#Vanadzor

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Vanadzor, Armenia

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Extraordinary Armenia: An Underrated Country with Plenty to Offer

Here is my Armenia trip report from when I visited in October 2022

I visited Armenia in the fall of 2022 with few expectations. At first glance, tourism in Armenia seemed limited to the Armenian diaspora or Russians who were coming in by the droves to escape the Ukraine war draft. I hadn’t expected it to be such a delightfully easy country to travel around, and I didn’t plan to fall in love with it. Although I had initially planned on visiting in 2008, what…

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Resurrection of the Clown

"Resurrection of the Clown", 43 by 60, hardboard on stretcher, oil. Tanya Turanova (Vasilenko), Vanadzor, Armenia, 2024, February. Cost 50$ "Воскрешение клоуна", 43 на 60, оргалит на подрамнике, масло. Таня Туранова (Василенко) , Ванадзор, Армения, 2024, февраль. В продаже.

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People standing near a church in a village outside Vanadzor, Armenia late 19th century.

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A depiction of a Golden goblet from the Bronze Age Trialeti-Vanadzor culture now at the national museum in Tbilisi.

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Meduza: Expats in Armenia say Russian soldiers are spying on them: Human rights activists at Helsinki Citizens Assembly-Vanadzor say they have received reports from Russian nationals and local anti-war citizens in Armenia who say they’ve been followed openly by men in Russian military uniforms using an “unregistered passenger car [...] intended exclusively for operational intelligence operations.” Armenian police have vowed to investigate the matter, but activists say the surveillance must have the local authorities’ permission.

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The Map

For almost ten years (September 1903 - April 1913), Phineas and Marie traveled the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, together before settling down following their marriage. Exploring many magical landmarks and locations across the world and investigating their connections to ancient magic.

The travel they use depends on where they are and the local methods of transportation. However, they also use Apparation, Floo Powder, and Port Keys to get around to each country.

Please note that this map has modern borders that are NOT accurate to the borders existing during the time Phineas and Marie would have traveled. This also goes for the following list as it will be corresponding to the map. However, historically accurate names will be used if necessary in more specific posts detailing each location.

Locations

Frodsham, England

Scottish Highlands

Calais, France

Eisenach, Germany

Helsingør, Denmark

Borgholm, Sweden

Vilnius, Lithuania

Krakow, Poland

Prague, Czechia

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Rome, Italy

Setif, Algeria

Granada Spain

Lisbon, Portugal

Meknes, Morocco

Ouadane, Mauritania

Djenne, Mali

Kumasi, Ghana

Osogbo, Nigeria

Abéché, Chad

Axum, Ethiopia

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cairo, Egypt

Petra, Jordan

Byblos, Lebanon

Athens, Greece

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Istanbul, Türkiye

Mosul, Iraq

Vanadzor, Armenia

Shiraz, Iran

Khiva, Uzbekistan

Turkistan, Kazakhstan

Lahore, Pakistan

Aurangabad, India

Punakha, Bhutan

Bagan, Myanmar

Bangkok, Thailand

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Huê, Vietnam

Xian, China

Beijing, China

Seoul, South Korea

Himeji, Japan

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URBEX Guy Clément ARMENIA | VANADZOR Վանաձոր | SCHOOL VIDEO - N'hésites pas à t'abonner à ma chaîne et activer les notifications 🔔pour être informé de mes prochaines explorations et découvertes! Feel free to subscribe my channel and activate notifications 🔔to be aware about my next explorations and discoveries! Une exploration en Arménie dans la ville de Vanadzor. La ville possède un patrimoine conséquent, industriel dont une partie est abandonné mais aussi des vestiges de l'ancienne URSS (Union république Socialiste et Soviétique),  également abandonné. An exploration in Armenia in the city of Vanadzor. The city has a significant industrial heritage, part of which is abandoned but also remains of the former USSR (Socialist and Soviet Union), also abandoned. Eine Erkundung in Armenien in der Stadt Vanadzor. Die Stadt besitzt ein bedeutendes industrielles Erbe, von dem ein Teil verlassen wurde, aber auch Überreste der ehemaligen UdSSR (Sozialistische und Sowjetische Republik), die ebenfalls aufgegeben wurde. Una exploración en Armenia en la ciudad de Vanadzor. La ciudad posee un patrimonio consecuente, industrial del que una parte está abandonada, pero también restos de la antigua URSS (Unión Socialista y Soviética),  también abandonado. Un'esplorazione in Armenia nella città di Vanadzor. La città possiede un patrimonio notevole, industriale di cui una parte è abbandonata ma anche vestigia dell'ex URSS (Unione Socialista e Sovietica),  anch'essa abbandonata. Eksploracja w Armenii w mieście Vanadzor. Miasto ma znaczące dziedzictwo przemysłowe, którego część jest opuszczona, ale także pozostałości byłego ZSRR (Związku Socjalistycznego i Radzieckiego), również opuszczonego. Uma exploração na Armênia na cidade de Vanadzor. A cidade possui um património consequente, industrial do qual uma parte é abandonada, mas também dos vestígios da antiga URSS (União República Socialista e Soviética),  igualmente abandonado. Исследование в Армении в городе Ванадзор. Город обладает значительным промышленным наследием, часть которого заброшена, но также остается заброшенной частью бывшего СССР (Социалистического и Советского Союза). Retrouvez-moi sur les réseaux / Follow me for daily content: 👍 Facebook: Urbex Guy Clement  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... 👉 Youtube  URBEX Guy Clément  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhQ... 📸 Instagram: @abandoned.urbex.world  https://www.instagram.com/abandoned.u... 🎵TikTok: @urbexguyclement https://www.tiktok.com/@urbexguycleme... 🐦Twitter: @GuyPellegrin https://twitter.com/GuyPellegrin #abandoned #lostplace #urbex

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Day 54 - 29 October - Vanadzor > Gyumri

Checked out and walked down to the bus stop. We took a Marshrutka bus which was very packed with at least 4 people standing and one guy on a little stool. The bus was not that long but quite uncomfortable. The bus kept stopping in what looked like the town center, and one time there were other busses around and I got out with other people but just as I was getting my bag from the back it drove off and I managed to get in as I think Nin said to stop. I was in the bad books with the driver because when we were in the bus station eventually (that was a. Bit further away than we would have liked) he saw that I had accidentally slightly opened the door when he drove off and it wasn’t completely closed (although it wouldn’t have opened and didn’t). He made me hold things that he was taking from the back to the main bus. There was also a mysterious box that had a kind of animal in it that mad a sound a couple of times when we went over bumps but we never saw inside it!

Walked to our B&B. Gyumri is a very pretty stone city that was damaged very badly in an earthquake in 1988 which they are still rebuilding from. It used to be called Alexandrapol and is very close to the Turkish border and Kars. It has a Russian army base which is there to protect the Armenian frontier. It is interesting to see the buildings and imagine what Kars would have looked like before they tore down all the Armenian houses (although the Russian houses in Kars are quite similar).

We checked in went to dogunut place called Ponchik Monchik which was very nice that we had 2 each, I had them stuffed with crema. We wrote and then mailed some postcards which were very cheap! We then went to a church in the main square that was damaged in the earthquake and subsequently rebuilt, which was really nice. We then went to a gallery of two sisters who were artists during the soviet time who had donated lots of their artwork to the city. They were slightly different in their styles but very vibrant and colourful and often quite different to what you would expect from socialist realism and soviet art.

We then went to a cafe called herbs and honey, that does load of tea nice blends, including herbal ones like origano and thyme. They had a great playlist of late 90s women singers of women fronted bands like Sixpence None the Richer, Natalie Imbrulia and Garbage.

After that we went to a fish restaurant near the Russian military base that has a fish farm attached to it. Walked there using google maps which took us down backstreets as it was getting dark which was a bit weird as there were no streetlights or paved roads and it looked as if we were going behind peoples houses. The restaurant was also down a long path on a terrible road which added to the randomness of it. Also I wasn’t sure if we would turn a corner and take a wrong turn onto the Russian base. We then got there and were given Russian only menus which we tried to translate before the waiter brought over an English menu which made me feel slightly less out of place, considering the main clientele seem to be Russian soldiers and their families. We got some trout dolma which were really nice, and then a whole bbq trout which I was very full after. They also had a honey beer which was also good. We got the restaurant to book us a taxi home which we preferred to walking for an hour on main roads breathing in car emissions and wood smoke fumes.

Day 55 - 30 October - Gyumri

We went on a run, but we didn’t want to do a route that involved loads of it roads, so we just around the place till we got to 5k. After that we went for breakfast at that place Herbs and Honey that was okay but not amazing for food, although their teas are nice.

After that we went to the spa in the town that was part of the Raddison but was in an old boathouse in the town. It was really nice and had an amazing domed stone roof and all the things you would want in a spa, including a russian sauna which I hadn’t been in before. Unsurprisingly they call a hammam an oriental baths rather than a Turkish bath.

After this we went for a drink in a cafe in a park which was nice but got a bit cold. We then walked around looking for a place for dinner but didn’t really find anything so went to this place called Gyumri express that brought drinks to the table by toy train! Of course walking back we went past 2 nice restaurants, which we said we would go to lunch at at least one of them!

Day 56 - 31 October - Gyumri > Tbilisi Airport

We did a shortish run to the Mother Armenia statue which is a really interesting soviet era statue on the outskirts of town. When we got back we packed up and left our bags in the room. We originally wanted to go to this ceramics museum but it looked pretty closed so we went for a tea then to this really nice restaurant for lunch that we had walked past the night before. I had meat and vegetables baked in lavash which was very tasty. We then had a cheesecake and a feature of our trip to Gyumri that I want to take with me, teas made from herbs you would consider savoury like origano or thyme.

Went back to the B&B and got our taxi, it was quite a comfortable Mercedes, my bag had to go in the front seat because both our bags were too small for the boot The car smelled quite like petrol due to the LPG retrofit every car seems to have here. We went through Vanadzur, which made us think it might have been easier to go to Gyumri first than there but oh well. I got through the border very easily this time which was good! We had to go through the outskirts of Tbilisi which looked fairly normal but I guess there is loads of stuff simmering under the surface. We then went to our airport hotel which is a very comfortable Ibis and had dinner and chilled out. They had the Liverpool Brighton Carabau Cup game so I watched that.

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Also leaving this here.

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Greenwashing AND astroturfing!

Why am I not surprised!

Also this.

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Hello Vanadzor! Join us at The Boo Cafe on November 2nd for an evening of existentialism and aesthetic indulgence.

VEiiLA live in concert November 2nd, 18:00, door price 1000AMD The Boo Cafe, Myasnikyan 90/2-3, Vanadzor, Armenia

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New Post has been published on https://massispost.com/2024/10/evening-with-orran-in-l-a-to-support-armenias-most-vulnerable-children-and-displaced-artsakh-families/

“Evening with Orran” in L.A. to Support Armenia’s Most Vulnerable Children and Displaced Artsakh Families

LOS ANGELES– Orran, a charitable organization that uplifts Armenia’s most vulnerable children and elderly, will hold its annual “Evening with Orran” gala on October 27, 2024, 5 pm at Republic Venue in Sherman Oaks.  During this inspiring evening, supporters will become part of Orran’s life-changing work, which has nurtured more than 20,000 children of Armenia and Artsakh since its inception in 2000. For nearly 25 year years, Orran—which means “cradle” or “haven” in Armenian—has been a pillar of life for children in need, particularly in Yerevan and Vanadzor, often guiding them off the streets to a safe, fulfilling and productive…

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Sunday Stamps: chocolates, bunnies/rabbits, flowers, eggs, churches...

…it the theme for today’s Sunday Stamps Japan – 2014 White rabbit USA – 2021 Brush Rabbit Turkey – 2000 Crocus Russia – Armenia Joint Issue – 2022 Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vanadzor. Vanadzor is an urban municipal community and the third largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about 128…

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Paiting oil "Siesta under a new painting against the backdrop of mountains on the left"

"Siesta under a new painting against the backdrop of mountains on the left", 40 by 40, oil on cardboard, on a stretcher, Tanya Turanova, Vanadzor, 2023. Cost 50$ . Сиеста под новой картиной на фоне гор слева", 40 на 40, картон, масло, на подрамнике, Таня Туранова, Ванадзор, 2023. Стоимость 50$.

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Loadteam cities video 518 - Vanadzor - Armenia from Loadteam on Vimeo.

LCV 518 - Vanadzor - Armenia

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Gyumri – Vanadzor passenger service restarts after 13 years

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