Esfahan Hotels - Reviews and Rates

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Esfahan. Just the name conjures such majestic imagery in my mind's eye. A city with such sublime architecture augmented by the finest, most beautiful mosaic tiles, radiating hues of blues and gold in the evening light. It is a masterpiece and there are barely enough superlatives to describe its magnificence. I was astounded many tim...

So today is my birthday. I cant believe I am 35. I definitely don't feel like I am 35. If you asked me a year ago I would have said I did feel my age. It is amazing what travelling the world could do to your mind and body. I expect this birthday to be a quiet one. It will be a special one regardless. How many more birthdays will I get to spend i...

Itinerary : Shiraz - Yazd - Esfahan Dates : 13th November to 17th of November 2007 Mileage in Iran : 2100 km Mileage so far : 13800 km Our second big stop of our Iran tour would be in Yazd, which is 350 km north-east from Shiraz. Yazd is apparently one if the nicest cities in Iran with it's "mud" made buildings and it's apparently one of the old...

The train ride was very comfortable and the other 4 Iranians who shared the cabin were great. I think the train stopped at 5am in the middle of nowhere to let their people to their prays. Then we got to Esfahan about 6am. When we went out from the train, it was snowing outside. A great moment to remember though it was freezing. It took a few sec...

Gohsan invited me back to his family's house and I jumped at the chance to stay the night. I checked out of the hotel and caught a taxi at the assigned time of 9am on Friday morning. Friday being the muslim holy day is the only day off for Iranians (yip, Sat and Sun are regular work and school days...) and is a chance for everyone to go out and ...

I emerged from my siesta at the hotel into the abated heat of the late afternoon and sauntered toward the Chehel Sotun Palace. Built as a pleasure palace for Shah Abbas II, it is well-known for the beautiful frescoes inside the main hall, some of which are so risque that I'm surprised they weren't painted over under the order of the authorities....

I was to meet up with my Afghani friend at 3 in the afternoon and go to his English class. In the morning I ventured out to the Esfahan immigration bureau in order to extend my visa, because I may not have enough time left and my guidebook tells me that Esfahan is the best and most friendly place to do it. After transferring two shared taxis, I ...