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On the road ...
Road to Kermanshah
Road to Kermanshah		 Young fruitseller along the road to Kermanshah
Young fruit seller along the road to Kermanshah		 Shepherd on the road to Ahvaz
Shepherd on the road to Ahvaz
     
Old Chevy truck on the road to Kerman
Old Chevy truck hauling along
on the road to Kerman		 Caravanserei on the road to Yazd
Caravanserei on the road to Yazd		 Interior of caravanserei on the road to Yazd
Interior of caravanserei,
road to Yazd
     
Fog on thr road to Esfahan
Heavy fog on the road to Esfahan		 Mountain pass on the road to Esfahan
Mountain pass on the road to Esfahan		 Emptiness on the road to Natanz
Emptiness on the road to Natanz
     
Distance to Karbala, Iraq
Distance to Karbala, Iraq
- never to Baghdad, always to Karbala 		 
Hamedan and Kermanshah
Hamedan - Tombs of Ester and Mordecai
Hamedan - Tombs of Ester and Mordecai
Painting on wall of nursery school		 Ganjnameh waterfall
Ganjnameh waterfall
     

Wall carvings at Ganjnameh
5th century BC wall writings at Ganjnameh

 

5th century wall carvings honoring Darius
5th century wall carvings honoring Darius,
road to Kermanshah near Bisotun

Carving of Hercules
Carving of Hercules,
road to Kermanshah near Bisotun

 
     
Bisotun Cemetary
Bisotun Cemetery		 Taq-e Bostan wall carvings
Kermanshah's 4th century
Taq-e Bostan wall carvings 		 
     
     
Susa
Ruins of ancient Elamite city of Susa
Ruins of ancient Elamite city of Susa		 Tomb of Daniel
Tomb of Daniel, of lion's den fame,
located near the ancient city of Susa
     
     
Chogha Zanbil
Chogha Footprint
Footprint left in ruins of Chogha		 Chogha Local Guide
Our local guide at the
incredible ruins of Chogha Zanbil 		Standing Inside Chogha
Standing inside
     
Chogha Zanbil at Sunset
Chogha Zanbil at sunset		 Bishapur Roman-style ruins
Bishapur Roman-style Ruins		 Pass of Alexander near Bishapur
Pass of Alexander the Great
     
     
Shiraz
Shirazi garden
Shirazi garden 		Elementary school kids in Shiraz
Elementary school kids in Shiraz 		Soldier in front of museum
Soldier in front of museum
     
Tomb of Hafez
Tomb of Hafez, Iran's most popular poet
Iranian's say every Iranian home has two books; the Koran and one of Hafez's poems 		Traditional nobleman's dining room
Traditional nobleman's dining room
     
     
Persepolis
Entrance to Persepolis
Entrance to Persepolis		 Inside entrance looking out
Inside entrance looking out		 sideview of the entrance
side view of the entrance
     
Inside the former halls of Persepolis
Inside the former halls of Persepolis		 Former top of a column
Former top of a column		 Carvings of ancient visitors
Carvings of ancient visitors
along the Apadana Staircase
     
Carvings of Persian 'Immortals'
Carvings of Persian 'Immortals'
along the staircase to Apadana Palace		 View of the former treasury and harem
View of the former treasury and harem,
only the base of the walls and foundations of the columns remain
     
View through main hall at tomb in distance
View through Apadana Palace
at tomb in distance 		Close-up of one of Persepolis' tombs
Close-up of one of Persepolis' tombs
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Naqsh-e-Rostam royal tombs near Persepolis
Relief carvings on the mountainside at Naqsh-e-Rostam,
the tombs here are believed to include those for two of Persia's greatest; Xerxes and Darius
     
     
Mahan
Garden in the small city of Mahan
Garden in the small city of Mahan 		Mahan garden with mountains behind
Mahan garden with mountains behind 		 
With camera crew after my short interview
With camera crew after my short interview 		Tomb of Sufi poet Shah Nematollah Vali
Tomb of Sufi poet Shah Nematollah Vali 		Spires rising over the tomb
Spires rising over the tomb
     
     
Bam
Walkway through Bam Ruins
Walkway through Bam ruins 		Ruins of Bam
Ruins of Bam after Earthquake 		Ruins of Bam after Quake
Ruins of Bam after Quake
     
     
Traditional Yazd
Flame of Zoroaster
Flame of Zoroaster		 Windtower cooling a traditional building
Wind tower cooling a traditional building 		Yazd windtower
Yazd wind tower
     
Afghani guide through the backstreets of Yazd
Afghani guide through the back streets of Yazd 		Backstreets of Yazd
Back streets of Yazd		 Windtowers over graphiti
Wind towers over graffiti
I thought the message a religious one until
hearing my guide's translation, "God damns those who throw their trash here!"
     
Spinning little kid at a Zurkhaneh
Spinning little kid at a Zurkhaneh
(kind of Iranian wrestling) tournament		 More from Zurkhaneh
More from Zurkhaneh - twirling heavy mallets 		'Down with USA'
'Down with USA'
     
     
Esfahan
  Esfahan's Ali Qapu Palace
Esfahan's Ali Qapu Palace 		Barf brand detergent
Esfahan - 'Barf' brand detergent
     
Esfahan Bazaar Entrance
Side-entrance to Esfahan's bazaar		 Esfahan Night Bridge
Night view of Esfahan Bridge		 Esfahan Bridge
One of many beautiful old
stone bridges across
Esfahan's Zayandeh River
     
Winter Hall of Esfahan's Jameh mosque
An empty worship area in the
Winter Hall of Esfahan's Jameh mosque		 Esfahan's Empty Jameh Mosque
An empty Jameh mosque in Esfahan 		Spires of Esfahan's Imam Mosque
Spires of Esfahan's Imam Mosque
     
Esfahan's Imam Mosque
Esfahan's Imam Mosque		 Esfahan's Imam Mosque from inside
Esfahan's Imam Mosque from inside 		Esfahan's Imam Square distant view
Esfahan's Imam Square
   
Esfahan's Imam Square
Esfahan's Imam Square - a closer view 		Esfahan Jameh Mosque Carvings
Intricate carvings in Esfahan's Jameh mosque ('Jameh' means 'Friday' the most important day
of the week in Islam, therefore the 'Friday Mosque' is a city's oldest and/or most influential.)
     
Esfahan's Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Esfahan's Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque		 Esfahan's Vank Cathedral Christmas trees
Esfahan's Vank Cathedral Christmas trees		 Khomeini backing Khamanei
Khomeini backing Khamanei
     
     
Beautiful red brick Abyaneh
Covered sidewalk
Covered sidewalk		 Door - separate knockers for men and women
Door - separate knockers for men and women 		Trees and buildings of Abyaneh
Trees and buildings of Abyaneh
     
Electrical wires everywhere
Damn electrical wires everywhere 		Kids playing in the snow
Kids playing in the snow		 Mosque
Mosque
     
Mountains south of Abyaneh
Mountains south of Abyaneh		 Abyaneh - old man warming himself in the sun
Abyaneh - old man warming himself in the sun 		Old woman of Abyaneh
Old woman of Abyaneh - also sold souvenirs
     
Abyaneh sidewalk stairs
Sidewalk stairs in Abyaneh		    
     
     
Kashan
Kashan sunset
Kashan sunset		 Kashan noblemans home
Kashan nobleman's home		 Rich interior of noblemans home
Rich interior of nobleman's home
     
     
QOM - Shrine of Fatimeh
Golden dome of the Shrine of Fatimeh
Golden dome of the Shrine of Fatimeh		 Spires of the Shrine of Fatimeh
Spires of the Shrine of Fatimeh		 Shrine of Fatimeh
Shrine of Fatimeh
     
     
Tehran
Image of Ayatollah Khomeini at his tomb
Image of Ayatollah Khomeini at his tomb 		Ayatollah Khomeini's Tomb
Ayatollah Khomeini's Tomb 		View of the actual tomb
View of the actual tomb
 
Sitting with 'undercover' security
Sitting with 'undercover' security		 Watching visitors at the tomb
Watching visitors at the tomb 		 
     
Cafes at the foot of North Tehran's Mt. Darband
Cafes at the foot of North Tehran's Mt. Darband		 Grounds of shahs' palaces
Grounds of Shahs' palaces		 Young artist outside the Shah's former palace
Young artist outside the Shah's former palace
     
Khomeini last Platform
Platform where Khomeini made
pronouncements the finals years of his life 		Images from Khomeini's final home
Images from Khomeini's final home 		North Tehran - Khomeini's final home
North Tehran - Khomeini's final home
     
Enjoying a 'qalyan'
Enjoying a 'qalyan' (water pipe)
at a Tehran tea house 		U.S. embassy seal
U.S. embassy seal - hacked and burnt but the emblem can still be made out.
Taking this picture almost got me arrested.
     
     
Departure - by train to Istanbul
Tehran to Istanbul train
Tehran to Istanbul train 		Snow and mountains of eastern Turkey
From the train:
Snow and mountains of eastern Turkey 		 
     
     
 
   
 
 
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