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Photo of the Day: (9/28/05)
Well, I'm back from Armenia and working on uploaded some of the photos I took to the Gadling Flickr group, but in the meantime, I'll post this photo as the final POTD from there.
This is a shot I took at the Odzun Monastery in the Lori region of Armenia. The kid pictuerd here was hanging out at the monastery and there was something about his look, his eyes especially, that I thought was pretty interesting.
From now on we return you to our regularly scheduled programming...that is, selecting photos from other travelers and photographers. At least until my next trip ;-).
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Blogs, Photos, Asia, Armenia
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kelly Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM
Great photo Erik -- I love his stunning blue eyes! Your trip dispatches were enjoyable and educational too. Glad you have such a successful visit. I think you and I oughta have a chess match one of these days, in between all this travel talk we do!
John Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM
Erik, where does one go to see all of the pictures you took in Armenia? I'm an Armenian-American from Turkey, and I've never been to Armenian, but I'm very curious about this little country. I have Armenian-American friends and relatives who have been there, and they've all had very positive experiences. But it's really interesting to get the perspective of someone who is not Armenian and who had no expectations before going there. It really validates what I had heard from the Armenian-Americans. Now, thanks to your reporting, I really really want to go even more than ever before. BTW, what struck me is how easily you were able to make friends with so many total strangers in a totally strange land. You often seemed to attribute that to the friendliness of the local Armenians, but I'm guessing that you must also be a very nice person too.
Thank you so much for reporting your adventures in Armenia, and for being such an obviously open-minded and accepting person.
Erik Olsen Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM
Thanks for the commnets, guys. John, I'll be posting more pics at the gadling flickr site sometime in the near future. Stay tuned!
Harout Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM
hey erik my name is harout. I am an Armenian from Los Angeles. Recently I went with my high school class to Armenia as a senior trip. And I must admit, it was very beautiful. It was my first time going and I went for 2 weeks. My favorite part of the country: Mt. Ararat on a clear beautiful sky. I also went to Artsakh, a small enclave thats right by Armenia. That was also very beautiful. You should one day take a trip to Artsakh. Trust me, you will like it. VERRY BEAUTIFUL.