Iran 25th October - 14th November 2005

<- click on the thumb for a sketch of my route

Tehran

Imam Khomeini Square

Rune getting a hair cut

The lobby at Hotel Naderi

Kashan

The souq

In the backstreets, old houses

Enjoying tea and water pipe.
We were lucky to find Hossain in Kashan. He spent a lot of time with us, even took us to the demonstrations on the second to last Friday of Ramazan.

Demonstrations

Preparing the banners the day before

The second to last Friday of Ramazan is a day for demonstrations against USA and Israel, the government has decided. This takes place in every major city in Iran on that day.

Abyaneh

Esfahan

Imam Square

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque

Imam Mosque

Down with ...

The souq

Jameh Mosque

Zoorkhaneh

Esfahan is famous for its beautiful bridges
Khaju Bridge

Si-o-Seh Bridge

Vank Cathedral in the Christian Armenian Quarter

Yazd

Meybod, just north of Yazd

Zoroastrian Cemetery

Zoroastrian pilgrimage site of Chak Chak

Shiraz

The souq

Waiting for traffic at the Esfahan Gate Bridge

Imamzadeh-Ye Ali Ebn-E Hamze

Tomb of Hafez

Arg-e Karim Khani.
Even folks from Pisa has tried to straighten up the slope.

Naqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab

Pasargadae

Persepolis

Visited on the last day of Ramazan, so the entrance was free. Because it also is a public holiday, lots of locals came on a day out.

Bushehr - at the Persian Gulf

Old city

New city

A day is ending at the Persian Gulf

Bandar-e Anzali - at the Caspian Sea

Masuleh

The Alamut Valley