навсегда- A walk down the memory lane
Ever wondered what Tattoos' mean? I have seen lovely tattoos' on some people and I am always attracted by those which have a hidden meaning. For me, tattoos have always been "Art that can be admired on others, but never on self" :-) Reminds me of a tattoo which I saw once and it made me wonder what it meant. The story is set in Armenia. We were on a group tour from Yerevan to see the famous snow-capped Mt Ararat and the first church in the world. We met a couple, who sat beside us in the bus. They lived in York, UK. Maya was from America and John was from England. As the 4 of us were sitting in the last row of the bus, we had the most adventurous journey with the bus speeding over not-so-smooth roads over the Armenian mountains. I happened to notice a tattoo on Maya's arm, which read 'навсегда'. I tried to make sense of what it meant for a few hours and finally gave up and asked her. She said it means "frevor" in Russian. I ...