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Ararambles: Fried Speakers
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Saturday, February 19, 2011. In the excitement of receiving my things from America I rushed to hook up my computer speakers and fried them when I plugged them into the wall. I was so excited to introduce music into my apartment that I overlooked the 120V stamped on the back of the subwoofer. I killed my speakers. A friend at work tipped me off to a guy in the IT department that is a electronics whiz and has a history of rescuing circuit-cursory Americans. Suren Arustamyan Band at Stop Club.
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Ararambles: January 2011
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Saturday, January 29, 2011. Armenians love wrestling, and they're good at it. Today I went to the Armenian National Wrestling Championships and saw the country's best compete for a spot on the national team. Competition was fierce, and as the day progressed the energy in the gymnasium mounted. Many of the wrestlers hailed from Gyumri, Armenia's second largest city, and when pitted against a Yerevan-based opponent, the onlookers cheered adamantly for their hometown lad. Who needs the Australian Open on TV?
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Ararambles: March 2011
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Thursday, March 24, 2011. Iranians flock to Yerevan for Norwuz. Iranian tourists in Yerevan. It's springtime, and that means Iranians in Yerevan. Over 10,000 Iranians are expected to visit Yerevan during Norwuz. Or the Persian New Year. Iranians come to Armenia to ditch their headscarves, enjoy outdoor concerts, and experience affordable, visa-friendly Armenia. There aren't a lot of tourists in Yerevan in March, so the camera toting, stylish Persians aren't hard to spot. Thursday, March 3, 2011. Tsaghkad...
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Ararambles: Tsaghkadzor - Ski Armenia!
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Thursday, March 3, 2011. Tsaghkadzor - Ski Armenia! Is Armenia's only ski resort. It's a 50-minute drive from Yerevan and worth the kamikaze marshrutka. Whizzing by on bald tires. Boasts wide groomed slopes, 3 new European-made chairlifts, and high quality rental equipment. I rented skies and poles for the day for $14.00, and all-day lift passes cost $27.00. Maybe the best part of. When you alight from a chairlift in Tsaghkadzor- watch out! I'll be heading back. The clearness in your post is simply nice ...
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Ararambles: Vardavar: Armenia, I didn't know you like to get wet.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011. Vardavar: Armenia, I didn't know you like to get wet. Vardavar fun in Republic Square. 98 days after Easter Armenia gets wet. Kids throw buckets of water on unsuspecting strangers, fountains turn into swimming pools, and water rains down from balconies onto pedestrians below. This day is called Vardavar, and it is a festival of drenching complete strangers with water. (H/t to Rob for the photos.). Vardavar started as a pagan homage to Astghik. Swan Lake water wa r. Feel free to ...
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Ararambles: Food Entry #1: Khash
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Thursday, February 17, 2011. Food Entry #1: Khash. Khash (rhymes with posh) is more than a meal, it's a process. You don't step out for khash. This is a planned event, which will likely take the better part of the day. Winter - you only eat khash when it's cold, preferably with snow on the ground. Friends and family around a table. A bottle of vodka. All of these requirements imbue khash with a special quality. Khash is a food you do. To keep it warm for gnawing on later. Every few bites eat a parsley sp...
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Ararambles: Noah's Mountain
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Friday, February 4, 2011. Mt Ararat, morning shot. Mt Ararat at dusk. Mt Ararat is in Turkey and rises close to the borders of Armenia, Iran, and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan. According to the book of Genesis, Noah's ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat. Mt Ararat is the national symbol of Armenia, and it has appeared on its coat of arms since the first modern Armenian Republic was established in 1917, shortly after the Russian Revolution. Armenia's current Coat of Arms (notice Noah's Ark).
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Ararambles: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Eternal Flame at the Armenian Genocide Memorial. In 1915, 1.5 million Armenians were murdered in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. April 24th is observed by Armenians all over the world as Genocide Remembrance Day to commemorate the victims of the 1915 massacre. In Yerevan, thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial. On April 24th to lay flowers at the eternal flame. Turkey deemed it too strong; Armenia stated it was not enough. I am not writing this en...
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Ararambles: August 2011
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Thursday, August 4, 2011. Vardavar: Armenia, I didn't know you like to get wet. Vardavar fun in Republic Square. 98 days after Easter Armenia gets wet. Kids throw buckets of water on unsuspecting strangers, fountains turn into swimming pools, and water rains down from balconies onto pedestrians below. This day is called Vardavar, and it is a festival of drenching complete strangers with water. (H/t to Rob for the photos.). Vardavar started as a pagan homage to Astghik. Swan Lake water wa r.
