http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Iran , North , Tabriz en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 03:46:11 +0000 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:46:11 +0000 Day 36 Saturday 18th MarchI awoke at 6am and went outside to check for activity there was none and so assumed that journey might start at 7am. The coach eventually left fairly late but even so it was without four passengers who did not turn up. The road was fairly straight for most of the way. Initially we drove through snow and later through drizzle. The plain was completely surrounded by mou http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-777332.html A lot is manufactured of the trendy seems to be and the higher specification located on the iPhone but similarly as important to the phones results is the wonderfully straightforward running system which helps make the mobile phone both fun and straightforward to use.... The iPhone four has turn out to be the most preferred smartphone in the planet. This recognition can be attributed to a variety http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-712718.html At Friday 26.8. I started from the airport of Antalya. Rebeccas flight was already at 6 am so that I started riding already at 5.30. I had 5kg less of package because R ebecca took much of my stuff with her. To get my pepper spray back was no problem.I enjoyed the riding towards the rising sun it was amazing I followed the road next to the south coast. The first day I planned to come to Manavg http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-638248.html History of Tabriz tells us that it dates back to 3rd or 4th century when the Sassanid dynasty ruled over Persia. As Arabs' conquest of Iran took place Tabriz was not given any importance. The Arabs concentrated more on Ardebil instead of this city to get together the Iranian armies in Azerbaijan which suggests that it was nowhere like the big town it is today.When Muslims took over the control o http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-591477.html Tabriz Friday Mosque is one of the largest structures built with bricks in Iran. It dates back to the IlKhanid period and was constructed by AliShah who was the vizier in the court of Oljeitu and Abu Sa'id. The ruins of the structure suggest that there was a huge courtyard in the mosque with four ivans around it. It was quite traditional in design with no domed structure as the main mosque build http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-554206.html Tabriz House of Constitution can be visited when you reach Motahari Ave in the city of Tabriz. Located near the Tabriz bazaar this building has great historical significance. Popularly known as Khaneh Mashrouteh this building was used as a rendezvous for the activists leaders and sympathizers involved in the movement.You will notice about the greatness of the leaders Bagher Khan Sattar Khan H http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-554197.html Blue Mosque is a beautiful monument you can see when you travel to Tabriz. It dates back to 1465 when Jahan Shah ordered this building to be constructed. He was the king of Kara Koyunlu dynasty and had the vision to construct this unique mosque along with many other historic buildings near it.However this precious monument was ruined in 1779 due to a severe earthquake. All that was left in comp http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-546291.html Azerbaijan Museum is one of the largest you will see when you visit Iran. It is located in the heart of Tabriz and has three main exhibition halls. It also has a very useful library and some office rooms. The museum occupies an area of 3000 square meter and is known for its vast collection which attracts the connoisseurs of art and culture in Iran. There are 100 books which are hand written 2500 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-546290.html Tabriz bazaar is known to be the largest covered market in the world. UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage Site just recently in July 2010. It is a very old bazaar and is well known for its wide range of goods in the Middle East. Located on the famous Silk Road it has been an important center for trading since time immemorial.The city was the hub of cultural exchange and its centrally located http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-544892.html The unique village of Kandovan is located in the Azerbaijan province of Iran and is a marvelous depiction of cavehouses. You can travel to this quaint village when you visit Tabriz as it is situated just 60 km from it. If you drive down to this beautiful village from Tabriz you will have an opportunity to see the natural beauty of Iran as you pass through Khosrowshahr Mount Sahand and the Osku http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-539095.html Day 19 Dogubayazit to Tabriz Thurs 22nd JulyUp at 0630 today time to cross the border into Iran We were supposed to depart at 0730 however our coach had managed to get stuck in the car pack which was tiny so not surprising. Fortunately despite his propensity for getting lost our driver is actually very good and managed to get it out in just 20 minutes. So we were on our way around 080 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-518622.html Did i tell you i threw my ticket to Istanbul in the bin Yup just like that scrunched it up and threw it in the bin. I vividly remember it as well i had just arrived in Shiraz i was sitting on my bed in the hotel going threw all the shit you seem to accumulate when traveling. Scrunch and BAM in the bin I thought i threw the empty stump of my ticket from my Tehran to Shiraz flight i just got http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-441053.html Today was a driving day starting with us getting into our ridiculous tent dresses crossing the border better than we expected we didn't even need our bags checked and ending with us getting into Tabriz and pretty much crashing in the hotel room. Iranian hotel rooms are nice for some reason something to do with saving face we're staying in ridiculously nice hotels for the whole country so http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-340718.html Hello allTwo weeks ago we left Turkmenistan and crossed into ran... Bit of a shock We hit Tehran frst and had an interesting tme gettng around. We dd manage to see all sorts of nce stes and then headed off n the truck.Here are the ctes we stayed nTehranYadzShrazEsphahanBush Camp near ZanjanTabrzThe people of Iran are very frendly. Everyone wanted to talk to us an http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-334725.html We set off the next day after a wonderful breakfast of bread cheese and homemade jam to Jolfa on the border with Azerbaijan. I had just finished the book by Kurban Said called Ali and Nino about the romance between a Muslim boy and Christian girl growing up in Baku at the beginning of the First World War. Apparently this is seen as the national book of Azerbaijan. Fantastic story romance and h http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-309377.html A moment after I'd finished the sweet cups of tea that a local street vendor gave me I suddenly realized they were definitely stashed with something. Panic struck me although the corners of my lips couldn't get out of this ridiculously cheesy grin. Despite my horror everything began to look like a joke. I laughed at the watermelons the hysterically funny minarets even the cops in front http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-172778.html I doubted my ears when I first heard a 'Careless Whisper' ringtone go off in Iran. The owner of the phone was not a lovelorn western woman but a local man who had this uncanny resemblance to Omar Sharif plus 30 kilograms. During my few weeks in Iran I would hear George Michael's famous tune polyphonic and mono ring accompanied by a grizzly 'BaleYes' of a 40 unshaven local. I decided to http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-172524.html I knew nothing about the Islamic Republic of Iran before this trip and although Robin knew a little more the country was largely a mystery for both of us. It was also something of an enigma we knew one story about the country based on news history and political impressions from the west. We had already learnt from our experience in Syria and other countries not to trust these however. The stor http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-73758.html Pues si....aburridos.....que le vamos a hacer. Despues de la gran nevada de ayer hoy ha salido el sol y la ciudad esta mas practicable aunque aun hay riesgo de ostiarse con las placas de hielo que aun se resisten a fundirse.Esta noche a las 20.00 sale el tren a Teheran. Compartimento de 6 personas literas....como sardinas en lata...ya me lo estoy viendo y a Marc le va a dar claustrofobia Y http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-36992.html Hace ya muchos dias que partimos de Estambul en el Van Golu express.Eso fue el lunes 16 por la noche y 48 horas mas tarde llegamos a Van cerca de la frontera irani. El viaje en tren en un compartimento para los 2 fue comodo aunque muy largo y con continuas paradas inexplicables en medio de la nada. Conforme el tren avanzava el paisaje se fue cubriendo de un manto blanco hasta que el horizonte s http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tabriz/blog-36809.html