Below are a few interesting takeaways from the trip.
The obelisk (tall monument) at the Armenian Martyr’s Memorial in Yerevan represents revival.
Vadavar: Armenian holiday where the entire country comes out and has a giant water fight to symbolize purification and honor Mary.
Only 31 countries have formally recognized the Armenian genocide due to pressure from Turkey.
The obelisk is representative of a sprout – the revival of the Armenian people. If it were to lay down on its side, it would exactly touch the eternal flame in the center of the memorial.
Armenian Martys’ Wall- it runs from taller to shorter to show the direction that you should take – you should walk towards the memorial. It has the locations of massacres – 52 are listed. On the back are the names of the people who tried to save Armenians including Clara Barton.
Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia
Eternal flame honoring Armenian World War II soldiers in Yerevan, Armenia
World War II eternal flame honoring Armenian soldiers in (Jan), Armenia 
The Mother Armenia Statue – This used to be a statue of Stalin – in 1962 it was destroyed and it is now modeled after a 17 year-old Armenian girl to represent power and maternity.
Can you see Mount Ararat in the distance? Here in Armenia they believe that they have the true Holy Lance which pierced Christ’s side at Calvary -because their lance, out of the four around the world, is the only one that dates back to the first century.
Teacher Tara's Travels 
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