Unzipped: Gay Armenia

This toilet instantly caught my attention. Gender neutral. Creative design. And a note, with Gyumri dialect and humour: «Ինչ գուզես էղի` ձ...

* "Use of condoms is the best method to prevent AIDS and other STDs" - reads this educational message in one of downtown Yerev...

Few light-hearted stories and observations from Yerevan. Let’s start with a joke that made me burst into laughing. (you have to know Armen...

Things I notice while walking the streets of Yerevan ;))

Today Armenia marks the short-lived independent First Republic Day. I’d suggest listening to the Radio Yerevan citybook by Armenian contem...

Instead of editorial First night I went to DIY, and immediately it felt like I am at home there. I have always wanted to have a regular ...

In many other countries, the rainbow sign has a very different connotation. Not necessarily the one referred to in this picture ;)

*Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art

Downtown Yerevan. The very heart of it. You are in for a treat. Well, depending on your taste and preferences. Still, whatever they are, thi...

I have this habit of seeing things the way they are probably not intended to be seen ;)   *Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art

No. 6: Yeghishe Charents *Grigor Khanjyan, Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art

Oh, how did I miss this. Walking the streets of Yerevan and overhearing one Armenian macho guy telling another: "Mrutt utem". Swee...

This taxi service is for women only (no single man can be served; only if accompanied by woman). *I devote this post to Blansh

We all know that the abundance of black colour, especially among Armenian men, is something pretty much routine in Yerevan, not worthy of bl...

Absolutely loved the idea of 'no mirror' in the toilet. Instead, this statement: "You are beautiful". Blogging from ins...

Warm. Friendly. Cool. You feel at home there. Gay-friendly. With regular movie nights and occasional live music performances. DIY bar i...

[...] There's some really interesting things happening in Yerevan in terms of gay and lesbian culture, issues, and rights. Your blog has...

When in Yerevan, I had a meeting with a group of my high school male friends whom I have not seen for ages. Not that I particularly wanted t...

Yerevan, Cascade, site of soon to be opened Cafesjian Centre for the Arts (Yerevan MoMA)