Kowsar Hotel
Travel Blogs from Tehran
Saying Goodbye Breaks My Heart!
... the museum, walked back up the funky staircase and into the sunlight outside. I will be the first to say that the Golestan Palace is far superior in design and character to the White Palace, but it was an interesting visit.
So as we were leaving the entrance, Bahman pointed out to me a very weird looking statute that consisted of two ginormous bronze boots. What the heck? Bahman quickly told me that the statute was originally a giant ...
Tehran - Hey Can Someone Let Me In???
... most extraordinary mosaic mirror work. The walls and ceilings were covered in tiny cut mirrors that formed exquisite patterns and sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds. The room was dazzling.
We wandered around the palace for almost 2 and half hours. One building contained art work by Iranian masters, another building contained an exhibition of historic artifacts and still another contained an exhibition of historical Iranian clothing, costumes and folk ...
Been Through The Desert On A Bike With No Name
... on the road get these flashes of just how bizarre my life has become, yet how normal it is for me.
So much comfort I've given up! Yet in moments like above, it all makes sense. Of course I would rather be laying on a leaky air mattress in a dusty tent in the middle of an arrid field mesmerized by the sound of goat bells, than be just about anywhere doing anything else.
Of course I would. Sometimes it feels absolutely absurd what I'm ...
Tehran Arrival!
... country like Canada :D
Finding of a travel buddy
The next day, I was on my computer at the lobby of the hotel and a Swedish guy steps in and asks for some tea. He sits down and we have a conversation with each other. After a while, we decide to go to the city of Qom the next day with each other. On my travels, this is the first time I have had someone accompany me, so we will see how it goes!
Till Next Time,
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Tehran: 16 million people and everyone said hello!
... br> Oh yeah......the skiing was awesome, so much soft powder, and so few people to enjoy it!!
We made our way home by linking together a combination of trains, and buses, finding the metro the most interesting but surprisingly very similar to any other metro around the world. We watched couples holding hands, beautiful women in barely-there headscarves, men and women sitting side by side, school ...