Mashad Tehran

... ho zbavovat a tak jsme souhlasili s jeho nabídkou 150000 rialů za prohlídku města. Postupně nám ukázal páteční trh, Arménskou katedrálu, bývalou Americkou ambasádu, Oblouk vítězství (Azadi tower) a nakonec jsme se dostali do parku, ve kterém jsme ho potkali. I když jsme mu zaplatili 160000 rialů, tak se snažil hrát na city a vymámit z nás dalších 20000 s odkazem na údajně umírajíc ...

... of our late arrival.<br><br>Tehran is an enormous city, sprawling like a dusty blanket as far as the eye can see. The population is 17 million with at least as many cars (contributing greatly to the pollution problem in Tehran). The north and south of Tehran are almost their own entities, the sheer distance between them contributes to their autonomy as well as highlighting a great disparity in wealth. The north is by far the more affluent of the two, with many of embassies and ...

Yikes &#8211; 5am and we're on the road to Tehran! The hotel kindly provided takeaway breakfast. It was the type of breakfast eaten throughout the Middle East and one which we have become accustomed to &#8211; tomato, cucumber, soft cheese, bread, olives, and hard boiled eggs. <br><br>You&#8217;ve heard of the middle of nowhere? Well, we stopped in the dead centre of the middle of nowhere for a late morning cuppa and a ...

... an older woman holding on to the bars that surround his shrine, rocking back &amp; forth and absolutely wailing that her much-loved hero was gone. He may not have been well thought of in the West, but many Iranians saw him as a kind, humble, spiritual leader and his shrine draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. My friend Kate left a day and half earlier than I did so I had some time in Tehran on my own and felt completely ...

... malgré le temps terrible et la petitesse du domaine skiable, que l'expérience s'est révélée fabuleuse, les sensations venant très vite alors que j'avais revêtu l'ensemble des fringues achetées depuis le début de mon voyage (c'est qu'on se caille, en haut). Le retour, seul dans la cabine, a constitué l'un des plus beaux moments de ce voyage. Teheran, tu peux pas test !

... contact and hold your hand in a semi-brave "stop" action at the driver. Most (note, not all) will stop or at least slow down to give you a fighting chance of escaping unscathed. Makes you feel alive!! First on the agenda was the Tehran Gate which was the original entrance gate to the city of Tehran. The architecture was really rather impressive as was the background mountains with their snow-capped peaks. The National Museum was next with rather clinically presented ...

... I wanted to see if I could just come back to the embassy after my tour of the south was over. I didn't want to press my luck but I did anyway. Once the staff member arrived with my passport, I asked him to ask the official if I could just come back in about 10-14days. He walked down the corridor and into the consular's office. I could hear the staff member repeating my request to he man in charge in English. All of a sudden you heard the consular yelling "I TOLD HIM TO BE ...

... requirements were for a Canadian to get a visa. I was surprised to see so many Iranians waiting in line for an Indian visa. They were all young people. Ali explained that India had a very good educational program and that a lot of young Iranians wanted to go study there because of this. I eventually spoke with an official who confirmed that I would need a Letter of Recommendation from the Canadian Embassy. Damn! He also said that it could take over a week for my visa to get ...

... else after I told him that Nick knew where I would be staying. I could have looked for another one but I couldn't have been bothered as I was just too tired. The cab driver, just like the other ones I met during the day, wanted to know all about me. The people here are very interested in meeting and talking to foreigners. And they all seem super nice. When the cab driver found out that I collected coins, he gave me one that he had lying around. Unfortunately the cab ...