Day 4: Yerevan City tour: Cascade complex, Brandy factory, Carpet Museum,Genocide Museum, History Museum

Day 4: Yerevan City tour: Cascade complex, Brandy factory, Carpet Museum,Genocide Museum, History Museum

First we were explained about the Cascade complex which is right next to the office. In fact most of the days when we were picked early by Yerani Travels and so when we wait for the tour to begin, we have spent some time strolling around and taking pics here.

In the front is the statue of Alexander Tamanyan who is the architect of the Yerevan city. He designed the cascade complex, so that he can connect the old city with the new city. The left side piece is the old city and the right side piece is the new city and the centre piece is the connector in the statue.

To reach the cascade complex peak by road takes more time than the time through the stairs/life. Many statues collected by Cafesjian a US National are exhibited here in this park.

Few statues are made from scrap. A  Lion made form tyres, smoking lady, the soldier, big fat cat and many more.

 

 

 

 

We then reached the Top of the cascade by road and enjoyed a breathtaking view of the whole Yerevan city.

We also went to Megerian Carpet factory. They explained how carpets are made. We got to see the different carpets that were for sale and also their heritage.

Next we travelled to Ararat Brandy factory. Here again we were explained about the process of making brandy from grapes. Also the legacy of the factory and different brandy were explained. Next we were given 2 types of brandy for tasting with some choc chips to neutralise the taste.

From here we went to History Museum. This museum has 3 different floors to showcase old, mid, modern Yerevan history and culture. The English Guide in the museum was so kind and explained everything so well though we were just a group of three. It was very interesting and loads of stuff to see.

Next stop was Genocide Museum. As you walk into this museum you already feel so heavy at heart just by walking inside. After visiting the museum, you come out with a heavy heart, feeling sorry for Armenia. The guide inside the museum explained each and every detail in the museum .If not for the guide, reading each and every poster and understanding would have taken more time. Since this was already our 4^th day in Armenia, we already knew about the genocide, as the guides explained about this during our previous trips. But still this museum offered so much more information. There are films based on this genocide true story. This is also the reason why more Armenians live abroad (mainly in Paris, Los Angeles, Lebanon and other places) than in Armenia. Armenia has a Ministry of Diaspora .Still this Genocide is not recognised by many countries.

After trip was over and we were dropped off at yerani Travel. We booked a Taxi to Koryun Street. We did this because, last time when we entered Indian Mehak in Yandex app, it dropped us at a different restaurant. We got dropped off, and walked around 200 meters to the restaurant. The restaurant looked new, fancy. Prices are a little steep to go every day. The food was great .No complaints.

After late lunch at 5 pm, we called  Yerevan Zipline Airlines and asked if we can come and take flight in some time. They asked us to come. So we booked our taxi to  go there. We went and got ready for the flight. The cost is 14000 AMD per person which includes 2 flights on different lines, car transfer from the final stop to the starting stop. It costs 3000 AMD to use their Go Pro camera to record the video during flight. We had a 10% discount coupon which we got at Garni Temple.Infact we got to know about this zipline only in Garni temple where they had a kiosk. On enquiring there, they gave us this coupon. So in total we should have paid 15600 AMD, but they asked us to pay only 15000 AMD.My husband took the flight .After the flight we returned to our hotel as it was already around 8 pm, instead of going back to City Centre or Republic Square. We bought some fruits near the hotel. We had in room dinner as we had late lunch already.