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good morning from the most popular
tourist attraction here in Armenia we
are in Lake savan my friends and this is
the largest body of water in Armenia
because it is a landlocked sort of
country this is the place where locals
and tourists alike come for rest
relaxation just to be up in the
mountains because we are 2,000 m above
sea level but still be able to have the
calming effect of being on the water
where I'm staying right now is actually
a
family guest house I basically just have
my own room and then you share the
washroom and living room area I also get
breakfast included and I'm basically
paying 25 Canadian dollars about 20 us
so it's definitely a fantastic deal
so in today's video I basically wanted
to take you guys to some of the most
popular attractions uh in this area to
give you an idea of what to see and do
we'll try some local food uh because 90%
of the fish uh that's caught in Armenia
actually comes from Lake Savon so
there's a lot of really good seafood
restaurants and then I just want to show
you guys the beautiful nature of this
area because it is something very
different most lakes are not this high
up or this big so it really is a unique
sort of site
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so here we are at hovon my friends this
Monastery was actually recommended to me
by my guest house owner because he said
that not a lot of foreigners actually go
all the way out here to see this
Monastery it is about a 20-minute Drive
um from saon City uh but it does look
absolutely amazing sitting right on the
edge of the water it was built between
the 9th and 12th century it's a medieval
style of a monastery so I'm super
excited to check it out let's go take a
look
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what a phenomenal place you guys I would
100% recommend making the Trek out here
because it is so much quieter far fewer
people then uh the next Monastery that
we are going to go to that is kind of
the main attraction you could say um
here in Lake Savon it's called
saavan it is a monastery complex kind of
on a peninsula uh just off of Savon Lake
that's usually where most people go if
they're doing a day trip or just a
couple days um to this area but if you
have time I would highly recommend
coming here but actually I forgot to
mention before we go to savan Von uh I
want to grab some lunch and I heard that
there is this really good local fish
restaurant kind of in the northern part
of the lake so before we go to savan
vank we will head there
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so here we are guys uh at the restaurant
but one thing worth mentioning is that
on my Google Maps I am in the right
place it's called samoy M and that's
what my guest house uh you know
recommended that I come here but at the
actual restaurant it's called Colette so
just in case you guys were thinking of
coming here it is the same place I think
and the menu so far looks really really
good I do have to say that I'm freaking
freezing in here though I actually wish
they hadn't put up these tent things uh
just because in the shade it is actually
so cold and then with the breeze of the
water I feel like it's
10° but having said that look at this
absolutely stunning View
this is a hefty glass of homemade wine
let's give it a
try not bad not bad a little bit of a
weaker taste for my preference but
pretty good it's actually interesting
for anyone who hasn't been to mainly
Eastern Europe I guess where they make
semisweet wine I think that would be a
bit of a weird concept to most North
Americans but once you kind of get used
to the taste it's actually pretty good
all right friends the food has arrived
and we definitely have quite a feast
here I got quite a few things but even
though the Savon Trump is Trump troat is
kind of the main thing that uh this
place is known for uh it is a like
protected species right now just because
there isn't that much of it and so it's
actually super expensive here as far as
Armenian prices so I decided to actually
not get the trout I got a different kind
of fish called Sig which is also from
Lake Savon but is much more abundant uh
which I feel you know is a slightly
better choice for those reasons and it's
also less expensive which is nice so I
got a Sig shashlick supposed to be very
good I got some potatoes with pork which
is a common dish here in Armenia and
then I got a l salot which means summer
salad and yeah I think this will be
absolutely amazing so let's give the Sig
a try here little
piece very nice very nice very soft and
I actually really like that it's kind of
over a barbecue that crispiness on the
outside is really nice I hate when fish
is boiled it's just like so soggy and
nasty but when they do it kind of like a
barbecue so much better
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we have just arrived to the Savon
Peninsula which actually used to be an
island but uh the main attraction of
this peninsula is all the way up here
the savan vank monastery I believe it's
245 steps to the very top of it so uh
going to get a bit bit of a workout this
afternoon
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so here we are friends we are at the
main attraction of Lake Savon which is
the savan bankk monasteries on Savon
Island and these monasteries were
actually built in the 9th century and it
said that all the monks who were
misbehaving in those times were sent to
this Monastery to basically be on an
island by themselves and were kept on a
very tight leash of what was allowed and
what was not allowed in these parts so
now it's obviously just a regular sort
of um church or Monastery but it does
have a very interesting history
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so here we are at the bottom of the hill
and if you guys watched my live stream
of saon you would have seen my mission
of trying a local pastry called Gata at
this little place behind me it's
supposed to be the best place in Savon
and I waited like half an hour to get
one on my live stream so I'll try and
get one today as well and hopefully it
won't take as long
oh my goodness I cannot believe we got
one so easily today I'm so excited to
have this once again but I think we will
also do what I did on my live stream
which is get some homemade vodka from
this really nice guy at the end of the
souvenir stalls and then we'll have both
together
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mm oh my gosh you guys if you come to
Savon you definitely have to go visit
that lovely gentleman I don't think he
speaks English but I think you know he's
just a pleas person to visit even if you
don't speak the same language he gave me
another glass of wine for the road here
with my G uh but we are actually right
at the shores of Savon and I am hoping
that for the finale of today's video I
will be able to take you guys on a boat
ride
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all right friends this brings us to the
end of today's video but there is one
thing left to
do to eat the
Gata this thing is almost as big as my
head it costs about a dollar it has a
filling of butter and condensed milk and
is absolutely
delicious so that is it my friends I
hope you enjoyed this video let me know
your thoughts in the comments and I
would highly recommend coming to Lake
Savon if you are in Armenia it's an easy
day trip from yavan or you can come here
and stay for like 2 days 3 days a week
like I have it's definitely worth it and
a great place to get away so thank you
guys so much for tuning in I hope you're
having a fantastic day and keep being
your own kind of beautiful bye guys
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