Kowsar Esfahan

... mi. Sraz jsme s ním meli v jedenáct<br>u nej v práci. Vydali jsme se na hotel, a jeliko&#382; jsme ve vlaku naspali tak 5 hodin, tak<br>jsme si dali na hotelu je&#353;te chvíli chrupku. Díky tomu jsme vyrazili pozde a tak byli<br>nuceni poprvé volat Mohammadovi, &#382;e jdeme pozde. Na&#353;li jsme sice automat na mince, ale ten nám<br>tak v pulce vytukáváním císla zacal vyprávet neco persky. Od okolojdoucího pána jsme<br>vyzvedeli, &#382;e automaty na mince jsou jenom pro místní volán ...

... I ate the most wonderful breakfast at Dibai House: fresh bread, eggs, yogurt, fruit and a delicious array of homemade jams including carrot as well as sour cherry. Without a doubt this had been the best breakfast we had eaten in Iran. With full bellies we were on our way. We had an appointment with a young carpet seller, Hamid who we had met the day before. He seemed almost western and even shook my hand in the Square, obviously not too concerned with the repercussions of breaking ...

Po nekaj dneh Istanbula, kjer sva si ogledala se ene podzemne cisterne in odsla malo na azijsko stran in na drugo stran zlatega roga, je napocil cas, da odrineva proti Iranu. Ko sva prisla na letalisce naju je bilo kar malo strah zaradi vize. Na okencku kjer so dodeljevali vize, so mi takoj porinili en listek, vzeli potne liste od obeh (kao moja zena...) in izginili, nas 15 nas je pa cakalo cca. 45 min, da je tip prisel nazaj in po nekaj pregovarjanja mu ...

... to stick a sunshine sticker (I'm soooo old fashioned) on the country. Pathetic and shows just how far the pernicious influence of politics reaches that they deny people information about weather in Iran. That and there's another government change in the world. This time in the somewhat less significant arena of New Zealand. Not so many Iranians were taking notice of that election. Old Helen Clarke, the only man in NZ politics ...

... rencontres que j'ai faites, les brèves discussions avec iranien(ne)s ou autres touristes et arrêts-contemplation qui ont donné à l'après midi sa puissance folle ; à 16h30 réalisai-je que je n'avais pas quitté la place depuis le déjeuner. Le thé sur soleil couchant vînt clore ...

... most of the dessert inside there, and after shaking it and pressing buttons, I came to the rapid and unfortunate realization that it was dead. There will be no pictures of Persepolis. This is bad for all of you, or anybody who wants to see my photos, but for me I didn't have to worry about finding the best lighting or bending down to get the greatest angle. Instead I was able to sit down and concentrate on what the scenery had to offer me, and I tried to listen to ...

... have with an Iranian person. The guy came close to me and asked quietly "Are you gay?" I was caught off guard with this question. My exact response was "No I am not gay. I like girls." I guess the guy didn't understand me and he confused the word "girls" with the word "gross" as he looked at me in this shocked manner and asked "Gross?" as if I was attacking him or something. Understanding that he didn't catch one word that I said, I said "No. Not "gross". I said "girls". I ...

I was to meet up with my Afghani friend at 3 in the afternoon and go to his English class. In the morning I ventured out to the Esfahan immigration bureau in order to extend my visa, because I may not have enough time left and my guidebook tells me that Esfahan is the best and most friendly place to do it. After transferring two shared taxis, I managed to find the official looking compound right on this major arterial road. The situation didn't look good. A lot of ...

... which turned out to be directly above the spot where I had my dizi lunch yesterday. I didn't realize how high up the dome was until I got up there - it must be at least 75 feet above the ground. We had a panoramic view of Kashan, which is laid out in all directions, bright and dusty-yellow under the blue sky. The young boy pointed out the big holes cut deep into the otherwise seamless urban fabric: "Saddam, boom!" That's when I realized what I had seen the day ...