This place
Upon getting there my host was still at work, so after dropping my stuff off I decided to explore. First I went to the church in Goris.
Just to the left of the door. That's from artillery shells.
From inside I could hear some chanting and so I was able to witness a small church service. I have a video of it but that is too long for me to upload so maybe I'll put that up at some point.
Then I lit some candles.
Then I went on an impromptu hike to see some really interesting mountains near the old part of the town.
The formations seem very otherworldly to me.
I started walking towards these, and eventually got very high up and got some interesting pictures of the city as the fog rolled in.
Goris from the other direction.
After an evening in Goris I went back to a nearby village called Halidzor. There was a ton of fog on the way back, and I've been told there is a beautiful gorge there, a popular tourist destination even, but I was unable to see any of it. Instead I saw this:
Move along, nothing to see here. No literally.
An enjoyable time otherwise but I'll have to visit again (especially the nearby Tatev, which has a beautiful monastery) so I can actually see the place.
After another night in Goris I started the long trek back up north for a Halloween party. We woke up at 8 am and it was snowing. The roads were pretty bad, up until we got out of Syunik Marz (And no I am not kidding or exaggerating) and then we had some snow, but otherwise the roads had no snow on them.
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