We hired a couple of cars to drive us to the peninsula, where public transport was scarce. The driver of this Mercedes had his leg amputated below his knee, he used his crutch to press the clutch. That's OK though, he made up for his lack of his left foot with a really heavy right foot, reaching 160km/h when all the Ladas around us were struggling to go 100. When he was pulled over and the cop asked him for documents, he opened the door, showed him his left leg, and said "I'm my own document." The cop let him go, without even asking for a bribe. There is a lot of respect here for ex-soldiers who served in the Karabagh conflict. 1363x1022 01 Merc.JPG.jpg |
This nice family gave us directions at the beginning of the hike. 1363x1022 02 Armenian_hippies.JPG.jpg |
On our way back, one of the women from the nearby farm invited us to come back and stay the night if we were in the area again. 1363x1022 03 Laundry.JPG.jpg |
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We don't need a stinking trail, I see a shortcut over them hills. 1600x1200 05 Where_do_we_go_now.JPG.jpg |
The texture, colours, and smells of the meadows were fantastic. 1363x1022 06 Walking_to_meadows_2.JPG.jpg |
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We lingered for quite a while in the meadows 1363x1022 09 Lily_Sanne_Shau-Ma__Stepan.JPG.jpg |
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Ani, Marina, and their other personal photographer, Manushak 1363x1022 11 Delivery_for_Ani_and_Marina.JPG.jpg |
Relaxing and taking the scents in. 1363x1022 12 More_meadows.JPG.jpg |