Previous to your visit I did not know how ancient the Armenian culture was....super interesting and I'm looking forward to learning more about Armenian history on my own. Спасибо за видео 🙋♂️.
Geghard Monastery is different from the Western Gothic design but the thing they share in common is the light which bathes them. When you step inside it, you have the feeling like you’re in the presence of God. This is the nearest thing to heaven we’ll experience in this mortal life. You never forget the impact the place has upon you when you depart just as you do when you enter its precincts. That does stand out about Armenia.
This is really nothing . Armenia was three times bigger and used to have one of the most beautiful city in the world if not the most; that is the city of Ani now in Turkey ( called city of 1001 churches ) which was their old capital and was one of the biggest cities in the world. Armenian architecture is what contributed to the development of Gothic and Romanesque structures. Ani cathedral is a perfect example. The reason why you don't hear about Armenia mentioned in archeology nor their history was because of the genocide of 1915, and ever since then everything about Armenia has been downplayed
Hi Alina! Thanks for this wonderful well-crafted video capturing some of the jewels of ancient Armenia! Beautiful and captivating scenery augmented by well-informed content. The Temple of Garni is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union! The Geghard Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is uniquely special and awesome! It was also nice to meet your friend Gagik. Thanks Gagik, for helping to make a splendid video even better! I very much look forward to my next indulgences with fabulous Armenian cuisine! Alina, I’m excited about your forthcoming explorations of other amazing cultural-historical sites in Armenia!
Beautiful, thanks Alina. Now Armenia will go on my list for sure, I knew almost nothing about Armenia before I just met some Armenian people here in London and in Russia and I thought they were very nice and that was about it and I still have this goal to visit every former Soviet countries and I still need to research more.
Fantastic video, especially the editing. I had no idea that Armenia had such beautiful ancient temples and monasteries prior to watching this. Seeing large crowds is definitely a cherry on top. Big thanks to Gagik for his local insight!
WOW ! Unbelievable that some of the temples still standing after years and years I enjoy the history behind the European countries much to learn.. enjoy your stay Alina in Armenia 🕊
Armenia is so beautiful and ancient country , and it is amazing and I hope to go and visit their one day, thanks for your all interesting video,s Alina , your are a wonderful video,s making and present it. Thank you so much.
I love your video, it's inspiring, beautiful and put me in a good mood. Your video has the effect of igniting the wanderlust inside us, inspiring us, and encouraging us to start doing something new with our lives. That is why I decided to write this......
The Geghard monastery was so cool to see. The reverence was evident in the video and can only imagine what it would be like to be there. Thank you Alina for sharing this amazing place with us. Looking forward to your next video and destination in Armenia.
Awesome monastery.truly amazing.not surprised it's a UNESCO heritage site.nice scenery from the restaurant food looks nice too.Armenia looks full of surprises.
Many years ago I saw the Atom Egoyan film "Calendar", and it made a big impression on me. I like his films anyway, but this film had the added bonus of beautiful shots of old Armenian churches (and a pagan temple 😊) set amongst wild and remote landscapes. And two months of the calendar are right here! This is what I was really hoping to see when I found out you were going to Armenia, and you've done a brilliant job. I still want to go and see it for myself though! You even included a free Russian lesson, I am completely spoiled today 😊
Barev Alina, superb to see more around Armenia with you´re eyes. It´s such an unkown and special, positive country with lot`s of nice people around. Good, well done work. Take care and stay safe, always.
love how you travel to places everyone knows about but never consider visiting. makes all these names on maps really come alive. thanks and now even more new adventure.
This is a very impressive day trip. I didn't know much about Armenia other than it existed as an entity for a long time. The temple is something I never expected to be so well preserved. Geghard Monastery may have started as a hidden church but at some point go big or go home definitely took hold. It is simply spectacular and the aerial shots show the scope of the complex. This was a great taste of history and your meal looked восхитительный. Have a good one.
It's actually amazing just how many great day trips can be done right out of Yerevan. It isn't a huge country obviously, but so much can be seen within a 2hr radius of the capital :)
Wow...Absolutely AMAZING video! Such a pleasure to watch!👌Great exposure to Armenian delicious cousine, people & ancient history. The pagan Greco-Roman temple and the Christian monastery were such lovely sites. The monastery was carved in the stone, just like Petra in Jordan, absolutely incredible. Shout-out to Gagik for being such a likeable person & a great tour guide. He reminds me of Gagik Melikyan, a famous Armenian professor from CSUN where I got my MS in Chemistry in 2010. CSUN still has the biggest Armenian student population in the USA. I graduated from professor Thomas Minehan's research group. Thank you Alina, your channel truly is a GREAT WATCH.
Oh, you're so beautiful inside and out. And you've become one of my favourite travel bloggers on TH-cam. People like you are the flowers that add colors, fragrance and freshness in life. I'm from Artsakh. It's sad that it's difficult to visit our part, but rest assured that you already have one of your main supporters. Everything that you do makes indeed a difference in somebody's life. Thank you! Looking forward to your new videos.
That was awesome! To visit and actually go inside of buildings that are this old has to be a once in a lifetime experience. The history you presented here covers a lot more than anyone can learn in a history book, I vaguely remember a little in High School history and you covered a lot of things many do not know about. Thanks, Alina!
Great video. I've been there and I've seen all those wonderful sites as a child something like 40 years ago :)) Thank You very much for bringing me back to Armenia.
Beautiful. Simply beautiful. Watching your videos give me an urge to travel again, but because of the pretty high rate of pandemic in my hometown, I can't. 😭
Hi Alina from Armenia thanks for visiting Armenia and make amazing videos!!!😘/ Привет, Алина из Армении, спасибо, что посетила Армению и снимаешь потрясающие видео!!!😘
Simply enchanting!! The sights of both, the pagan Temple and the Geghard Monastery are breathtaking. While architecturally spectacular, the monastery inspires intimacy, modesty and serenity. Just beautiful. But let me say I also enjoyed the more 'trivial' parts of the video, such as the street vendors, the food (looked so delicious!!) and the ride!! Big 'thumbs up' to the great guide, too! Loved the part when you switched to Russian over food :) Alina, your effort to show us the amazing historic and cultural heritage is considerable, but please when you can, don't forget to take a stroll around the local "rynok" and such! Just a suggestion :) THANK YOU for taking us with you!! :-*
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TRANSLATION TITLES make your cinematography and video creativity into an amazing journey for the interested viewer! Keep up the great work, because of your more than good enough efforts; and these are the keys of your success!
THANKS ALINA…I enjoy each and every new vlog…HAPPY CANADA DAY FROM WETASKIWIN WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS 35 degrees…🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦…
Привет Алина, очень качественно все снято, красивые кадры, красивая природа, древние удивительные храмы, исторические памятники и всё это снимает очень красивая,приятная и позитивная девушка. Я не мог не подписаться. Спасибо за видео.
Hello, Alina. When you were in Garni, you had to go down into the gorge and see the "Symphony of Stones" It is very beautiful. It's breathtaking. I don't know why Garik didn't tell you. If you are still in Armenia, I advise you to go further south and see Tatev, Noravank Monastery, Khendzoresk. You can watch reviews of these places on my channel.
Oh my God, you have to try quince jam, make sure it has the whole pieces inside. It is an Armenian delicacy, it’s called sergeveleek anoush. Also, walnut preserves, “ungooyzee anoush.” & Also make sure the whole pieces are in there. The texture on this is phenomenal.
Hello Alina! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a marvelous fantastic day! This is really a beautiful super magnificent video! Misha did a fantastic job editing! 😁👍❤️🇦🇲📹👏💯🥇🌟 Wow! The Pagan Temple of Garni and Geghard Monastery looks amazing! I really like the ancient architecture it’s truly outstanding! I never knew that Armenia has magnificent ancient temples and monasteries. The food looks absolutely delicious from the restaurant. I would definitely like to visit Armenia one day, it’s truly a amazing country! Thank you so much Alina to share with us your wonderful fantastic travel adventures around the world. You are the best and greatest world traveler adventurer! 😁👍📹✈️🌎🥇💯🌟 I wish you Alina a wonderful beautiful glorious blessed day. Take care and be safe Alina. Have a marvelous time in Armenia! 😊🙏❤️👋🇦🇲👍🌟
I did not know Armenia has such a long history. There seems to be a truly nice and picturesque😁 I would love to be there when I have a chance in a future. Foods also looked so delicious 😋 Очень Хорошо🙌
Добрый день. Очень, очень вкусна снято все еда незнаю не пробовал но верю Алина, а почему не спустились у Гарни ущелье Симфония камней всё такие природа лучший художник, архитектор чем человек. Спасибо ещё раз и подписан ваш канал.
I have an Armenian colleague and she is lovely, she always used to bring chocolate coated dried fruits and wine before Covid when we were working from the office
Hello from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 to our Armenian brothers !
This world is so Beautiful!!!
Wow this looks so interesting! Underrated country
Previous to your visit I did not know how ancient the Armenian culture was....super interesting and I'm looking forward to learning more about Armenian history on my own. Спасибо за видео 🙋♂️.
Super interesting II didn't know Armenia was so old! And the mountains- a dream!
Armenia is one of the most ancient countries/civilizations in the whole world.
Geghard Monastery is different from the Western Gothic design but the thing they share in common is the light which bathes them. When you step inside it, you have the feeling like you’re in the presence of God. This is the nearest thing to heaven we’ll experience in this mortal life. You never forget the impact the place has upon you when you depart just as you do when you enter its precincts. That does stand out about Armenia.
As a fan of architecture, a trip to Armenia is looking better and better with every video!
Armenia is beautiful country with beautiful people 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow! Never knew Armenia had structures like these, awesome!
This is really nothing . Armenia was three times bigger and used to have one of the most beautiful city in the world if not the most; that is the city of Ani now in Turkey ( called city of 1001 churches ) which was their old capital and was one of the biggest cities in the world.
Armenian architecture is what contributed to the development of Gothic and Romanesque structures. Ani cathedral is a perfect example. The reason why you don't hear about Armenia mentioned in archeology nor their history was because of the genocide of 1915, and ever since then everything about Armenia has been downplayed
Fantastic Armenia Scenery
thank you for keeping your comment section clean of bots with a certain agenda. Really appreciated
Hi Alina! Thanks for this wonderful well-crafted video capturing some of the jewels of ancient Armenia! Beautiful and captivating scenery augmented by well-informed content. The Temple of Garni is the only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded building in Armenia and the former Soviet Union! The Geghard Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is uniquely special and awesome!
It was also nice to meet your friend Gagik. Thanks Gagik, for helping to make a splendid video even better! I very much look forward to my next indulgences with fabulous Armenian cuisine! Alina, I’m excited about your forthcoming explorations of other amazing cultural-historical sites in Armenia!
Thank you! It is a very rich and varied country 🙂
Looking at ancient Armenia through your beautiful blue eyes.. TQ.
Beautiful, thanks Alina.
Now Armenia will go on my list for sure, I knew almost nothing about Armenia before I just met some Armenian people here in London and in Russia and I thought they were very nice and that was about it and I still have this goal to visit every former Soviet countries and I still need to research more.
Absolutely! The locals have been absolutely wonderful here 🙂
Thanks for arranging a private tour guide through Ancient Armenia for all of us!!!
haha you're welcome, but he's just my friend not from a tour company.
@@AlinaMcleod Well, what a helpful friend to have! 😂
Fantastic video, especially the editing. I had no idea that Armenia had such beautiful ancient temples and monasteries prior to watching this. Seeing large crowds is definitely a cherry on top. Big thanks to Gagik for his local insight!
Thanks Rahul! Misha edited this one and did an awesome job 🙂
God BLESS mother Armenia it will never be eliminated off the map! Great video by the way Alina. :)
Amen🙏⛪
WOW ! Unbelievable that some of the temples still standing after years and years I enjoy the history behind the European countries much to learn.. enjoy your stay Alina in Armenia 🕊
Thank you!
Armenia looks so beautiful - hoping to go and visit one day! Thanks for another interesting video Alina :)
Armenia is so beautiful and ancient country , and it is amazing and I hope to go and visit their one day, thanks for your all interesting video,s Alina , your are a wonderful video,s making and present it. Thank you so much.
I love your video, it's inspiring, beautiful and put me in a good mood. Your video has the effect of igniting the wanderlust inside us, inspiring us, and encouraging us to start doing something new with our lives. That is why I decided to write this......
The Geghard monastery was so cool to see. The reverence was evident in the video and can only imagine what it would be like to be there. Thank you Alina for sharing this amazing place with us. Looking forward to your next video and destination in Armenia.
Temple of Garni & Geghard Monastery are true jewels in Armenia, my fav places ❤
Alina, thank you for presenting my motherland so nicely and warmly.
Awesome monastery.truly amazing.not surprised it's a UNESCO heritage site.nice scenery from the restaurant food looks nice too.Armenia looks full of surprises.
Many years ago I saw the Atom Egoyan film "Calendar", and it made a big impression on me. I like his films anyway, but this film had the added bonus of beautiful shots of old Armenian churches (and a pagan temple 😊) set amongst wild and remote landscapes. And two months of the calendar are right here! This is what I was really hoping to see when I found out you were going to Armenia, and you've done a brilliant job. I still want to go and see it for myself though! You even included a free Russian lesson, I am completely spoiled today 😊
Wow. Armenia is a hidden gem, a well-kept secret, especially for travelers.
Wow, amazing! Love those ancient structures.
Stunning beauty and history. Who knew just outside Yerevan. As always well done Harriet and Jim from Richmond, Va.
Barev Alina, superb to see more around Armenia with you´re eyes. It´s such an unkown and special, positive country with lot`s of nice people around. Good, well done work. Take care and stay safe, always.
Thank you! It is a fascinating country with so much to offer
love how you travel to places everyone knows about but never consider visiting. makes all these names on maps really come alive. thanks and now even more new adventure.
Happy to hear it!
Hi Alina 👋 - Happy 🇨🇦 Day & thanks for showing the beauty of 🇦🇲. I am awed by the monastery !
It is truly stunning
Замечательное видео! Уникальные места для путешествия!
Спасибо 😊😊😊
This is a very impressive day trip. I didn't know much about Armenia other than it existed as an entity for a long time. The temple is something I never expected to be so well preserved. Geghard Monastery may have started as a hidden church but at some point go big or go home definitely took hold. It is simply spectacular and the aerial shots show the scope of the complex. This was a great taste of history and your meal looked восхитительный. Have a good one.
It's actually amazing just how many great day trips can be done right out of Yerevan. It isn't a huge country obviously, but so much can be seen within a 2hr radius of the capital :)
Wow, another place on my bucket list. Beautiful country! Great video!
Wow this was so interesting to watch!
Again, lunch looked stellar!
Wow...Absolutely AMAZING video! Such a pleasure to watch!👌Great exposure to Armenian delicious cousine, people & ancient history. The pagan Greco-Roman temple and the Christian monastery were such lovely sites. The monastery was carved in the stone, just like Petra in Jordan, absolutely incredible. Shout-out to Gagik for being such a likeable person & a great tour guide. He reminds me of Gagik Melikyan, a famous Armenian professor from CSUN where I got my MS in Chemistry in 2010. CSUN still has the biggest Armenian student population in the USA. I graduated from professor Thomas Minehan's research group. Thank you Alina, your channel truly is a GREAT WATCH.
That's really cool. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Alina is back doing what she is best at: discovering hidden touristic jewels!
Oh, you're so beautiful inside and out. And you've become one of my favourite travel bloggers on TH-cam. People like you are the flowers that add colors, fragrance and freshness in life. I'm from Artsakh. It's sad that it's difficult to visit our part, but rest assured that you already have one of your main supporters. Everything that you do makes indeed a difference in somebody's life. Thank you! Looking forward to your new videos.
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely stunning. You keep adding places to my list, I hope I live long enough to see it all lol. Great job as always Alina.
This was awesome!!
That was awesome! To visit and actually go inside of buildings that are this old has to be a once in a lifetime experience. The history you presented here covers a lot more than anyone can learn in a history book, I vaguely remember a little in High School history and you covered a lot of things many do not know about. Thanks, Alina!
Yes seeing it in person is definitely a whole other experience!
Great drone footage with awesome editing on this video!
Such an ancient history for Armenia.Cool, thanks Alina!#
Great video. I've been there and I've seen all those wonderful sites as a child something like 40 years ago :)) Thank You very much for bringing me back to Armenia.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful. Simply beautiful. Watching your videos give me an urge to travel again, but because of the pretty high rate of pandemic in my hometown, I can't. 😭
Hopefully travel will be open for everyone soon!
@@AlinaMcleod Hopefully so. Looking forward to explore places like you do. Stay safe & healthy out there, Alina!
So beautiful
Hi Alina from Armenia thanks for visiting Armenia and make amazing videos!!!😘/ Привет, Алина из Армении, спасибо, что посетила Армению и снимаешь потрясающие видео!!!😘
I forgot to mention before that the architecture is simply amazing! Thanks again for sharing!
All I can say is wow!
Incredibly beautiful Armenia 🇦🇲😍❤
Simply enchanting!! The sights of both, the pagan Temple and the Geghard Monastery are breathtaking. While architecturally spectacular, the monastery inspires intimacy, modesty and serenity. Just beautiful. But let me say I also enjoyed the more 'trivial' parts of the video, such as the street vendors, the food (looked so delicious!!) and the ride!! Big 'thumbs up' to the great guide, too! Loved the part when you switched to Russian over food :) Alina, your effort to show us the amazing historic and cultural heritage is considerable, but please when you can, don't forget to take a stroll around the local "rynok" and such! Just a suggestion :) THANK YOU for taking us with you!! :-*
Thank you :) Will definitely be visiting some rynoks in Armenia
Really cool place Alina!
Wonderful vlog!! I love history and learned something. Keep inspiring more people like me to travel and do what you do.
Thank you! Will do :)
просто супер! Алина профессионал
Спасибо :)
Thank you Alina. Life is good.
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TRANSLATION TITLES make your cinematography and video creativity into an amazing journey for the interested viewer! Keep up the great work, because of your more than good enough efforts; and these are the keys of your success!
Thank you very much!
THANKS ALINA…I enjoy each and every new vlog…HAPPY CANADA DAY FROM WETASKIWIN WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS 35 degrees…🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦…
Hi Alina...good night in Indonesia...You Enjoy in Armenia...Amazing...Beautiful...Thanks,.💜⚘💞
Привет Алина, очень качественно все снято, красивые кадры, красивая природа, древние удивительные храмы, исторические памятники и всё это снимает очень красивая,приятная и позитивная девушка. Я не мог не подписаться. Спасибо за видео.
Спасибо!
Wonderful location 👍🏿👍🏿😍💞
OMG Alina.. of course you had to come to Armenia a week after I left for Canada. Enjoy and safe travels.
я была Армении почти везде. Там люди, природа, кухня чудесное. Алиночка спасибо большое за показ. ❤️💙💛💯👍
The monastery looks like an amazing spot to visit. Those intricate carvings are unreal!
They sure are!
From North Kurdistan our best wishes to Armenia, Aemenian sisters and brothers. Should be a great beautiful country
Alina looks gorgeous ❤ as always
Keep up the good work 👌👍
Nice and hope to go there next year.Enjoy your trip Alina .Take care & stay safe.
Stunning Alina.😀
Thanks Alina. Looks like you're feeling better.
Thanks! I definitely am
nice vid one of your best :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow looks so nice!
Love the intro 😍
Good day Alina, also greetings for your turist guide, jeje.
Beutiful video. Take care .
This is nice trip, Alina!❤️
thanks for sharing
How the hell did they get motivated to carve that temple ? Amazing !!!
Yeah I can’t even imagine how difficult that was!
You need to know the fascinating story behind it. 🌞
Greetings from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Love to see more ancient architecture and beautiful culture. Thanks.
Thank you for you Alina.
Hello, Alina. When you were in Garni, you had to go down into the gorge and see the "Symphony of Stones" It is very beautiful. It's breathtaking. I don't know why Garik didn't tell you. If you are still in Armenia, I advise you to go further south and see Tatev, Noravank Monastery, Khendzoresk. You can watch reviews of these places on my channel.
true .. Symphony of Stones is a not to miss site!
Oh my God, you have to try quince jam, make sure it has the whole pieces inside. It is an Armenian delicacy, it’s called sergeveleek anoush. Also, walnut preserves, “ungooyzee anoush.” & Also make sure the whole pieces are in there. The texture on this is phenomenal.
So much common Christian experiences, Amen!#
Nice historical trip wonderful video
Hello Alina! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a marvelous fantastic day! This is really a beautiful super magnificent video! Misha did a fantastic job editing! 😁👍❤️🇦🇲📹👏💯🥇🌟 Wow! The Pagan Temple of Garni and Geghard Monastery looks amazing! I really like the ancient architecture it’s truly outstanding! I never knew that Armenia has magnificent ancient temples and monasteries. The food looks absolutely delicious from the restaurant. I would definitely like to visit Armenia one day, it’s truly a amazing country! Thank you so much Alina to share with us your wonderful fantastic travel adventures around the world. You are the best and greatest world traveler adventurer! 😁👍📹✈️🌎🥇💯🌟 I wish you Alina a wonderful beautiful glorious blessed day. Take care and be safe Alina. Have a marvelous time in Armenia! 😊🙏❤️👋🇦🇲👍🌟
It is a really beautiful country. Thank you :)
Great to see a video om Canada day Alina
Thanks Alex! Happy Canada Day
Gorgeous - just gorgeous. 😌
I did not know Armenia has such a long history. There seems to be a truly nice and picturesque😁 I would love to be there when I have a chance in a future. Foods also looked so delicious 😋 Очень Хорошо🙌
Food was very tasty :)
Wow so amazing
Amazing...!
Please try to visit Dilijan also its wonderful place to visit in summer season...💪👍
I just did some quick research on the Christian history of Armenia. It is totally interesting.
Nice! they didn't destroy that temple because it represented Rome in which the apostle Paul gave his testimony, thankyou Alina
Nice very beautiful 😍👌👌👍👍
Hi,great you take care of yourself!
Добрый день. Очень, очень вкусна снято все еда незнаю не пробовал но верю Алина, а почему не спустились у Гарни ущелье Симфония камней всё такие природа лучший художник, архитектор чем человек. Спасибо ещё раз и подписан ваш канал.
God bless you
and your family
GOD BLESS MY FAVOURITE TRAVEL TH-camR!
BEAUTIFUL PLACE!
Awesome!
Very nice beautiful
Cheers, to all those who did the tedious carving in these mountains all those many years ago.
I have an Armenian colleague and she is lovely, she always used to bring chocolate coated dried fruits and wine before Covid when we were working from the office