Iran Hotel Esfahan
Chaharbagh Abbasi Avenue, Sepahan Lane Esfahan, Iran
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Isfahan, joyau de l'ancienne Perse
... plus beaux bâtiments du monde islamique. Construite en 1612 et mesurant 500 m de long sur 160 m de large, cette immense place ouverte est l'œuvre de Shāh Abbas le Grand.
Les galeries sur le pourtour de la place, en continu avec le bazar, sont occupées par des boutiques d'artisanat (tapis, ferronnerie, céramiques, miniatures...), de souvenirs, et autres salons de thé.
Traditionnellement, la place était fermée un jour ...
The prettiest city in Iran
... for about 15 minutes before I was grabbed again by a man who wanted to talk politics, and seemed to be rather irked that Europe is complaining about its unemployment rates when Iran’s is so high. I wasn’t too interested in entertaining this “debate” so I graciously gave my goodbyes and moved on in my hunt for food. Well, I moved on for about 30 seconds until I was grabbed again. This time I suggested that my new friend help me find ...
We love Iran(ian people)!!
... interessant voor onze reis. Na een uitstapje naar het park van Tabriz hebben we dan de nachtbus richting Teheran genomen. Niet echt wat je noemt een luxebus, en na een korte ongemakkelijke nacht een regeldag in Teheran want we moesten voor ons visum van Turkmenistan gaan. Direct daarop de bus terug naar Qazvin. Een stad aan de voet van de Alamut vallei, waar vroeger de Assassins hun kastelen hadden. Het was daar dat we op straat werden aangesproken door een zekere Meysan ...
Toward Esfahan - "The Jewel of Ancient Persia"
... castle complex. And when we looked, it was actually quite obvious. We found it a site well worth visiting and the views of Meybod city from the top of the castle were spectacular.
Nearby to the castle is an old ice house and rather magnificent water reservoir. The system of storing ice in the hot southern deserts of Iran is quite ingenious. During the freezing cold winter months water is thrown against a long cold facing wall. After is freezes, it ...
It maybe miniature but it is beautiful
... river. The most spectacular was Chetel Soton which means 40 Pillars in Farsi because of it's 20 pillars, 40 with them reflected in the water. This might also be because traditionally in this area 'forty' signifies 'many' or 'a large number of'. The same theory is used in the origin for the phase to 'take forty winks' and Jesus entering the desert to fast for 'forty days and forty nights'. Learning about the Turkish genocide of the Armenians was something I was not aware ...


