I visited YEREVAN, Armenia - Should you too? Երևան Հայաստան
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- Hi everyone! This is episode nine of my Caucasus series in which I travel through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. As the title suggests, this video should give you valuable information on whether you should put this city on your travel list. Regardless of my comments, suggestions or views, only you can make the final decision!
In this video, I visit Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The vlog starts with a view of the city and Mount Ararat from the Cascade Complex, the main attraction in Yerevan. Legend has it that Noah's Ark is situated on Mount Ararat, which is actually located in modern Turkey, but is also a symbol of Yerevan as you can see the mountain from the city on a clear day.
The Cascade Complex, made from limestone, was constructed in the Soviet era in two parts, and one can either walk to the top or take the escalator in the Cafesjian Center for the Arts - a handy tip for lazy tourists like myself!
I talk about the history of Armenia as well as the origin of the name 'Yerevan', for which there are various theories. The general consensus amongst modern scholars appear to be that it is derived from the Erebuni Fortress and that Yerevan was established in 782 BC which makes the city older than Rome.
The name of Yerevan during Persian rule was 'Irivan', until the Russians captured Irivan and renamed it 'Erivan'. Yerevan and Armenia was also part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union - it declared independence on 28 April 1918 but the Red Army invaded again in 1920, which started the Sovietisation of Armenia.
Yerevan was a small provincial town during the Russian Empire but grew considerably in the 20th century. Its current population is just over one million. Armenia declared independence from the Soviet Union on 21 September 1991, roughly three months before the Soviet Union completely collapsed.
Yerevan is also nicknamed the 'Pink City' due to the large number of buildings made from volcanic tuff, a type of rock made from volcanic ash. Yerevan still maintains a very Soviet feel in terms of its architecture and statues that are scattered all across the city in parks and other public spaces.
In the area around the complex, there are also beautiful works of art, nice coffee shops and jazz bars. I was told people in Yerevan love coffee!
After visiting the Cascade Complex, we walk towards the center (also known as 'Kentron') and pass various parks and other green spaces, as well as the Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre located on Liberty Square (which I mistakenly later refer to as 'France Square' due to misreading my map!). I briefly mention religion and that Armenia is the oldest Christian country in the world, with the Armenian Apostolic Church as the national church in the country. I also mention Vardavar, the summer festival that takes place on the 14th Sunday after Easter and where people drench each other with water during the hot summer.
After visiting Liberty Square (which also features bumper cars!), we head to Northern Avenue, a major pedestrian avenue in the city renowned for its shopping but also luxury residential flats. We are greeted at the outset by a mascot that promotes the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan as well as large buildings that show off the luxurious side of the city. I also visit the Tashir Street Shopping Gallery, which is an underground area, and explain the meaning behind the Armenian flag, also known as the 'Armenian Tricolour'. We also see the symbolic Key of Yerevan.
We then head towards Republic Square, where I talk more about the use of volcanic tuff in the construction of the five main buildings around the square. After our brief visit here, we head to Vernissage, a flea market / open shopping area selling authentic Armenian products. I also have a street lunch here at the end of the market.
After lunch, I head back to the center and pass through Vernissage again, before walking through several streets again including Nalbandyan Street, Tumanyan Street and Abovyan Street. We also pass Saint Anna Church the nearby Yerevan State Puppet Theatre, after which I quench my thirst with a smoothie from one of the smoothie bars. We also pass the Moscow Cinema and the Yerevan Grand Hotel before walking back to the hostel along Pushkin Street, where I show my room and some of the common areas in the hostel.
Throughout the vlog, I make various observations and impressions regarding Yerevan, whilst also offering tips and advice that might be useful should you decide to visit the city. And that is the aim of this video - to help you decide whether Yerevan is the right destination for YOU!
Hope you enjoy this video! If you haven't done it yet, please hit 'LIKE' and 'SUBSCRIBE' - it really helps this channel to grow! :)
Happy exploring!
Willie
"Correction: 2:54 Yerevats means it appeared or is visible"
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I visit Armenia - and Yerevan specifically - at least twice a year and have done so since 2016, so I feel I know it pretty well by now. It is dearer to my heart than even my home country is. So much so in fact that I now feel more at home there than I do in my actual home! To maintain this deep connection when I am not there, I watch a great number of videos and vlogs of people like yourself who are visiting for the first time. That being the case, I can honestly, hands-down, say that of all those I've seen, yours is one of the best examples to everyone of how to properly research and present this incredible country to the rest of the world!
Your style is relaxed, your commentary is informed and informative - with just the right dose of humour where it's needed 😆. Thanks for showing my adopted homeland the love ♥ and respect 🙇 it deserves. You absolutely nailed it mate, bravo!
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Captain RedTie, if I could love this comment twice I would! Thank you so much for your kind and sincere feedback - you have no idea how much it means to me. I am really pleased that you enjoyed the vlog and my style of presenting. As for the research, since I've started the channel I've made a point to read up as much as I can about my destination as it really adds to the experience. You start to experience a destination in a different way and can really appreciate how a place is shaped by its history and culture, among other things. I really do hope this vlog will inspire more people to visit this incredible part of the world - your adopted homeland - and to make their own memories. Cheers for watching and supporting my channel! :)
Yerevan is the warmest city in the world ❤️💙🧡
If you mean warm in the sense of warm people, it is certainly a contender yes!
As a resident of Yerevan, who has watched lot of films about Yerevan and its people, I should say that you, as a vlogger, found the most defining aspects of Yerevan and its people. Everything is exactly as you have actually seen, shown and told in your film. Thank you very much for your professional approach. It is very well presented and extremely useful, especially for those who want to know real information about our city before deciding to see it.
What a wonderful comment to receive, thank you Jasmine! I really appreciate you checking out my content and supporting my channel. Your feedback is even more special given you are from Yerevan. I really enjoyed my time in the city and hope this video inspires others to visit this off-the-beaten-track and highly underrated destination. I have more videos about Yerevan that I will post in due course, so watch out for those too!
...especially when the country lost the 2020 war against Azerbaijan with the latter killing the Armenian people in Artsakh because of the blockade and many many bad stuff on the border and Azeris invading parts of Armenia while people in Yerevan act like nothing's happened.
@@64jasmine Your last sentence is exactly what most of the people in Armenia love to hear because to this day they don't wanna confront reality and accept the facts.
Looks like denial is a serious problem there. What's going on isn't happening in New-Zeland or in the Tonga Islands. Plus, today your Prime Minister (who was massively re-elected by about 680000 Armenians in June 2021 even though Armenia lost the 2020 war) officially announced that Artsakh is part of Azerbaijan but as far as I know nobody in your capital city started a protest wave. In the modern world, it's the 1st time that something like that is happening in a country and its people are continuing to live as if nothing's ever happened. Excuse my French but this is literally crazy.
As an American with Russian descent and CEO of a big company, I'm surprised of your strange behavior, your stoicism and your state of denial, since these elements are not the recipe for success in any way, shape or form. Nobody will help you out since it seems like you don't wanna help yourselves in the first place.
BTW I recently heard about a giant drug scandal. 3 tons of excellent quality cocaine from Ecuador to Armenia as final destination was caught in Italy, $800,000 Millions value, while another 1 ton of that same quality cocaine entered the territory of Armenia weeks ago. That makes matters even worse and clearly shows that there's big demand from people living in Armenia. Since we all know that offer occurs only when there's demand... In a country with a max local population of 2.5 Million people (not 3), low fertility rate (basically 1.5 these last years) and aging population, let alone illegal migration towards Western Europe and the US while Armenians don't need a visa to go to Russia, and without even mentioning the loss of about 5,000 young males during the 2020 September war, one can clearly be scandalized by that drug consumption. Responsibility is lacking.
Talking about reality doesn't mean we're talking about politics. And lastly, let me remind you that if there's freedom of speech in the US, the same goes for Armenia. Indeed, my previous comment deals about facts and it's a good thing for everyone to see so they know the context while watching the video. As to the comment you're reading right now, people will have a deeper knowledge and will watch the video with a better understanding, "especially for those who want to know real information about Yerevan before deciding to see it", since the TH-cam comment part is exactly the right place to talk about this matter as well. Therefore you are not allowed to say to people what to do or not to do, what to say or not to say.
Good luck anyway
@@alexmale2274 First of all, pashinyan is not my prime minister and has never been, please be respectful to someone you don't know. Second, you have clearly pointed your arrows to the wrong target and at the wrong address, if not on purpose. And thirdly, if you feel so sorry for Armenia and Armenians, try to use the information you have about us and our country for positive purposes, but not to teach lessons to people you don't even know.
@@64jasmine Given the fact that people in Armenia generally don't want to accept reality, I wasn't expecting a respecful comment from you.
Firstly, since you live in Armenia you're most likely to have Armenian citizenship giving you the right and duty to vote for a potential leader. Therefore, the current Prime Minister of the RA is also your Prime Minister whether you want it or not. Thus, one can understand that my previous comment had nothing to do with respecting someone I don't know. Reacting with your emotions is one thing, accepting simple facts are something else.
Secondly, talking about negative facts in your country doesn't mean you're 'pointing arrows'. It's not right to feel attacked when nobody even attempted to do so, let alone though about that whatsoever. To made it clear, don't feel like you're a target when nobody was even noticing.
Lastly, talking about a country doesn't mean you only have to talk about good things, pleasant things or stuff you wanna hear. Responsibility involves hearing everything that's true, whether you like it or not, whether it makes you feel pride or shame, etc... Don't blame people for talking about facts. And if we don't know each other, then why did you reply to my previous comment? (...)
BTW, Arno Babajanyan's 'Poem' for piano and 'Heroic Ballad' for piano and orchestra are masterpieces. Most of young people in Armenia have never heard about 'Poem' and would not spend 5 minutes listening to that great work if they had the opportunity. Sadly, I also know that a lot of people in Armenia don't know and would even despise Babajanyan, especially young people, just because it's 'classical music', while classical music is no joke and requires great mental and physical skills. Most of the young people in Armenia don't even care about their music genius Komitas. Why would they learn about his life, about the way he purified Armenian music which was revolutionary and why would they even try to understand Komitas' state of mind after the 1915 genocide?
You didn't try to make the world know about such genius people, why? I'm also thinking about another genius named Aram Khachaturyan... what would these great musicians have thought about the current population of Armenia if they had seen Armenia now?
People in Armenia generally don't accept their culture, because there's no pride to be Armenian, even if you think you're proud. What is pride for Armenians if a lot of a people listens to Turkish-influenced music and can't even imagine weddings without that kind of music? You despise pure Armenian music and worship Armenian singers who sing using Turkish elements... You despise your own culture, you're more European than European people, you're in the process of losing your country and you act like all is fine, you don't 'talk about politics' as an excuse when all the bad stuff that's happening right now has nothing to do with politics. Armenia became independent in 1991 but millions of Armenians left there own country, are you kidding me? And whenever someone talks about things you don't wanna face, you attack them by telling bullshit.
You don't love yourselves obviously, but you have the obligation to accept the facts people tell you.
PS: 1 day has passed since your Prime Minister officially announced that Artsakh is part of Azerbaijan, but today nobody went out in the streets of Yerevan to start a wave of protest.
A brave soldier named Monte Melkonyan once said during the early 90's Artsakh war: 'If we lose Artsakh, we'll turn the last page of the history of Armenia'. You all have heard about that, still nobody's giving a shit...
Thank you for making such a interesting video about Armenia!😃🇦🇲🇦🇲👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you very much Sofia! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
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@@cugulixTurkified iranian
Greetings from London. Very interesting and informative…Keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy rest of your adventures in Armenia.
You reminded me it’s been ages since I’ve been to Portobello Market - will plan to go very soon.
Cheers RZ! Really appreciate your feedback and support for my channel! Treat yourself to a day exploring those markets I say :)
I'm realising now that presentation is key when it comes to travel vlogs! I've watched Yerevan vlogs before, and have always dismissed it as somewhere that really didn't appeal to me. I always got the impression that it's a very "concrete and utilitarian" city with little of interest. Thanks for proving those other vloggers wrong! They also tend to visit such places with absolutely no research beforehand. Your research and commentary is so valuable.
It's funny you should mention the dress sense. I have a friend from Armenia who moved to the UK with her family when she was in her mid-teens. I met several of her family members when I was younger, and it always struck me how smartly-dressed and groomed they were! It's obviously a "thing". 😊
Glad Spoony is doing well!
Cheers Andy! Delighted to hear your feedback re presentation and taking the informative approach. Before doing travel vlogs, I always visited places without doing a lot of research, but my approach has now taken a 180 degree turn. The research before going to places is almost my favourite part of travelling now (with sorting out the logistics a close second). You experience and notice so much more about a city if you arm yourself with information and key facts beforehand.
As for the dress-sense of the Armenians, it is definitely something that will stick with me. They are obviously a proud nation and take care of themselves.
Hope this series inspires you to visit this part of the world sometime :)
Yerevan, but especially Armenia whole has one of the oldest structures in the world. Yerevan is a mix of old and modern. Yerevan is modern while for historical sights, tourists visit various parts of the country as there are tons of tours all around to pick from.
What is the name of your accommodation and did they have fast WiFi?
@@georgeharalambous261 Envoy Hostel and yes wifi was good
Have to add a comment here Willie, about Yerevan the capital of Armenia. The Cascade complex is something to see. . .spectacular artwork and views of the city. Another enjoyable walk. Thank you, Kiwi from Virginia
Hi Swanoaks! Yes, it is very impressive. Wish I knew more about the monuments and carvings in the complex itself, but hopefully some of the locals can help us out further. A very interesting history in this part of the world. Thanks for all your comments and support!
Hands down the best video I've found prior to visiting Yerevan, Armenia. I'm very much so looking forward to my trip. I'm absolutely ecstatic!!! Thanks, also a fellow Virginian...!
Nice video! Lovely country!
Thank you Seif! Really interesting place to visit :)
Thank you Willie, for awakening warm memories.... You present and comment on Yerevan, its history and Armenians in a wonderful, complete, detailed, correct and very interesting way. If you have time, I would recommend you to visit the Degher Monastery in Kotayk region, which is not far from Yetevan. Greece and Armenia are to Christian sister countries, there are many wonderful churches and monasteries in both countries. I have been too many churches in both countries, but I had such touching and heart-wrenching impressions that I worshiped in Degher Monastery.....it is simply incomparable you feel the breath of God, as if God is praying with you next to you......
You are most welcome Yana! Thank you for taking the time to watch my content and for leaving this wonderful comment. After my visit I really do rate Yerevan very highly, and hope that others are now motivated to go and see this historic yet cosmopolitan city. Thank you very much for those suggestions too, they sound fantastic! I had a wonderful time visiting Geghard and Sevanavank and I can tell that Armenians are very proud of their monasteries.
Είμαι Αρμένιος, μένω Κύπρο, έχω έναν φίλο εδώ, τον λένε Δημήτρη Ασλανίδη, ο πατέρας του, ο Στέλιος από την Αρμενία, μένει τώρα στη Θεσσαλονίκη! Ίσως είστε συγγενείς;
SO beautiful - Blessings and all the best to the ancient country - loved by so many in the world.
A great place indeed! Thanks for watching my videos :)
💞🌞💞The view of Ararat from armenia is stunning. Sometimes on a hazy days it is hard to see the mountain, but on a clear day it hovers so hugely over the city that its hard to imagine it being obsecured at all. Ararat is a beautiful geological wonder. 💞🌞💞
I was very lucky with the great weather on this day; very grateful that I could see Mount Ararat on a clear day ;)
Thank you Willie ❤🙏 You are a very positive and kind guy. It was very interesting job.. Good luck ..💗💗💗🌼
What a nice message to receive Nancy! Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed the video and cheers for the support :)
Thanks for your video! I appreciate your style and sense of humour. After this movie I am looking forward to my trip to Erevan!
Thank you very much my friend :) Appreciate your support for my channel and I wish you all the best for your trip to beautiful Yerevan!
Brilliant🤩
Cheers Liana, appreciate it! :)
Thank you for explaining everything about Yerevan ❤🇦🇲🫶🏻
Thank you for watching and supporting my channel!
Hello and thanks for your such a unique video, Yerevan amazing 👏 ❤
Thank you Albrecht! Glad you enjoyed my vlog!
Hello from California and welcome to beautiful Armenia , we enjoy all your episodes from Armenia and Armenian always like to hear about there country from foreigners, and it’s good to hear - and + from Armenia so we cane fix the problems , thanks a lot for all vlogers who showings Armenia 🇦🇲 to the world , so we love all visitors from around the world 🌎
Thanks for your nice message Aida! It is wonderful to hear such great feedback from Armenians and the Armenian diaspora. I really enjoyed my stay in this beautiful country. And of course you are right - we need to show the beauty of this country to others!
A big thank you from New Zealand, a fantastic video of beautiful Yerevan.
Thank you for your kind words and for watching my videos! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Very Good!!🇦🇲😃👍
Thank you Anush! Cheers for watching!
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Appreciate your comment! :)
Thank you very nice video!
You are most welcome Zareh! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
Thank you
You are welcome! Thanks for supporting my channel!
Super thank you👏
Cheers for watching and commenting! Really value your support :)
“Future Lover” is the name of Armenia’s Eurovision entry song of 2023. The artist name is Brunett, Elen Yeremyan, and Armenia ranked 14 out of about 40 entries. It is a very professional, modern song. Armenia won junior Eurovision a couple of years ago and Armenia’s song for last year has been the second most downloaded Eurovision song ever. The sign may have been put up in celebration of the entry, or it may have existed, and the songwriter wrote it as a sweet note. Armenian love songs often have that flavor of bittersweet yearning for your true love. 18:26
Wow Ten Ten, that is so interesting! I wonder what the history behind the sign is then. As you ask, was it put up before Eurovision and at what point? Maybe someone else can help us out. Cheers for watching and engaging!
@@willieexplore yes, I’m not sure when the sign was put up, but there are other signs in Armenia like that I believe. Like wishing places, I believe the symphony of stones is also a wishing place for love. I will look forward to someone responding as well to see when the sign was put up in the city. As a diasporan Armenian, thank you for honoring my country.
@@TenTenJ you are most welcome! Thank you for watching my videos and engaging :)
@@willieexploreit surely wasn't there back in july.
Wow,Will,how much you know about Yerevan! good job!Good luck!
Thank you for your nice message Armen! I did a lot of reading before this trip; such an interesting history. Cheers for watching my videos and supporting my channel!
Armenia😍😍😍thank you
Thank you for watching and the encouragement! :)
bravoooo
Thanks for watching! :)
Enjoyable video again, Willie, showing us another beautiful town. The architecture really is stunning and the market looked like a treasure trove. I am guessing you probably know more about Armenia than the Kardashians do😂
Haha thanks Sheila! Don't know about your last sentence but I do enjoy learning and reading up about new places. Yerevan is such an interesting city to explore and knowing more about its history adds to the experience. Cheers as always!
Thank you for this video. I’m outside my country since 10 years and these kind of videos give me life!!!
You are most welcome! Appreciate your support and that you took the time to leave a comment. I know the feeling of living outside of one's home country - I've been away from home since 2006. It almost makes you more patriotic and passionate about where you come from!
Beautiful, gistoric, safe and inspiring, love it
Thank you so much! Appreciate you checking out my channel!
They call NYC the city that never sleeps when pretty much everything is closed after 11pm. Now if you go out in Yerevan 2am in the morning, most of the bars and restaurants would still be open. It really never sleeps.
A wonderful city to visit and explore. I was surprised at how cosmopolitan and lively it is!
What an amazing video. I am so impressed with you taking the time to learn the history of Armenia. I absolutely loved your video! Thank you! ❤
Really appreciate your comment! I loved reading up about Armenia, such an interesting country! And I loved Yerevan. Thanks for checking out my videos and supporting my channel :)
Thanks for the lovely video about my Homeland )) Your history on Armenia, your remarks are very interesting, very deep, you even called flag colours with "apricot", this is really deep. Kardashian took after Armenians, looking good even at buying bread is indeed a "thing" for us )) A small addition at "Yerevan adopted Ararat as its symbol". Noah's Arc landed on Ararat Mt in Armenia according to Bible, Western Armenia was occupied by Turks only in 11 century. I am trying to figure out your accent, could it be Afrikaans? Also T-shirt is of colour of SpringBoks?
OMG, I got to the very end and I see you showed SA on the map!! My husband is Afrikaans speaking and I am Armenian from Yerevan )) But you also said "loo" which is very British for toilet and you don't have very clear Afrikaans accent, so my guess is you are Afrikaaner living in the UK or you are British living in SA ))
Bari luys! Thank you so much for checking out my content and for your interesting comment / additional context about Armenia, it is much appreciated! Haha yes, I'm an Afrikaans speaker from South Africa, and it is indeed a Springbok rugby jersey :) I live in England now so I might have adopted a few of the British slang words and lost a bit of my accent, which was really raw when I first landed at Gatwick! I really love the Armenian flag and, of course, particularly the apricot bit and the meaning behind it. What a wonderful proud country you are!
Greetings from Perth , Western Australia , the capital city of South Africans in Australia :) I wish people in hostel had recommended you to start your tour from the viewing platform above the Cascad ! There you can find a monument to the 50th anniversary of Soviet Armenia . From the platform you also get a great view of the city as well one can observe mountain Aragatz which is the highest in Armenia . I studied and lived in Yerevan from 1999 to 2005 and stayed in Student Campus " Zeytoon " which is another 20 minute walking distance from the viewing platform . When i was on tight budget i would walk down to Uni for 40 m and walk up back for another hour . I was not alone doing that but some other mates studying in Unis in downtown and the conservatorium named after great armenian musician Komitas who's statue you showed and called it soviet monument. Thanks for your video .Sweet memories !
Hello Vardan! Haha Perth is indeed full of South Africans - I have a few friends who live there but I've not been to Australia myself. Not yet at least! To be honest, even if they did recommend me going to the top of the Cascade, I was happy with the view I had and was maybe a bit lazy to climb to the top as well ;) But I hear what you say about the view. There is also the sense of satisfaction and euphoric feeling one gets when getting to the top of any city, so I would totally recommend that. When I did the Essential Armenia tour as shown in my other Armenia video, we drove past Aragatz. Thank you for sharing your memories as a student in this incredible city. It must have been a great place to study. Appreciate you checking out my videos / channel!
Nice
Thanks! :)
My daughter and my mom were in your video while they were visiting vernissage! 😂
Oh wow Sergey! Haha hopefully this is a nice memory for you and them :)
Yerevan and the whole armenia is such a great escape from working at UAE, such a charming place I would never want to leave
I've only seen a few parts of Armenia and in a few days, but it really made a big impression on me! I'd love to return one day myself :)
Willie be back, you are absolutely the top vlogger!! Just a small correction Yerevats which you pronounced really well means "I have seen it" or "it is visible" or saying finally it is visible.
Thanks for the encouragement my friend! Really appreciate it :) I really hope to be back to beautiful Armenia - maybe for a Vardavar! As for the correction, I've already highlighted it in the video description as others have mentioned it too. But many thanks for pointing it out!
Also next time you can visit Seasons park in Mashtos Street , Saryan street wich is our street of art and cafes. You’re welcomed here in Armenia 🇦🇲❤️.
Thanks for the suggestions and kind words my friend!
👍amazing
Thank you! :)
cool video!
Thank you very much! :)
very detailed vlog, enjoyed it a lot, visiting Yerevan in a few days and have booked at the same hostel!
Hi! Cheers a lot for checking out my content and your feedback! And have a wonderful time in Yerevan, hope you enjoy the city and the hostel!
you have such a kind and cool vibe :) and you're right, Yerevan is all about taking your time, slowing down, and being present )) no need to rush.. we all hasten slowly, as one of our old kings commanded haha
That is great advice V M - definitely don't rush in Yerevan! Enjoy the (surprisingly) relaxing pace in the city and feel the atmosphere. Thanks for taking the time to watch my videos!
Thanks for visiting Willie - glad you liked Armenia!
Thanks for watching! Appreciate it
Interesting and very informative vlogs. Amazing views around the city. Really looking fwd to visiting Armenia. Do you think July would be a good month to visit Armenia?
Thank you very much Kabeer, glad you enjoy my vlogs! Yerevan really is a great place to explore. As for July, I think it will be very hot but also very beautiful :)
Its refreshing to see a vlogger take an actual interest in a country/cities history. I actually learned a few things myself which i had no idea about. Adds so much more of a connection to a place and its people.
You should have definitely continued all the way up to the top at cascade. There is a vantage point a few minutes away from where the stairs end. The view you get from there is breathtaking.
Vartivar is something very special. You can make dozens of friends in a single day and no one is safe from getting splashed. Hell, after i had dried up and was headed back to my place i got blasted by squirt guns while in a taxi, wonderful memories haha
Vernissage gets really busy at around 3 pm in sping and summer, especially during the weekend.
All in all it was wonderful to see you retrace the footpaths ive crossed myself during my visits. Thanks for the refresher course.
Thanks for all these valuable comments and insights! As for getting to the top, yes a missed opportunity but I needed a lot of energy that day on a tough day of vlogging!
Great video especially the scenes I just completed watching it thanks!
Cheers Simon! Delighted to hear you enjoyed it my friend :)
💞🌞💞 Erevan is 2804 years old.
"Erebuni - Yerevan" is the birthday of capital of Armenia, which is celebrated every year in October. The celebration has been held since 1968 and it accompanied by the variety of events and festive fireworks. 💞🌞💞
What a wonderful city! Thanks for providing this additional information :)
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Thanks for the support my friend :)
@@willieexplore welcome to Armenia, good mood to you: 😉
your pronunciation is pretty good mate!
Thank you malachi! Definitely some interesting street names in this part of the world. Appreciate your support :)
Wow Yerevan
Cheers for watching! :)
Great video, Willie. I loved it!
a quick question, please; did you buy the Yerevan card ?
Hi there, Hady! Glad you enjoyed the video! I didn't buy the Yerevan card, no.
Thanks for this video. One slight correction: “yerevats” means “it’s visible” or “now we can see it” :)
Thanks for watching! Yes, I'm sure my Armenian needs some work :) Also not very impressed with the source I consulted, as the translation it showed is clearly not accurate enough. It did, however, state that Noah was happy the waters receded (as in "that" happened) and that he could now see Yerevan. Appreciate your support for the channel!
Mount Ararat belonged to Armenia
Turk invaded and occupy now
Let's keep the politics out and just enjoy the beautiful city :)
@@ruabossy4700 😂
Interesting. The clothing and rugs are so beautiful. Traveling is Fanta-stick...lol! There's only two ways to get unraveled. One is to dream, the other is travel.
Love the way people dress and take care of themselves in Armenia! And yes, what a brilliant slogan with the Fanta can in the hostel I stayed at :)
Neat, I saw those little scooters all over Iceland too. Must be a popular thing in Europe. Have you ever used one? I'm curious how fast they can go.
Looking at Google maps, I noticed a few areas in Armenia that are exclaves of Azerbaijan (and vice versa). I wonder if crossing the exclave borders are a little easier than the mainland. Hopefully for the sake of the people who live there they are. :)
Hi Landshark, yes those scooters are certainly very popular in the Caucasus. I've never used one though but they do look like fun! A bit more tricky with a vlogging camera in one hand I guess...
I know very little about those disputed exclaves you mentioned, but I do know the politics in this part of the world is complex. One will certainly get questioned about any visit in the respective mainlands.
@@willieexplore There are no exclaves in reality. They are absorbed and controlled by the country they are in. So no border or anything like that. :)
@@mnazaryan6032 that is very interesting! Maybe one day I can visit but at the moment it is a bit tricky for foreigners such as myself to get there. Such a lot of world to see!
@@willieexplore yeah, they’re not worth visiting. Just a few old villages.
Repuplic square of Yerevan has five buildings. One, as you nentioned in your video, is government's residence, second one, in center and in front of fountains, is History museum of Armenia and national gallery of arts. One close to the goverment building is postal service building, but in that building we have also branch of banks, another pink building is hotel Armenia Mariot, and last building situated right from museum of history of Armenia is the former building of Ministry of foreign affairs of RA.
Thank you very much for explaining this additional detail regarding the Republic Square buildings! And cheers for checking out my content, much appreciated :)
Hi there, which hostel you stayed at. Does it have its own private T/B. What about breakfast. Is the place near city center too. Thank you. Liked your video. 🎉🎉🎉
Hi there! I stayed at Envoy Hostel in Pushkin street. The room I stayed at has its own private bathroom, which I also show in the video. There are dormitories with shared bathrooms. Unfortunately they don't serve breakfast but there is a common area with a kitchen and a fridge, and free tea & coffee. I believe they do have a deal with one of the restaurants nearby where you can get 10% off if you say you're staying at the hostel. The hostel has a very good location. Thanks for checking out my content and supporting my channel!
@@willieexplore thank you so much, youve been a big help. im actually visiting Armenia this June. ☺
@@ralen4475 safe travels! I hope you have a fantastic time in this incredible city! I have more videos of Yerevan coming soon so hopefully those provide further insights as well :)
@@willieexplore youre welcome. im looking forward your upcoming videos ☺☺☺
Greetings from Canada. Do you mind sharing the name of the hostel you stayed in Yerevan? Did you like your hostel? Great videos. Thank you.
Hi! Thanks for watching and your kind words. I stayed at Envoy Hostel. Are you planning a trip there? You won't be disappointed!
Greetings. Yes, I am planning a trip to Armenia. I thank you very much for your time and consideration . @willieexplore
@@dcanadian000 cheers for watching! Hope you a wonderful time in Armenia!
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Beautiful place!
What is the name of your hostel in Yerevan? Great video, muchas gracias.
Hi! I stayed at the Envoy Hostel. Appreciate your support for my channel!
Nice and ancient country.
Thanks for watching! Check out my other Armenia videos too if you haven't already!
Willie nog n uitstekende program!!
Dankie Tosca, definitief een van my gunsteling stede hierdie!
Oh, the thing you are showing at 4.40 is a Sun clock. You can tell the time by this clock :)
Ahh right! Thanks for mentioning this!
Armenia is very organize and historically attractive like in North macedonia and kosovo.. strange that I can see similarities in architecture as well and city layouts
Now that you mention it, I can certainly see similarities too. Yerevan is definitely a very organised city and lovely to explore
I was in North Macedonia and Kosovo for two years! I do agree there are many similarities between Skopje and Armenian cities. But totally disagree about Kosovo. Kosovo has very turkish vibes to me.
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Thanks for watching and supporting my channel! :)
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Thanks! :)
Great report, mate....are you South African by any chance? ;)
Cheers Robert, I really appreciate it! Yes I am :)
@@willieexplore Hahahaha! Wonderful....I just knew it! fantastic, cheers, I am Armenian myself and have been to SA 7 times! at the moment self-studying Afrikaans as well, THAT much I love SA! Baie dankie and bless you again for your excellent story!
@@1lavrentiberia jy is welkom my vriend! Haha that is fantastic that you're studying Afrikaans and have been to South Africa so many times! Where have you been in SA? I have to say the Armenian language looks so unique and interesting, maybe I should learn a few words before my next visit (I think I need to go back to your beautiful country and explore more at some point). Really glad you're enjoying my videos and thanks for the encouragement!
@@willieexplore if you need any help in Armenian, just ask, ek is vertaler ;) I've been to so many places....repeating these places every time! Kaapstad, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Langebaan, Paternoster, Tulbagh, Riebeeck-Kasteel, Franschoek, Ceres, Hermanus, Caledon, Greyton, Montagu, Swellendam, Barrydale, Oudshoorn, Calitzdorp, Knysna, Joubertina, De Rust, Bloemfontein, Bergville, Fouriesberg, Ladybrand, Graaff-Reinet, Nieu-Bethesda en baie meer plekke…ongelooflik pragtig…en die kos is baie lekker…Waterblommetjiesbredie met voelstuisvleis..oh oh ohhhh! die volgende keer ek wil na Noordkaap, Springbok en en en ….. ;) tot siens in SA
@@1lavrentiberia jou Afrikaans is uitstekend! Those are some incredible places you've been to. I strongly recommend going to the Kalahari in the Northern Cape with its red sand dunes. You can get to Springbok on the N7 from Cape Town and even drive onwards to Namibia, but don't underestimate the R27 including Calvinia-Brandvlei-Kenhardt...wide open spaces and huge distances between the towns. Amazing that a South African and Armenian can converse about each other's countries - that is what makes social media special!
Did you went vernisaj ?
Yes I did, and in this vlog :)
How many days would you recommend in Yerevan?
Hi Madein, I stayed in Yerevan for three nights but could easily have stayed for more. It depends on what you want to do really. If you want to see the main sights I think two days are sufficient. However, if you want more cultural experiences (eg. visiting museums, Puppet Theatre etc.) and drift off the beaten track, you could do with more time. Hope this helps!
THERE ARE PLACES MORE THAN 10000 YEARS AGO.
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Thanks for watching!
Actually the word yerevatz would mean "it appeared". That would make more sense as something to say when land appeared and the waters receded.
Cheers, if you read the description you'll note the correction was already there ;)
Tell me Please 🙏🙏 which city is better yerevan or baku ❤
Wow what a question! They are both fantastic in my view fifi. Ultimately they are both very different. In Baku, you have the modern skyscrapers and Parisian-style buildings, and in Yerevan you have the wonderful volcanic tuff buildings and marvelous Cascade complex in Yerevan. I felt relaxed in both cities, probably more so in Yerevan because it is smaller. Both cities are incredibly clean and there are lots of green spaces. I'd pick both!
@@willieexplorethanks you for your answer 🙏❤️
@Racer 👍❤️😍i would like visit both cities and you informed me well thks 😍
ARMENIA IS OLD CIVILIZATION.
💞🌞💞Kardashian dress well because of Armenia. Even during soviet union Armenia was famous for its fashion. 💞🌞💞
Definitely one of the first things that come to my mind my when I think of Armenia - the great dress sense!
Yerevats means It has appeared.
Yeah, see the correction in my description.
are you from Scotland, great accent? thanks for vising Armenia..
Thanks for watching my videos! I'm from South Africa :)
@@willieexplore do you also speak Afrikaans?
@@gevorgvanarmenie9788 yes as a first language
Gary Gasparov, whom you mentioned in your Azeri video is Armenian-Jewish. In case you were not aware...
Yes indeed. Thanks for watching my videos!
Don’t forget Dan Bilzerian when talking about the Kardashians. 😉
Never heard of Dan but now I have!
You're a funny guy Willie. Actually Noah's ark is most definitely there, I have pictures on my phone. What kind of accent do you have? It sounds kind of Australian but it's not.
Ok south african
The ark is definitely there
Барев дзес
A bit lost in translation there, but thanks for checking out my videos!
@Arek ahh right! Thanks for translating :)
Yerevan’s means It has shown.
Again, see the correction in my description that was already there.
Sadly yerevans old city was destroyed many times which is why it has so many modern buildings
Definitely an eclectic mix of architecture!
Will you visit Türkiye too
Hi! I visited Istanbul in 2009 but haven't seen any other places in Turkey, so yes it is very much on my list :)
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Thanks for watching!
Subscribed. Great video.
That is wonderful! Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it! Glad you liked the video :)
I'm planing coming in Armenia. I'm looking for some Armenian friend who can speak English and who can help me.
Hope you have a great stay in Armenia! Thanks for watching my videos
If it's a older than Rome why we can't see ancient monuments we see in Rome. You can't find anything that refer to its oldiness, you just can't find a stone which shows the evidence of its oldiness
What exactly are you trying to say?
"according to legend"
Not legend. The Bible.
Genesis 8
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it!
@@willieexplore Thanks for your kind response. Appreciated.
here ou, die aksent is ongelooflik😁
Ek het hom nog nooit verloor nie!
@@willieexplore ek hoor😂
when u say vernisaj u sound very South African hahaha
I sound South African all the time :)
@@willieexplore haha yes but light accent but its a lovely accent
Armenia was the first one that wanted to be independent from Soviets
The three Baltic states were the first to formally break away. But certainly the independence movement in Armenia was very strong
are you married?
No but why do you ask? :)
@@willieexplore i ask becos you need to breed kids so your genius genes will survive! jaja
@@akkalange6359 I could not possibly comment!
Ahah, there are super beautiful women in Armenia.
@@vanadzorvanadzor4345 армянка для армянина, армянин - для армянки. Армянский народ против смешанных браков и ассимиляции. Не занимайся антиармянской пропагандой.
Yerevan is one of the oldest city of Azerbaijan. TheTruth first name was Revan. Was builded at 17 century from by Revan Khan who nation was Turk from Azerbaijan. At 19 century according to a treaty between the Ottomans and Russia thousands armenians families were moved from Ottoman to Caucases and it caused to seperate Turks worlds. During the Soviet empire and after 1988 1989 years Azerbaijans people were forcibly relocated from their motherland. All muslim monuments and temples destroyed as barbarian
I'm sure there are many that will disagree with you
@@willieexplore These are not mind, These are Truth History! Althought who does not agree with me
naah visit tbilisi instead
I did, go and watch
Yerevan Azerbsycan Qarabax azerbaycan😂
Not sure what you're trying to say but thanks for watching my videos
@@willieexploreazerbaijanis being delusional as always))
Очень красиво 😍 и интересно , удачи и добра вам в Армении ❤❤❤
Appreciate the support! Thank you! :)
nr 4 its the Mariott i use to work there
Nice!
երևան երևաց-ից չէ , և մեր գիդերը չպետք է տարածեն այս կեղծ լեգենդները։ Ոչ էլ Նոյի լեզվի մասին որևէ խոսք կա թե այն ժամանակակից հայերենն է եղել😊
En waar is jou bewyse van hierdie stelling?