I and my hostel roommate Ana used Lonely planet info to visit the sites using public transportation. We took marshrutka 51 from Mesrop Mashtots Poghota and then switched to Marshrutky departing from GAI Poghots (behind the Mercedes Benz show- room) in Yerevan. 
Garni temple is a temple dedicated to the heathen sun god, Mitra. Armenia’s King Trdat I built it in the 1st century. The temple itself is no comparison with those in Greece; however, the surrounding mountains and river views worth the effort to visit the site.
We hired a taxi to ride to Geghard Monastery and wiring for an hour while we touring the site. The taxi driver nevertheless was not found there, so we hitchhiked back to Garni then bused back to Yerevan. I was really surprised to get into the passenger car and heard my name "Jennifer!" It was the lady worked in the lunch stop of my 1st day commercial tour. How likely for her to visit the site during her weekday break from the town 30 km away with her din and daughter and bumped into us in a middle of country road while we were looking for a ride! I was simply speechless.
Named after the holy lance that pierced Christ’s side at the crucifixion, Geghard Monastery stands in a steep scenic canyon 9km beyond Garni. Geghard Monastery was founded in the 4th century. The most ancient of the cave churches, St Gregory’s, dates back to the 7th century. Once called Ayrivank (Cave Monastery), Geghard was burned by invading Arabs in 923.
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