16 Nov 2024
We met the driver/guide (Koba) in front of the office where we bought the tickets two days earlier. Though it was a group tour, we were the only ones on it. Koba's English was basic, though we didn't have any problems communicating. He made a couple of unscheduled restroom breaks we asked for and was patient when we were late at the meeting point at the city square in Yerevan. The sites were amazing- Haghpat, Sevanavank, and several in Yerevan. We stopped for two meals- both at cafeteria style restaurants and both were very good. We were disappointed we couldn't see Ararat from Yerevan (I think because of the pollution that day), though Koba pointed out a good view of the mountain shortly after we left the city, at Alphabet Park. Wonderful trip!