Aseman Hotel Esfahan

... umíme :-)). Po<br>chvíli bezradného bloudení jsme zase zkusili poprosit okolojdoucího pána, jestli neví... Nevedel, ale kdy&#382; na na&#353;em papírku od Mohammada uvidel telefon, hnedka mu zavolal a ten si pro nás pri&#353;el - ochota Iráncu je asi<br>fakt bezmezná :-).<br><br>Mohammad nám ukázal co delá (navrhuje cásti mest - zrovna mel otevrený<br>AutoCad :-)). Poté jsme u si chvíli u kafe a su&#353;enek povídali s Muhammadem<br>a jeho &#353;éfy (jeden z nich by z autrálie kam ...

... A little reluctantly, due to the time it takes to talk carpets, we agreed to a &#8220;quick&#8221; appointment tomorrow.<br><br>We found that most people in Iran spend the afternoon inside, either having lunch or sleeping for a few hours, James and I usually were the only mad ones defiantly marching from site to site, in 40 plus degree heat (me clothed from head to toe) armed with cameras and our guidebook. We often planned to take an afternoon break but there was so much to see ...

... for Mecca and build a cleverly angled corridor leading from the entrance.<br> <br><br>This was the first of the major mosques, with many more mosques to follow. Indeed, some of the smaller ones turned out to be the most delightful. The honeycomb or stalactite features seen in the domed recesses are not only visually stunning, but also provide strength and earthquake stability.<br><br>We then wandered off to the Sheiekh ...

... bilo jasno zakaj za vraga je tako vroce, nakar sva ugotovila, da specialci kurijo radiatorje pri 30 stopinjah zunaj. Joj... Drugace je pa mesto prelepo, se posebej mostovi in Imamov trg. Folk je pa tudi neverjeten. Vsi te pozdravljajo, te vodijo sem ter tja. Kupujejo sladolede, te vabijo na piknike... Nama je ze prav nerodno. Vecina sicer ne zna bohvekoliko anglescine, so pa tudi taki med njimi, pred katerimi se lahko skrijem. Sva imela pa zanimivo ...

... regard surtout. L'incroyable qualité du temps (le signal avait été donné en fin de journée la veille) donnait, du coup, à ma seconde journée une dimension absolument point prévue et tout à fait jouissive. Le calme, les canards, le vert et même une charmante excursion dans le ...

... maybe like Dougal from Father Ted I was misled by distance and perspective and they were actually quite tall close up!), and to my right the desert met the sky on the far distant horizon. How the caravans of old made their way through this murderous country on foot or camelback, travelling hundreds of miles is beyond me. In time we arrived at our chai-stop. We pulled up at an ancient, and now abandoned ...

... 145, and it does the job, so I'm happy enough. I sat on my final evening in a restaurant that I was at the night before, which is in the middle of the city, although you would never know it if you were sitting there. It's set back behind some stone walls, and no sound can get through. The atmosphere is very relaxed and the music plays soften. I ordered a hookah and some tea, sat on the bench and wrote in my journal. The proprietor remembered me from the night ...

... being able to get temporarily married in Iran. Basically, I learned that hotel owners wont rent out a room to a couple who aren't married to each other. They normally ask for a marriage certificate and if they cant present one they wont be able to stay in a room together. SO they went through this process of getting a temporary marriage certificate that allows them to travel together and stay in the same hotel room. The certificate even comes with an expiry date with several ...

... the Iranian palate has a penchant for sourness. The cold yoghurt drink (duhkg)is sour, so are the eggplant (bademjun) and the pickles. I must confess that while there were some definite gastronomic high points during my trip, overall the Persian cuisine just wasn't up my alley. Later on at the Shiraz airport, I was to talk to an Iranian man who spent 5 weeks in Shenzhen and hear him complain about how awful the food was. It's all relative I guess. <br><br>My ...

... at one point passing by a prison, complete with sentry posts and barbed wires, smack in the middle of the district. Back to the glittering Si-o-Seh bridge, I bought a cup of delicious fruit juice and sat down. Lots of people were strolling along the river bank with their families. Children were laughingly running and playing in the cool night air. I've yet to see the world-renowned Imam Square, but I have already fallen in love with the pulse of Esfahan.