May 25, 2013
This morning we went to the slopes of Arakadz. We took pictures, saw statues of Armenian letters and statues of famous Armenian figures. On the way there we saw a really pretty dog walking around, but the parents wouldn’t let us pet it. On the way to Lori we saw beautiful mountains and the city of Spidag damaged by the 1988 earthquake and was completely renewed. We next went to the famous Armenian poet, Hovanes Toumanians home and museum. We learned about his life and how he had ten children. We saw the downstairs of his house then went upstairs to see his room and his clothes and furniture he made himself.
During the bus ride we listened to Victoria read a fairytale by Hovanes Toumanian and listened to peoples jokes. After that we went to a restaurant. It was really good. The view is amazing and you would never see it anywhere else but here. The river near the town we ate lunch at was going very fast and was beautiful because of how the water toppled over the rocks. After eating we went to Sanaheen monestary. It was mostly damp and dry on the inside. We learned that the Turks would break the khatchkars in half so no one would know when and who made it. When we got to the main room it was raining hard. It was really hard to walk on the rocks.
On the way back to the hotel which won’t be for a lot more time. It was really fun to be on the bus with all of my closest friends. We’re all thinking about a party tonight. The moon is full and is soo pretty and bright. I’ll finish this by saying kisher pary and good night.
Nairi Enright