Pete Torola's Homeless Page

I am examining one of the tombstones that Hayk most likely created.

The cemetery, with large rocks for markers for the people who couldn't afford a monument.

Another Hayk tombstone of a baby

We decided to use a bed & brkfst in Vardenis, so called the owner of one.  He came to meet us, we took off in a taxi, and on the way he told us that his B&B is getting remodeled, so he will take us to another place.  We were going toward a "residential district", down a gravel, potholed, cow crap lane, and I said to Margie, "I'm getting nervous! Where is he taking us?"  We pulled up at this house, and this is where we stayed.  The people were related to this man, and took in travelers from other countries.  I was freezing all the while we were there, and even tho the toilet was a regular one, we had to go thru the house in the night to us it...I had ev's head lamp.  The bathroom was right off the toilet room, and most of the time you washed in cold water.  To take a shower would have been a major project, so we "made do" while we were there.  We had 2 bedrooms so it was private in that part of the house.

This is the grampa and granddaughter of the house.  He was planting his garden.  The little girl's name is Mari.

Here is the living room, with margie and joyce at the table.  They also had two good looking pianos in the room, both really out of tune.  The parents, son and dau-in-law, grand child, and another daughter living here.

Mari finally warmed up to Margie...even tho' they couldn't really talk to each other!