Darya Hotel Tabriz

Dnes jsme okostovali dalsi dopravni prostredek - totiz VIP Royal Class Autobus, ktery ma polovicni pocet sedadel, a tak se v nem da lepe spat (Student Agency, ctete?). Nekomu to tak vyslo (Doldovi), nekomu moc ne (Lukasovi). Ackoliv to byl autobus zvenku krasny, zevnitr krome tech velkych mezer mezi sedadly nic moc nebylo. Obrazovky s filmem museli svym silenym blikanim a rozjizdenim vyvolavat epileptikum zavaly nevole, voda z kohoutku nejak netekla a ...

... ech hodinách jízdy hornatou pustinou dorazili.<br> V Igdiru nás op&#283;t zavedl policajt ke v&#283;t&#353;ímu taxíku, který nás vzal do Dogubayazitu - m&#283;sta 35 km od hranic. Cesta byla v&#353;elijaká, proto&#382;e 3/4 cesty byly ve výstavb&#283;, tak&#382;e na ní byl samý &#353;t&#283;rk a nad ní prach.Tam jsme byli okam&#382;it&#283; nalo&#382;eni do taxíku dal&#353;ího, jen&#382; nás zavezl na druhou stranu m&#283;sta, kde jsme p&#345;esedli do dal ...

... the road, however to our disbelief this was full too! We noticed that all the guests were locals &#8211; we still hadn't spotted another tourist in Iran. <br><br>It was hot, I needed the bathroom and our packs were heavy, so after a quick re-group in the hotel lobby James decided to recheck the first hotel while I waited with the bags. Within 5 minutes he was back stating he'd secured a room. The Iranian check out time tends to be 2pm and we found that if you asked before this ...

... countryside we arrived in the early evening. The caves open late so we were able to organise the hotel for a few extra USD and travel down into the Caves for an evening visit. It was perfect as the Iranians are creatures of habit and the caves were almost empty as the locals dined as we descended.<br><br>The guide books do not do these attractions justice as they are stunning. Recently discovered and turned into a full time tourist attraction the ...

... As the water evaporates you get seriously cooled. Keep the back of your neck cool as this is where most of the blood flow to your head is, and drink lots of water. Drink at least 3 litres a day. If you don&#8217;t you will get sick and the mother of all headaches will strike you down. <br><br>At some random point the truck was driven off down a hill to a restful spot under the shade of some willow trees next to a bubbling spring. <br><br> <br><br>The local ...

... body searched, and the truck wasn't pulled apart. I started to sober up and crash at about 9am, so I was hugely uncomfortable most of the day. We watched a short Iranian film on the television while we waited which was a bit strange, but we all eagerly headed into Iran when everything was done. Unfortunately, even though we didn't really have any trouble, it still took most of the day and by the time we had driven the rest of the distance to Tabriz it was 10pm. The city was ...

... back when he offered it back. I even yelled at him which was a good thing because it was only at this point that he stopped being so stubborn. I told him that he had to stop treating me like royalty and just let me pay for stuff. I also said that he shouldn't tell me when to change into more comfortable clothes or tell me to sit in a certain way so I could be more comfortable or how to drink my tea so that I could taste more of the sugar. I knew how to take care of myself. It ...

... as I walked to my room. When I opened the door, the air in the room almost knocked me out. It smelled pretty bad so I opened up some windows which really helped. I also found 2 beds next to each other. The sheets on one of the beds had holes in it from a cigarette butt. It made me look for a smoke alarm but I didn't see one. I then dropped my backpack and slept on the other bed as I was pretty tired. I woke up at noon. I went outside looking for a payphone so I could call Ali ...

... Most of the morning was spent talking with my new friends from the back of the bus. Most of the questions they had for me had to do with Canada and the US. You would think that the people here might be anti-US but they are not. In fact, most of them said they wish they could live there. They envy the lifestyle people have, the opportunities for a good career and a comfortable life, and of course, their freedom. They felt the same way about Canada. I echoed their feelings ...