Our first stop today was a UNESCO World Heritage Site at Haghpat. Haghartsin Monastery was built between the 10th and 13th centuries and was important as a place of learning and a manuscript center. Today it is a conglomeration of 3 churches and other buildings-
Supper tonight in Tblisi was a doner kebab. It's a Turkish dish made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, normally lamb but also a mixture of veal or beef. Once sliced, it's put into a wrap with raw vegetables. It was delicious!
The Gavit- Notice the carving around the door-
And on the exterior walls-
This is Saint Astvazazin Church, or Holy Mother of God-
The interior of the Hamazasp-
A carving in the Hamazasp-
The Bellfry-
Carving on the exterior of the Bellfry-
Supper tonight in Tblisi was a doner kebab. It's a Turkish dish made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, normally lamb but also a mixture of veal or beef. Once sliced, it's put into a wrap with raw vegetables. It was delicious!
Of course I couldn't resist the baklava for dessert-
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