Black and white at a chaotic street market

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The other day was a holiday in Armenia: Children's Day. Armenia has a strong love for family ties and especially the innocence of children. In some ways this leads to a more wholesome environment, in others it spawns little demons that are seen as incapable of ever doing wrong. Now, there are many holidays and events that take place in Yerevan throughout the summer months, it's when the space really kicks up and springs to life. But I had never seen the city so busy before. I hopped on the bus around midday, heading into the city not expecting much at all. Almost assuming the episode, everyone would be home and relaxing. Instead, every street was riddled with people, every road was