Ziarat Hotel Gorgan
, Ziarat Village Gorgan, Iran
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What a fresh air far away from Tehran
Today we have visited the village of Mojen. 8 km after Mojen there is a small, but steep waterfall in a very narrow gorge. To get close we had to walk into the gorge. But no fun without any pain. The water was pretty cold, I guess about 10°C, so we took the shoes off and walked in the cold water into the gorge. We had to walk for approx. 10 meters, and the water was not very deep. Only up to the ankle, not more. Being in the cave like gorge was fantastic. We felt ...
PHALLIC TOMBSTONES
A dear friend, Emad, sent me a link few months ago about an ancient cemetery located near Kalaleh in the GOLESTAN Province of Iran and the GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK. I was so intrigued by the photos of the phallic tombstones. I promised myself to see them at all cost, so when I went back to Iran for business, I made sure to allot some time for exploration.
Aref drove and off we went for an adventure. We exited Tehran via the old Haraz road towards the north ...
MIL-E-GONBAD
on our way back from the ancient pagan cemetery towards Gorgan, i saw the sign GONBAD-E-KAVUS. i immediately asked Aref to turnback and go to to have another adventure in Gonbad-E-Kavus. the drive is about 30 kms from the highway passing through wheat fileds and quiet brick villages.
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