The scorpion and snake warning gave me a lil giggle because I haven't seen a single thing like that here in Armenia when venturing out into such territory.
Aged, really old Islamic headstones, Khachkars
Yeah they're likely from around the Persian Empire. Back when the Iranian influence over the region was incredibly strong and before the Romans came and spread Christianity.
Cheers @namiks thanks for dropping in, yes I don't know why that sign is there either, I have never seen any in the region either, nor when I visited Armenia some years back.
Armenia I loved, Az not so much
It depends on the region and time of year. I've seen both snakes and scorpions in the western regions of Armenia. Even caught a look at a wild preying mantis the other week in Kotayk, incredible thing to see. But yeah I think the window for scorpions in particular is quite small. And they tend to be in the really empty, rocky environments. I just think Armenians don't care and are used to it, they won't warn you about it. Safety isn't much of a concern here haha.
What was it that you didn't like?
What i didn't like?
The people... they seemed very dour and unfriendly, I like to engage with the locals where I travel, but even a friendly "Salaam" or Hi from me was often met with at best a begrudging grunt,
The food.....bland and greasy
Everything seemed fake even this tomb was built relatively recently as was the "ancient mosque" at Shamaki. baku was full of pretentious buildings.
In contrast I found the hospitality etc the complete opposite in both Armenia and Georgia.