Ferdossi Grand Hotel
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Saying Goodbye Breaks My Heart!
... it really made me want to go inside and sit for a bit. I looked at Bahman, and he immediately said let's go sit inside.
When we entered the shop, we ran into a bunch of students from the University of Tehran. One student was from Germany and had come to Tehran to learn Farsi. Wow. He told me that after he learns Farsi he plans to move to Shanghai to learn Mandarin and then will move back to Germany to work for the state department. This ...
Tehran - Hey Can Someone Let Me In???
... at me. (It amazes me that with all the sanctions and **** that goes on between our countries these folks are so so friendly).
After our purchases, Bahman and I headed upstairs where we spent the next hour or so wandering through stores where I tried on an array of manteaus. What really surprised me was the people waiting on me were men. It just seemed very odd to me that women are supposed to be covered to hide themselves from men, but it is men who ...
Been Through The Desert On A Bike With No Name
... we are from and where we are going. Sometimes I don't understand what they are saying to me so I just say "Canada". Don't know what the question was, but this is the right answer! "Ah Canada!" And then I just say the names of towns I've just been through; Bazargan, Tabriz, Zanjan. Heads nod in acknowledgement. I then tell them where I'm going; Tehran, Mashhad, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgistan, China. And they nod in appreciation at ...
Totally Tehrangelis
... way to the main road we realized that it was too hot. We took a bus for one stop. We could not stay together since strict segregation of men and women was imposed. Sasha stood at the back of the male half so he could keep an eye on Dasha. The post office was busy and hectic and the clerks did not speak any English. As usual in Iran, someone who did speak English came along and offered help. Our parcel was sent to Canada ...
Down With USA
... people we meet choose to ignore the messages from the government and Ayatollah. However, they have little choice but to fall into line as the religious Police known as the ‘Basij’ seem to carry more power than the normal police and are willing enforce strict dress codes and ways of interacting in public.
With most of the western world following the sanctions that are being placed on dealings with Iranian interests, ...
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