Persepolis

... site of Gonur, Turkmenistan; absorbed the sensational atmosphere and history of the great sites of Susa, Shusta, Bisatoun and Persepolis in Iran; were fascinated by the colourful Kalasha pagan people of the North West Frontier Province Kalash Valleys, ...

... . As soon as we stepped off the bus, a man (in typical Iranian fashion) asked us where we were headed. When we told him Persepolis, he talked to a taxi driver, and Jared, myself, this man and his friend got into the taxi.  Along the way we learned ...

... is regarded as the first monotheistic faith and its main place of worship was in Persopolis. Over 25oo years old, Persepolis was constructed with massive columns and monuments comparable to the temples and monuments built in ancient Rome and Greece. ...

... of us dabbled our feet, and enjoyed the cool shade while waiting for our dinner. We spent the next morning at Persepolis, with the unforgiving sun beating down on us. Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid era. ...

... there? Too late for reading the old school books of History, no remaining knowledge of the past. What about the French Anime Movie "Persepolis"? OK, I have seen it, but it was on french, no my best language skills are able to understand. OK, let's go and ...

... and a half for those who wanted to go in and wander around. Having spent a hot afternoon on the truck I elected to sit Persepolis out, particularly having already seen some of the best ruined cities such as Ephesus and Baalbek. Adele went in and took a ...