As you drive from Sevan Lake to Yerevan, you will pass through some mountains. At one point in this journey, you might spot a snowy peak in the distance. It is an imposing structure and disappears again for a while. The mountains soon give way to reveal the greatest symbol of Yerevan – the snow capped peaks of Mount Ararat.

We’ll cover Ararat in greater detail in the next blog, for now, let’s call it the Burj Khalifa equivalent of Yerevan – a monumental structure that defines the city in many ways and forms a part of the lasting memory of being here.