From Shushi to Tavush: Life on the road
June 8, 2021
Today the Ulikhanyan family of seven lives in Aghavnavank village of the Tavush region.
Today the Ulikhanyan family of seven lives in Aghavnavank village of the Tavush region.
In Hagvi village of the Lori region, their favorite berry is a blackberry and their favorite alcohol is calvados. Yes, yes, you heard right, Calvados.
If you have been to Arevatsag (Ghachaghan), you are likely to have heard “ջրչոր եղած ղաչաղանցի” phrase that means the people of Ghachaghan are anhydrous.
Twenty-two years ago, Vanyans left Yerevan for Tsaghkaberd village of the Kashatagh region in Artsakh, without anything, empty-handed.
Learning to play musical instruments by herself, betting on stretching on a pole, working with a weaving hook, doing splits on a homemade rope, playing in the theater.
Once famous for its vineyards, the grape fields of Vazashen were left across the border after the 1990s war.
Once you overcome the winding trails taking to Odzun village of the Lori region, it seems like you are about to touch the clouds.
They have the most delicious barbecue, but pig breeding has slumped after the last cholera pandemic.
As soon as you step through the gate of one’s house in Yeghegnut village of the Lori region, the landlord rushes to invite you for a bite or a drink.
Ask Zardanashen village kids of Artsakh where they are from, and they’ll unanimously reply with a delightful smile on their face -“We’re from the prettiest village in the world!”
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