Busy busy packing my suitcases as already next week we move from Armenia to Latvia. We’ve spent some amazing time here and I am really grateful for the warm hospitality of this wonderful country in the South of Caucasus that welcomed us with hot summer sun, delicious fruits and very friendly people. But, it’s time to go on!
We actually were a bit upset that we have to move a bit earlier than we planned and in fact we haven’t seen everything what we wanted. So this weekend we decided to make up leeway. Here are some snapshots from our two-day trip:
Despite our luggage is already enormously heavy I couldn’t resist buying those amazing things for my boutique, which will be available for sale as soon as we move:
Tomorrow heading over to Sochi to see the Olympics – very excited! Will keep you posted, have a great end of the week!
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