Melal Apartment Hotel Tehran

... T&#283;ch 20000 nikdy nevid&#283;l.<br><br> Po chvilce vysedávání v parku a milém rozhovoru s neznámou Íránskou &#382;enou jsme se vydali zp&#283;t do hotelu. Po cest&#283; na hotel si zvládl Dolda jen pomocí per&#353;tiny (a rukou) objednat chleba a poté jsme se je&#353;t&#283; stavili na ve&#269;e&#345;i v místní restauraci. Zítra plánujeme prohlídku dal&#353;ích míst v Teheránu, tentokrát rad&#283;ji bez pr&#367;vodce.<br><br>

... society Tehranis based here. We were dropped at the Southern bus terminal and took a taxi one hour north to reach Nikki and Heath's new home. <br><br>We drove down a small attractive alley, guarded by diplomatic police and gingerly knocked on what we thought was Nikki and Heath's door. We waited anxiously, knowing it was late and also very aware that the house number didn't match the one given in Heath's email. After a few minutes, the door opened and there stood the lovely Nikki in ...

... Dragoman style. Out came the tables, chairs, washing up bowls, gas burners and wonderfully large kettle for tea and coffee. Ahhh, a short wander to the nearest pile of rubble for some bladder relief and then we&#8217;re tucking into fresh fruit salad, yoghurt, cornflakes, chicken meat slices, luncheon with pistachio nuts and tomato, cucumber, soft cheese, bread, olives...<br> <br><br>Several hundred kilometres to ...

... and safe wandering around. In fact, I had several Tehranis approach me to ask where I was from, and one woman adopted me and showed me where a bazaar was that she thought I'd be interested in checking out. A ex-coworker of mine has a friend Amir who lives in Tehran, so after Kate left I arranged to meet up with him and his fiance. They couldn't have been nicer and entertained me all afternoon and evening in northern Tehran which is where the ...

... talk with the opposite sex, maybe having a provoking hair style. the police choose (which looked like a lottery) 5 young guys which were taken away for further interrogation. This was the reason why Ali's (any many other young Iranians) life revolved around leaving this country. Yesterday we had our first day of skiing. After using a very tired old ski lift from th 60s we managed to get up to 4000 meters altitude. Up there our heads were spinning all around ...

... ville puissante. Culturellement riche, historiquement puissante, mais également facade d'une nation moderne, d'une énergie géniale et d'une vie quotidienne fascinant. Passons rapidement sur l'énergie, qui se traduit surtout par un bordel automobile s'étendant sur 20km de nord au sud (la ville est assez compacte, "à peine" 10 km d'est en ouest). On m'avait ...

... from the numerous historical sites around Iran such as Persepolis and Susa. I way clinically presented as they were mostly in glass cases, but they did have English signage. The varous arteacts did "sell" themselves though, and you were amazed by the level of skill, artistry and detail in items small and large which were created hundreds and indeeds some were 1500 years old. I had my first brush with the friendly locals when an elderly man asked me where I was from ...

... ON MONDAY!" I actually yelled back like a scared schoolboy "OK. OK. I was just asking if it was possible. It won't be a problem." But I guess he calmed down as the staff member said that I could just call from wherever I am on Monday and they will inform me of their decision. When I left the embassy, I found Ali sitting comfortably in the security guard's office chatting with a young man dressed in military fatigues. It was obvious that Ali told the guy all about me as he came ...

... because of the process they used to collect payments for the visa. I did not want to spend 7-10 days. This was too long. The man then explained that the process is significantly shorter in Frankfurt, the city I would fly from to get to Delhi. My decision was made. I would wait until Frankfurt to get my Indian visa. I had a few hours to spare before my Letter of Recommendation would be ready. SO I told Ali that I wanted to go to the city's bazaar. We decided to take the metro ...

... couldn't find the hotel I wanted to stay at so I stayed at another place nearby that was twice as expensive but still cheap - only 150,000 Iranian Riels (about $15 US). Ali's plan was to stay at his friend's place. He was only going to be in Tehran for 4 days before returning home to Tabriz. To show my gratitude for everything he did for me, I told him I wanted to take him and his friend out for supper. I was glad when he accepted. For the rest of the afternoon, I just ...