Thursday, June 8, 2017
At breakfast, the host and hostess's son Alec came to visit. He was very pleased at our reaction to his saying "hi" in English, so he kept doing so until we distracted him by making animal noises. He then told us the Armenian word for each of the animals, which seemed to please him even more.
The drive back to Yerevan was pleasant. I caught the 2:30 local train to Gyumri. All along the route, there are great views of Mount Aragat and occassionally of Mount Ararat as well. The train was a Soviet-era four car unit with wooden benches. At many of the stops, old ladies were getting on and off the train carrying enormous bundles of vegetables.
At Gyumri, there is little to do. The city was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1988, and does yet appeared to have fully recovered.
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