Republic Day . . .

. . .  celebrating the anniversary of the first Republic of Armenia in 1918.

Today we visited Ejmiatsin. Having just spent the last 20 minutes writing this entry only to lose it here are some links.

Saint Hripsime Church

Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin

Zvartnots 

During some free time this afternoon I took myself off to explore areas of the city that we are not visiting. This evening, after the temperature dropped a little, we had a waking tour of the city ending up in Republic Square for the dancing fountains and lights. A show which is on every evening during spring and summer.