There's never a day during his Armenian adventure that he doesn't have an interesting encounter. Today it's an older fellow--a watchman overseeing the orchards, who insists that the Traveler come into the little hovel, where he lives to play some music for him... in exchange the watchman shares some apples.

Finally as dusk sets in, He reaches the city of Echmiadzin . At the edge of the city is a large abandoned ferris wheel--quite a depressing sight, seems to say "life used to be fun here, but not any more"

Nearby, Echiadzin's 1,700 year old church does not bear signs of decay. Religion is alive and well in Armenia, as religion and cultural identity are closely intertwined.