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The window seat I requested offered an uninterrupted view of the desert plateau stretching almost all the way south to the coast of the Persian Gulf. As we got closer to the city, the landscape gradually changed from the austere jagged lines of the grey rocky plateau to a series of wind-swept ochre sand dunes dotted with green shrubbery. I could …
Isfahan - Only a Bridesmaid.... Pt.1.
... the city and gives the city its life. The only problem … the river had no water. Seriously. The entire river was gone. Bahman told me that the city is in the process of building an underground metro and the river has been damned for construction so …. no water.
It was a big disappointment, but it shouldn't matter that much right? After all, I was told this city had so much more.
Anyway, we took a stroll along Chahar Bagh and then crossed the ...
Beautiful Esfahan...
... August. It was nice to catch up and relive some of our experience both then and since.
Overall, Esfahan was a great experience and understandably one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iran. If it has one drawback it is the hassle from the carpet salesmen and souvenir sellers, especially in the main square. In the scheme of things though, at least they were polite and were nowhere near as persistent as hawkers in some other tourist destinations.
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... late and we should get in touch with Pezh's father. We did some phonecalls and Pezh's sister found us and escorted us to their home.
It was a very nice place. We met Pezh's dad, mum and two of his sisters. They were very friendly and welcoming to us. We ate and talked for a while before we went to sleep, exhausted !
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Beautfiul Esfahan!
... car mechanics, who invited us for tea. What started as a simple tea invitation turned into an impromptu dance party, as they started doing their typical Iranian semi-feminine dances. It was real funny and Max and I joined them to the delight of everyone around.
The next day, we went to an outdoor concert, dedicated to the Imam Zaman or the "Mehdhi" of Shia Islam. It started with disco music, an unbelievable thing for me ...
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