Surreal scenes in Shiraz
[ Jun.1999 ] Next day after staying one night in Yasuj, the south western town in Iran, we went directly to Shiraz without visiting a waterfall which was in the itinerary. It was the day…
Iran
Visit the tents of Qashqai people
[ Jun.1999 ] The last place we visited in Isfahan, the old capital of Iran was Chehel Sotoon Palace. This palace was built by Abbas II, the great grandson of Abbas the Great and completed…
One day in Isfahan (first half)
[ Jun.1999 ] We arrived in Isfahan where every tourist in Iran would visit. This was the capital city set by Abbas the Great of the Safavid dynasty at the end of the 16th century…
Interview at the birthplace of Ayatollah Khomeini
[ May 1999 ] We visited remote areas in our holiday in Iran and today we had not expected any major sight seeing, but we had a bit of fun at the birthplace of that…
People we met during the trip to Kermanshah
[ May 1999 ] From Hamadan, a city in the western Iran, we visited Kermanshah just for a day. Kermanshah is the capital city of the province of the same name which has the border…
About the limestone cave and bazaar in Hamadan
[ May 1999 ] On the way to Hamadan in Iran, we stopped at the town called Bijar for lunch. Bijar is another famous place for carpet weaving. For me, the name of the town…
At the ruins of Sasanian Empire near Takab
[ May 1999 ] We stayed one night in a town called Takab in West Azerbaijan province in the north west of Iran. It is situated about 250 km north west of Hamadan, the largest…
In Tabriz and in Maragheh
[ May,1999 ] On the day we met Shahsavan people in Iran, we went and stayed in Tabriz, a city not far from the Turkish border. This is another famous place for carpet making and…
Having a close relationship with Shahsavan people in the northern Iran
[ May 1999 ] We left Ardabil in Iran and went towards Mount Sabalan whose height is more than 4800 metres. The highlands at the foot of this mountain was the area where the nomadic…
