Gyumri

Hey, long time no post. Now that we are on our way back (currently in Tbilisi --- lovely city, stay tuned for a later post) I think it's time to resume the story. Let's start with some general pictures of Gyumri, where we spent ten days from 4 to 14 may and one week from 25 may to 2 june.

As in other former soviet countries I've visited one thing that strikes me is how many children parcs you can find about everywhere. Almost always painted with same simple and cheerful colors.

In front of  the luxurious Araks hotel in one the old parts of the city. This spot is in very  good condition and modern elements like this fountain have been added.

You turn the corner and walk 500m. Not in so good condition but still lovely.

Mashrutka driver. In this part of the city they are driving very much faster than walking because of the bad condition of the streets.

Almost everywhere in the city you can find these fountains of drinking water.

The view from the only bridge in town.

Most people here have no problem with their images. It's very rare that people hide the camera and quite often they asked to us to take pictures of them or film them.