Today, the first thing we did was we went to a place were there were pots full of hot water anywhere from 35 degrees celsius to 54 degrees celsius. The pots also had a little bit of iron in them, you could also drink the water. After that we went on a walking trail that had mini waterfalls and statues of Armenian heroes. Over there we took a few pictures with the statues then walked back.
Then we checked out of the Hyatt and went on the bus and went to the Stone Henge. Once we got there we realized that it had started to rain, so we all got our jackets. Then, we saw a bunch of old rocks that were old and covered in mold. We listened to the tour guide and found that it was either a cemetery where people used to bury their fathers next to where they lived so their fathers soul protected them. The other theory is that it was a Pegan temple. I agree with the Pegan temple theory because there are no gravestones.
After that we ran straight to the bus and went on our way to Tatev to ride the worlds longest tramway and have lunch. After lunch which was kufte and rice we went on the tramway. The tramway was about 200-300 ft. above the ground and was 3 miles long. Also, it was raining hard the whole time. So, once we finished the tramway we went to to the Tatev monestary. At Tatev monestary there was a church surrounded by a wall with a bunch of rooms.
One of the rooms had a view of a huge valley that you could watch birds such as eagles, vultures, crows, finches, and owls. We also saw them fight in the air. But we didn’t see all of those birds. At Tatev monestary there was also an oil mill that was run the old fashioned way with manual turning by the animals such as donkeys, horses, and oxen. Then we took the tramway back and took the bus to Artsakh and check in to the hotel.
-Alex Kebadjian