<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:42:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/yerevan/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Polluted Christmas Market Opening
]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read recently that there would be 45 days of Christmas markets starting from December 1st. I was pretty excited about that, particularly given I haven't been feeling the festivity all that much these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/a-polluted-christmas-market-opening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/a-polluted-christmas-market-opening</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[namiks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:19:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEskZYVLMNxhFUJ8YK8FnaBB3Gg1xkexJRTe9C8kG3VECcQmv6i2KdBu6b8vEtZhA44FN9NTK7tD1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn in the Botanical Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't been to the botanical garden in Yerevan in well over a year. The last time I went it was basically spring. 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best museum and gallery I have ever been to is the one that resides within the centre of Yerevan. A grand building that stands out in the main square, built during the Soviet Union and of course with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/yerevan-national-gallery-s-permanent-russian-and-armenian-art-exhibitions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/yerevan-national-gallery-s-permanent-russian-and-armenian-art-exhibitions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[namiks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgs3dnkpC2Er4hSZL9nriXy6ZrCutYC539fRncLLn3M95k9trgyykveJmxfndoMTaxuXg9QuPvBbZ9SnbTzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Taste of Colombia in Yerevan, Armenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yerevan has really been exceeding all expectations by throwing out all kinds of little festivals and concerts throughout the city this summer. I wasn't here last year to see what was going on, and missed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/a-taste-of-colombia-in-yerevan-armenia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/a-taste-of-colombia-in-yerevan-armenia</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[namiks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:34:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgs3dnkpC2Er4hSZL9nriXy6ZrCutYC539fRncLLn3M95hXBVUNXL6sfZh7jBBkz9QeTigyN2pJE9XaeiWsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the Armenian National Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[From my understanding, this was a festival that was happening in various locations over the weekend, some in distant towns that I couldn't get to, and fortunately within the main capital city of Yerevan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/exploring-the-armenian-national-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/exploring-the-armenian-national-festival</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[namiks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgs3dnkpC2Er4hSZL9nriXy6ZrCutYC539fRncLLn3M95hXBVQpWHGk4xBbN3od4QxJRWvsydi28uW2i37Hp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yerevan's Trolleybus Station Cosmonaut Mosaic]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a big chunk of Yerevan I have barely stepped foot in. It's a massive industrial zone that's actually larger than the centre of the city itself, which sits beneath the centre. Home to a series of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/yerevan-s-trolleybus-station-cosmonaut-mosaic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@namiks/yerevan-s-trolleybus-station-cosmonaut-mosaic</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[namiks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEskZYVLMNxhFUJ8YK8FnaBB3Gg1xkexJRTe9C8kFTZeQ4krsqmXc5FhffZwYevHNd73TM7Vr3L1HG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life in the old residential spaces of Yerevan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Armenian sun is quite unforgiving at the moment. A dry, dusty landscape around Yerevan that leads to a strong sunlight during the day, a heat that you feel drying up the skin with every minute you're]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@namiks/life-in-the-old-residential-spaces-of-yerevan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@namiks/life-in-the-old-residential-spaces-of-yerevan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[namiks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEskZYVLMNxhFUJ8YK8FnaBB3Gg1xkexJRTe9C8kFTZePesXqaXdpcWiLCSSjG25xJmoimDMzJyGpv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A step back in time to a forgotten garden in Yerevan
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I roam around new areas and stumble into these old gardens. They're mostly within industrial areas, small parks that would've once been for some of the nearby factory workers. 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