Iconic wooden statue - the woman's mouth is covered because women were supposed to keep silent around men....
Downtown Stepanakert - I think this is the Foreign Ministry
Downtown Stepanakert
Doorway in Stepanakert
Carpet in the Artsakh State Museum in Stepanakert
Vase in the Artsakh State Museum Stepanakert
Icons in the Artsakh State Museum in Stepanakert
Gandzasar
Inside Gandzasar
Detail of carving at Gandsazar
Cemetery and scenery at Gandsazar
Ruins of castle outside Stepanakert
Church in the war-destroyed city of Shushi in the mist
Renovated church at Shushi
Inside the church at Shushi
At a song and dance recital in Stepanakert
Younger audience member
Not every performance had an appreciative audience
Khor Virap and Mount Ararat
Khor Virap
Doorway, Khor Virap
Armenian wines - the Areni grape made some good reds
Stall outside the winery
Our lunch stop on the way to Nagorno-Karabakh
Approaching Norovank
Norovank's two-story church
Detail, Norovank
Doorway, Norovank
Karahunj, aka Zorats Karer. The site was a necropolis from the Middle Bronze Age to the Iron Age.
