Finally, Google Maps is offering driving and walking directions within Armenia. This is a convieniance that is certainly taken for granted in larger countries. In Armenia, up until recently either you knew where you were going or you had stop and ask a dozen people on the way. This may work for locals, but for the uninitiated and the tourist it was daunting reaching places that were even slightly off of the main thoroughfares.

Fortunately, this has been enabled just in time for tourist season here in Yerevan. Google Maps with its translated-into-every-languge interface is going to be a useful tool for those wishing to explore the city.

Cursory use (see Figure 1) has shown that the directions are fairly accurate and will at least get you where your going, though not always using the quickest route.