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May 21st 2006
Published: May 23rd 2006
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We left Yazd at 7am. Hassan has been telling me a bit about his life , he was born in India to Iranian parents and lived there until he came to Iran for his sisters wedding in 1979, he then got caught up in the revolution and was not allowed to return to India. A call up to the army followed and action in the Iran-Iraq war and a run in with a landmine. He then returned to the airforce after conv... Read Full Entry



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Tomb of Artexerxes 3
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Socufogi of Artexerxes 3
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Notice the tomb in the background
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Looking down from the top of the mountain

The little white speck is hassam's car
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Shapur

With me
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Shapur

I am frightened of large men
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Shiraz

Arg - e Karim Kahni
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Arg - e Karim Kahni - the leaning south tower



23rd May 2006

Pics
Fantastic pics mate, probably some of the best for the trip so far. It's a shame about that revolution in 1979 as Iran was on the way to becoming a modern country until that happened. Still there's a lot of history there with the Persians and didn't the Babylonians have some cities there or maybe that was Iraq (Hanging Gardens etc). Oh well, keep the entries coming, I'm forwarding your updates on to all my family and friends.
24th May 2006

Cyrus the Great
A decendant of Billie Ray Cyrus?

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