After leaving Gyumri, the three of us spent two weeks in Yerevan. We stayed in a large apartment on Tumanyan Street which was very close to the center of the city. In between applying for a passport, a visa and trying to secure a flight home, we walked all over the city. It was my […]
lahmajun
My kingdom for a slice of Lahmajun
I still remember the first time Big Papa and I ate Lahmajun, Armenia’s take on pizza. On our first trip to Armenia in 2009, our translator took us to Mer Taghe, a tiny slice of a restaurant on bustling Tumanyan Street in the heart of Yerevan. Lamb and spices atop a thin crust of dough, […]