Everything made out of chocolate and sweets. Upstairs was a dessert place where we ate a donut covered in powdered sugar. It was very tasty.
We went out to lunch at an Arabic or Syrian place. We had chicken, salad, French fries, hamus, and more.
Armenian Genocide Monument
Then we were on our way to Zizernagapert. The fire in the middle represents all the Armenians that died in the Armenian Genocide. We left those heroes flowers and we prayed. We took pictures of ourselves and Zizernagapert.
Then we come to the hotel to get ready to go to the Anoush Opera. The Opera was interesting and we all had a great time.
Stephanie Idanjian