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As my third day in Armenia began, I grabbed some breakfast and headed out to visit the oldest cathedral and some of the oldest Christian churches in the world! Join me as I try an Armenian basturma omelet and go on an ancient churches tour of the city of Etchmiadzin near the capital city of Yerevan! Lusine: My day began bright and early at the Cascade, a massive limestone stairway in downtown area that also has art exhibits. My guide Lucine and I headed to the only diner open in the area, Aperitivo Café. Aperitivo Café is one of the few cafés open in the morning in Yerevan. They offer lots of breakfast items, but I went with the Armenian basturma omelet, the Armenian tomato omelet, and a strong double espresso. After my espresso, our basturma omelet and tomato omelet arrived. Basturma is a delicious dried and cured meat that is coated in salt, pepper, and lots of spices. The basturma omelet was salty and I liked the pepper in it. The basturma was thinly sliced an
