Scarfed up and frocked up in Iran

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Well we are now in Tehran. We camped one night after crossing the border from Turkmenistan and then had an 18 hr drive to get into Tehran the following day. Tehran has been great - a very modern city where we visited the Palace, the "Den of Espionage' (the old US Embassy), the National Museum and the Jewels Museum - really enjoyed it all. We boutght black cotton in Ashgabat and borrowed long shirts from the boys to make our way over the border. Since then we have bought black headscarves and mantous (thigh length coats) to get around in. Some women are still wearing chadoors (especially in some of the small towns we visited on the way) but here in Tehran that mantous are the go (but still pretty hot). Tomorrow we head for Yadz which is apparently more conservative.

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