Phespirit goes to Armenia
Yerevan     May 2008

VALLEY MONASTERY

For a pilgrimage to be meritous it has to be hard. Geghard monastery sits at the end of a long valley - an arduous march in ancient times ..... but less than an hour's drive from Yerevan nowadays.

These people drove. Phespirit was driven.

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ROCK MONASTERY

Geghard monastery takes two forms: a first that is built, and a second that is hewn.

Here Phespirit gets beneath the surface, at the dim interior of an extraordinary rock-cut church. It is one of Earth's special places.

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LAKE MONASTERY

This charming building is Astvatsatsin - the second of two churches on the Sevanavank peninsula in northwest Lake Sevan.

Phespirit suggests visitors take some U.K. one-pound coins. They would be very much appreciated by the numismatist within.

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