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Isfahan, joyau de l'ancienne Perse
... grands et des plus labyrinthiques du pays. On y trouve de tout, comme dans tout bazar digne de ce nom. On s'y perd facilement. Principalement construit au début du 16e siècle, une partie est en reconstruction actuellement.
Il relie la Mosquée Jameh à la place Emām Khomeinī.
Place Emām Khomeinī
Cette magnifique place, anciennement Meydān-e shāh ("Place du roi"), rassemble quelques ...
The prettiest city in Iran
... in other places. Or perhaps they are just nice people.
I bumped into Tom here, who mentioned that he had been there all day being accosted by English students looking to practise. Sure enough within about 30 seconds 2 boys had approached and were asking to chat with us. It was lunchtime for me, so I bowed out to find some food while Tom stayed behind and had a chat. No sooner was I away from the small group was I snared by some other kids looking to practise. ...
We love Iran(ian people)!!
... in huis worden de hoofddoeken vrijwel onmiddellijk afgegooid en doen de vrouwen rokjes en topjes aan, er wordt zo nu en dan wat (dure) alcohol gedronken en de jeugd houdt ‘secret parties’… Welke Sharia?? Haha.
Maar goed, even snel de highlights: Eerste week het noorden van Iran. Eerst naar Tabriz voor een dag en aanpassen aan het land. Daarop een toer naar Kandovan, een soort mini Cappadocia en naar een dorpje waar ze zijde weefden op artisanale ...
Toward Esfahan - "The Jewel of Ancient Persia"
... area of some four hectares and comprises five levels.
A lot of the castle has been destroyed and during our visit we were amazed at the amount of reconstruction taking place. We were especially taken with the amount of sheer hard physical labour involved, with buckets of mortar being pulled up by hand from the bottom floor to the top. Mohammad pointed out the changes in the architecture during the different eras as more and more building was added on ...
It maybe miniature but it is beautiful
... as the worse pushing his way through to get prime spot. I bought my first item of the trip. I wanted a little momento to remind me of Iran and my time here. Persian Miniatures are world famous (I wasn't aware, anyone?) with some of the best now from Esfahan so grabbed myself one. It is painted on camel bone, measuring about an inch by an inch and a half, with the subject of Prince Sharzad from one of the 'Thousand and one nights' tales. There were some lovely old bridges on ...


