RE: The United Nations said no fun allowed
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I like the building, although it reminds me of ugly times.
Funnily it was probably one of the safest periods in Armenia's very long history. From being here all I've discovered is that it was pretty much endlessly invaded and shifting hands. From the Romans (Byzantine Empire), Persian Empire, Mongol Empire, Ottoman Empire. With additional conflicts with Iran, Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan leading up to the creation of the Armenian SSR. It was only then that peace was effectively forced with Armenia and Azerbaijan under the same Union, and Turkey just eating up the entire west. And then once the USSR collapsed the troubles began again with the neighbours and it hasn't really stopped since.
I can see why the general perspective on the USSR here leans more on the positive side. There's definitely a lot of anxiety over the past century in particular that lingers. With the Armenian Genocide and then the more recent conflicts. A lot of uncertainty when most neighbours seem to be conspiring together again.
I know very little about the history of Armenia, but have been reading your posts and looking at the photos you take, makes me believe Armenians have not had a happy past and the future doesn't look bright either. Economically they most likely are below average, so the road to change would be long.
Definitely. Especially with how it's such a small nation. Yerevan hardly even feels like a city. But there's a lot of potential in its natural spaces, which are seeing more and more attention again. Similar to what the Soviets did with their resort towns. The same happened in Georgia and those areas are being revived with tourism in mind. Even the abandoned spas and hotels are being purchased up with intent to renovate them. Armenia is definitely a bit behind, in some ways it is nice, in others not. But even in the past two years I have started to notice that shift.
The biggest for me is that now English tea brands are sold here, so I'm very happy about that haha
These developing countries always have a lot of potential and offer some amazing possibilities, if you're coming from a country that is decades (or a century) ahead. It depends on what you're looking for and what your goal is.
😄 I understand your joy as it means a lot to get some quality products you're used to. I bet not many are buying those as must be at a high price 😁