“Armenia 🇦🇲 ~Local Artists Ruzan Khalatyan and Ruben Babsyan and More”

• December 17, 2020
• By Pen
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On this occasion, we did not stop for a rest, as we feel plenty energized. Besides needing to get laundry done, the weather took a turn, which made driving unsafe, and definitely un-fun!

Things happen just as they should at times and our stop-over in Garni was meant to be! What a joy and an honor to get to stay in such a lovely place, with wonderful hosts. Sometimes it’s not always about sightseeing, but simply put; feeling a connection to a country and her people is quite special and memorable, too. We figure out the language barrier, with a little help from the daughter (by phone) who lives in California. Come to find out, our hosts have visited California and know exactly where Laguna Beach is. This made us feel so close to our home, as this world is not so big sometimes! We have certainly enjoyed the opportunity to feel happy to be where we are and living in the moment, because sometimes making plans is just so inconsequential at times.

This afternoon, we got to take a tour of the Studio and Art Gallery. I would like to share some photos of their artwork.

In addition to our Gallery tour, we were surprised to learn of the family ancestral home, still intact on the property. The artist; Rubens’ dad was born in this stone house, and the inside has many original relics from when the tiny stone home was lived in. Daryl took photos with his Nikon, so his are much better in his blog post, but my iPhone photos turned out pretty good, too.

Finally, Last night we enjoyed a nice meal at the nearby restaurant 7QAR. We got complimentary cookies