Qum International Qom
Helal Ahmar Street Qom, Iran
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A flighting visit to Qom
... as he kept chatting away to himself in the front of the cab. Around halfway there we stopped to pick up extra passengers who happened to be teenage girls, who were then of course enthused with the two western men in the cab. We suffered the usual blatant chatting and discussion directed at us, and of course the endless staring from the girls, but at this stage we have become accustomed to it. Once we got out of the car it felt as though things cooled off, as although there ...
Mammouth city
... of the previous towns and cities we had been in diminished slightly, though people did stare and look at us with puzzlement. Less people chatted to us, though I think that goes hand in hand with city living, and although it could be construed as cold, the city still had a charm and buzz to it that was nice to experience after so many of the smaller, sleepier cities we had visited before.
I managed to get several of the touristy things done too, such as the Bazaar, which ...
Desert Camping south of Tehran
... I were sitting at the front of the truck, which does afford great views, but unfortunately as the truck gets warm in the sun the front windows need to be opened wide for the breeze, which means intense wind in the front row.
We pulled off the road into another dry riverbed about an hour before sunset and set up camp in strong ...
The Mothership
... She is respected by all for her piety.
The rest of the city however is something of a let down. Far from holding an overall feeling of faith and respect for worship it is just a normal light industrial semi desert town, with very little to inspire the soul.
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Qom
... with rage at how the women are treated. You can't go into the shrine in Qom as an unaccompanied woman, so the guide had to request permission from a "host" to meet us at the entrance to the shrine and escort us. Definitely an eye-opening experience. ...
