Piroozy Hotel Esfahan

... a Mohammaduv mobil je<br>Teheránský (pozdeji jsme od Mohammada zjistili, &#382;e v Iránu to funguje tak, &#382;e krome predpon<br>operátoru jsou je&#353;te predpony okresu a kdy&#382; je clovek s mobilem ve svém okresu, je volání<br>levnej&#353;í jako&#382;to místní). Pán nám ochotne nabídl svoji kartu, s ní&#382; u&#382; jsme se dovolali,<br>nace&#382; si nejen nenechal zaplatit, ale je&#353;te nám chtel kartu venovat. To jsme zase<br>nedopustili my. Po ceste za Mohammadem jsme se je ...

... laws. He took us to the merchant carpet quarter and proceeded to take us on a tour of the carpet making process, which was quite fascinating and gave us a new appreciation for the amount of work required to make one carpet. We saw the wool being dyed in natural colours (made from everything from pomegranate to walnut skins). We saw the tiny double knots being tied by quick fingers, an incredibly labour intensive process, then watched the designers hand draw the patterns to be used for the ...

... mosques and palace, and dating back to the early 17th century. It&#8217;s a huge area (500m by 160m) and the world&#8217;s second largest square after Tianneman in China. Shah Abbas initially used the square as a polo field and you can still see the goalposts.<br> <br><br>First stop was the Masjed-e Emam Mosque, which is considered by many as the most magnificent in Iran. The typical Persian blue tiles abound both ...

... bilo vsec, da nimam nobenega sponzorja v Iranu, po 15 min, med katerimi sva spoznala se dva slovenca, ki prav tako potujeta po Iranu, je tip ugotovil da nisem placal vize. Torej, cakam naslednjih 30 min, da pride model v bancnem okencu in dovoli da mu placam 100 evrov za oba. Torej po skoraj dveh urah, sva uspesno prispela v Iran. Na letaliscu vzameva taxi (100 % so naju nategnil ampak ok) in se odpraviva proti Teheranu, kjer sva imela namen prenociti ...

... the heave-ho, and John Key (or is it Keys) and his National Party got in. I understand that people were just so fed up with the never-ending political correctness of Helen and her Labour party, so they got the elbow. John Key said that the people had "voted for change" - Obama-speak has made it to NZ! Tomorrow would be another day in this wonderful city. Funny how Esfahan has captured our hearts in just one evening. Could it get any better?

... démonstration avec une terrible efficacité. J'ai passé ce deuxième jour à Esfahan dans sa partie sud, une longue marche m'amenant jusqu'aux abords de la rivière Zayandeh. On m'avait parlé de son charme, de la beauté des ponts et de la tranquillité des environs ; dans ma tête ...

... the wind blew and the birds sang. I tried to hear the music that was played two milleniums ago. I tried to listen to the crackle of the massive fire that was set to the gang of palaces, and hear the fighting and screaming of people in a battle of land and power. I was there while the sun was setting in the east, and at the same time the full moon was rising in the west, directly behind me and I sat on a rocky outcrop between to tombs. Once dusk fell, I came down ...

... girls." He still looked really confused and I didn't feel like I wanted this conversation to go much further. Suddenly, in a very frustrated manner, he asked again "Are you gay?". I kept it simple this time. My response was "No.". With that he looked around to see if anyone overheard our conversation and hurried off. The guy was definitely looking for some action. Not exactly the kind of action I was looking for on my birthday. Shortly after this happened, a young couple ...

... both officials and obsequious looking foreigners (all of them Afghanis), were moving about. No one spoke a word of English or paid much attention to me. There were no instructions in English about how to fill out a form and what was required. Somehow I managed to learn that I had to go to a nearby studio and get my photo taken, which I followed through. I went back to the counter where a dozen or so Afghanis were occupying the field, got myself noticed by a cheerless ...

... br><br>By the time I got to Esfahan, it was already late in the afternoon. I decided to take it easy and rested up at the Aria Hotel before heading out to explore the city in the evening. As the Persian saying goes: "Esfahan nesf-e jahan" (Esfahan is half the world), it is the pride of Persia and known throughout the world as a most cultured and sophisticated city. I immediately took a liking to Esfahan. The main boulevard was packed with people, and they ...