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Day 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

David and I finally made our trip to join a Hiking tour in Armenia and Georgia arranged by Arara Tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yerevan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We set off on a short walking tour of the city which has been a continuously inhabited city since the 8th century making it possibly the oldest such city in the world. This is not reflected in the architecture which mostly dates from the Soviet era. We starting by going up the Cascade, a giant concrete staircase that now houses a private display of art, much of it in the form of chairs, not all of which looked comfortable. Mount Ararat was visible from the top but it was too hazy for a photograph. We passed various buildings and statues including one of Komitas<\/a>, the musician and one of the architects of modern Yerevan (the thirteenth capital of Armenia). We stopped at an arcade with some art work and then visited the National Museum where we were shown traditional jewellery, different maps of Armenia through time, and weapons, many of them ceremonial. Among the artefacts on display was a small sculpture, dating from the 15th century BC, of a chariot. The museum is being renovated so we only saw part of the collection. <\/p>\n\n\n

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