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| Iranian tourists in Yerevan |
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It's springtime, and that means Iranians in Yerevan. Over 10,000 Iranians are expected to visit Yerevan during
Norwuz or the Persian New Year. Iranians come to Armenia to ditch their headscarves, enjoy outdoor concerts, and experience affordable, visa-friendly Armenia. There aren't a lot of tourists in Yerevan in March, so the camera toting, stylish Persians aren't hard to spot.
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| Concert poster. Note Farsi in the bottom right corner. |
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I heard smatherings of Farsi while strolling the city center this weekend, but it wasn't only Iranian tourists enjoying the year's first warm weather. Everyone was out. Freedom Square was teeming with people, the rickety attraction rides in the park by my apartment were creakily swooshing kids through the air for the first time in 2011, and ice cream stands sprouted out of the sidewalks.
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| Freedom Square |
With the influx of Iranian tourists and thousands of Russians making the trip to Yerevan for the
Armenia-Russia soccer match on Saturday, hotels are filled to capacity. It's fixing to be a fun weekend.
3 comments:
I love that the stylish Persians wear fanny packs. :) Have fun with all the culture surrounding you.
I love that you used the word 'fixing' :) brought a huge grin to this Fla girl.
Yet another awesome post...
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