Life in Armenia

[Federate]

Re: Life in Armenia

I'll be there
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Consultations at RA President’s Office ahead of the 5th Pan-Armenian Games

17.06.2011 17:16

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan convened consultations today ahead of the 5th Pan-Armenian Games to take place in August. The meeting featured Ishkhan Zakaryan, President of the International Committee of Pan-Armenian Games, Head of the President’s Administration Karen Karapetyan, President of the Football Federation of Armenia Ruben Hayrapetyan, President of the Council of Public Television and Radio Company of Armenia Alexan Harutyunyan, heads of different agencies.

President of the International Committee of Pan-Armenian Games Ishkhan Zakaryan briefed the President on the ongoing preparation works.

President Serzh Sargsyan emphasized the importance of conducting the Pan-Armenian Games on a high level and gave corresponding instructions.

http://www.armradio.am/eng/news/?part=off&id=20247

[ninetoyadome]

Re: Life in Armenia

Live camera footage from different sites in Yerevan

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http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index32.html

ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀՐԱՊԱՐԱԿ

http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index6.html

ԱԶԱՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀՐԱՊԱՐԱԿ

http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index5.html

ՖՐԱՆՍԻԱՅԻ ՀՐԱՊԱՐԱԿ

http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index2.html

ՇԱՌԼ ԱԶՆԱՎՈՒՐԻ ՀՐԱՊԱՐԱԿ

http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index3.html

ՍԱՍՈՒՆՑԻ ԴԱՎԹԻ ՀՐԱՊԱՐԱԿ

http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index239.html

ՄԱԼԱԹԻԱ-ՍԵԲԱՍՏԻԱ ՎԱՐՉԱԿԱՆ ՇՐՋԱՆ

http://www.myyerevan.am/camera/index9.html

[Mos]

Re: Yerevan (non political)

this is great:

[yerazhishda]

Re: Yerevan (non political)

We are often so much in political arguments here, I think we should have one threat that is relaxed, watch this great video of central Yerevan during the night, nice music also, it's a very accurate depiction of current day Armenia - full of life!

Nice video, Mos. Yeah it is a pretty acurate representation of downtown (Abovyan, Nalbandian sts. etc). Looks like it was filmed from a marshroutka?

Word to those who plan to visit Armenia:

1. If you ever need a taxi only get in the ones with yellow license plates because the ones with white ones aren't "licensed" and 9 times out of 10 they will try to take advantage of you unless you are a local, can tell that you have been living there for a while, or are actually honest (LOL).

2. If a taxi driver ever asks you for more than 1000-1200 drams you're being screwed. You can go all the way across Yerevan and only have to pay ~1200 dram. Always look to see if they have their meter on before they take you anywhere.

[Federate]

Re: Life in Armenia

Free Wi-Fi to become available in Yerevan’s public transport
June 15, 2011 - 19:22 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - MyFi modems will be installed in Yerevan’s public transport to provide free Wi-Fi wireless connection.

As Orange Armenia PR manager Lilit Martorosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, “the program was suggested by Yerevan Municipality, and we gladly accepted the idea of its implementation.”

The expected connection speed will near 7.2Mbps; the modem will provide simultaneous connection to 5 devices. Further details will be given at tomorrow’s program presentation.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/72577/Free_WiFi_to_become_available_in_Yerevans_public_transport

[Armanen]

Re: Life in Armenia

Dzaghkadzor is definitely beautiful but I felt like it is becoming a resort for the rich..

That's because it is I like that to a certain point because Armenia will need at least one or two spots that can be its Aspen or St. Tropez (I realize S. Tropez is on a sea coast). The current issue is that the quality of service is not good enough to warrant the high prices. Until the service catches up to the price or the price is lowered, it won't be a place to visit often but still nice to check out once in a while.

[Lucin]

Re: Life in Armenia

We are often so much in political arguments here, I think we should have one threat that is relaxed, watch this great video of central Yerevan during the night, nice music also, it's a very accurate depiction of current day Armenia - full of life!

Yea, I was staying on Mashtots ave. and I must say it was great, so easy to go to different parts of the city from there.. we would walk to the Opera and hraparak (which was like five minutes away) and there were so many good shops around that area, I didn't want to get back home, lol. I really loved it!

Yeah, there's lost of places. Even Goris is not bad since they are rather elevated. And of course Artsakh is nice during the summer and doesn't get nearly as hot as the Ararat valley and Yerevan do.

Goris is not bad? It is amazing, magical! From all the places/cities I visited, I loved Goris more than anywhere else. Dzaghkadzor is definitely beautiful but I felt like it is becoming a resort for the rich..

[Mos]

Re: Life in Armenia

bon appétit!!

[Armanen]

Re: Life in Armenia

The reason Yerevan is like that is because of esh Levon, with no electricity and heat during early 90s, many of the trees of yerevan were cut down. Though now there is a "green movement" to replant those trees and make yerevan more greener. They've done a great job so far.

That is one of the reasons, the other as I mentioned above, is because Yerevan lies in a valley.

[Mos]

Re: Life in Armenia

Yeah, there's lost of places. Even Goris is not bad since they are rather elevated. And of course Artsakh is nice during the summer and doesn't get nearly as hot as the Ararat valley and Yerevan do.

The reason Yerevan is like that is because of esh Levon, with no electricity and heat during early 90s, many of the trees of yerevan were cut down. Though now there is a "green movement" to replant those trees and make yerevan more greener. They've done a great job so far.