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Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran June 16th 2009

This is just a quick in between blog because I know some of you have been in touch with Helen about the news coming out of Tehran at the moment. this is just really to say that we're sitting in a beautiful air conditioned hotel in the middle of Tehran and we have not seen any of the "riots". Everybody we have met is very friendly and happy to have us here. We have been to visit a very ornate palace this morning and going to see the crown jewels this afternoon. We leave Tehran tomorrow heading to the Turkmenstan border which we cross on Friday after a couple of nights roughing it!! The biggest threat we have come across is crossing a road here and taxi drivers!! We'll do another proper blog with more photos ... read more

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran April 25th 2009

5 rano. Teheran. Mama je najprawdziwszy na swiecie barani jezyk. Marek obok mnie je baranie galki oczne. I pyta, czy w Iranie jada sie baranie jadra, ale po chwili dochodzimy wspolnie do wniosku, ze to w tym kraju pewnie zostaloby uznane za niemoralne. Okazalo sie, ze w naszym hotelu nie bylo dla nas pokoi i trzeba bylo czekac do 6 rano, az poprzedni goscie sie ewakuuja, zebysmy my mogli je dostac. Dla mnie to nie problem, bo i tak przylatywalam o 3, ale reszta wycieczki byla w Teheranie juz o 23.00, wiec jezdzili po miescie, az wspolnie trafilismy na restauracje typu 'head and tail', gdzie je sie wszystko z barana - od ogona poczawszy, na glowie skonczywszy, a w powietru unosi sie ciezki mdly zapach gotowanego baraniego miesa. Paskudztwo. Musialam tam jednak wysiedziec, patrzac na rybki ... read more
Chlebek do barana.
Granat. Paradoksalnie, owoc narodowy.
Miasto otoczone jest osniezonymi gorami.

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran March 23rd 2009

Breathing can kill you in this place. The taste of soot in your mouth as the pollution just hits you. The sound of car horns. The whoosh of cars, buses and motorbikes passing your face. Traffic is a way of life here. Pollution is Tehran’s lasting legacy. Walking the streets of Iran’s capital was too much. I needed a break and the Alborz Mountains provided that. Heading towards the end of season the ski fields (called Piste) were my perfect tonic to finish my Iran trip. I felt like Zali Stiegel’s brother Zeke slaloming down the piste of Dizin (the best of Iran’s slopes.) It was my first time in 12 years I had skied and my first two runs were evident of that. Having my boots not aligned to the skies didn’t help but the ... read more
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Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran October 6th 2008

Getting into Tehran was unreal: sudddenly the women's headscarves were slipping back to reveal bands of hair and their clothes were getting tighter, brighter and less tent like. Everything was more modern and less uncomfortable than the stiffling atmosphere in Tabriz. Since we arrived too early to check into the hotel we went to visit the Royal Jewel Museum, which was amazing: the jewels were so huge and flawless I almost refused to believe that they were real. There were extraordinarily decadent things too: I thought that these sort of napkin ring like things made from gold and enamel, which decorated horses tails were decadent, until I saw the tiny golden plates designed to sit on horses teeth. After being distracted by the shiny things, me and some other people moved on to go for a ... read more

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran October 4th 2008

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 ... read more
One of the murals on the wall of the Den of Espionage
Crossing into Iran

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran July 15th 2008

Début du voyage Inch Allah II, la farik est de retour ! Ca y est c'est parti, équipés de nos deux petits sacs rouges de rando, une quinzaine de kgs d'équipement à nous 2, nous voilà partis pour affronter la longue route qui nous conduira à Jérusalem, destination mystique de tous les voyageurs depuis bien des millénaires. Notre point de départ : l'Iran, pays magique des mille et une nuits, fameuse contrée de Prince of Persia. Si nous avons choisi ce pays comme point de départ, c'est grâce à tout ce que nous avons entendu sur lui, et parce qu'il entrait tout à fait dans l'optique de notre projet Inch Allah II : à la rencontre du Moyen-Orient. Notre famille d'accueil : C'est Amaury (Momo), un pote de JG qui à déjà fait un tour du ... read more
Notre famille d'accueil

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran July 1st 2008

Hello there... So yeah, i've signed up at this travel-blog so as to jot down thoughts and stuff about the places i visit and the thoughts that fly into my mind. Well.. for the past few weeks i have been in Tehran : to visit family, frinds and to enjoy the great weather and sights. i was supposed to visit persepolis this week but plans changed and this will be my itinary for this summer: Tehran-Dubai Dubai-Beirut Beirut-Dubai Dubai-Frankfurt Frankfurt -through Europe for a week Frankfurt-Los Angeles Los Angeles - Vancouver/Toronto Canada-Los Angeles Los Angeles-frankfurt Frankfurt-Dubai and then uni begins... i don't even know what i will be studying... phewwww:-s anyways: i do want to visit the following places, too: 1.maldives 2.India 3.Cape Town 4. Greece 5. Russia 6. Sao Paulo 7.Australia 8. Japan 9. mauritus ... read more

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran June 14th 2008

Seriously, insanely long journey. Left hotel 5.20am local time, now 9.15pm local time and still not even time to check in. Got as far as Tehran without incident, but then getting to the airport was stressful in the extreme, and a major rip off. Still, here we are, ensconced in aircon with internet access and a snack stall to spend our last rials. Earlier . . . Saw Narjes for lunch on 11th, and dinner on 12th. Stayed with her at her uni accommodation on 12th. Had my fortune told (very good actually!), tried Iranian pizza (amazingly bad), watched the Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice ( . . . ) and played whist (we won each hand - luck of my Nan there!), also played possibly the warmest game of badminton ever (35 celcius and climbing). ... read more

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran June 1st 2008

Well, we've made it in one piece. Journey out with Air France went smoothly, and immigration was much quicker than last time - we landed at the new airport, which looks good. A driver from Firouzeh Hotel picked us up. The hotel is ok - clean (enough), cheap (240,000 per night for the twin room including breakfast) with an en suite shower though toilets are shared, and mostly squat. The manager/receptionist has been extremely helpful, booking our train tickets, next hotel etc. Our lack of pre-planning has hit us slightly, as we appear to have arrived just before a holiday, and transport to Shiraz is not possible. So we are heading for Isfahan first, tomorrow. We will be staying for the first night in Iran Hotel (286,000 rials for twin room with breakfast and en suite ... read more

Middle East » Iran » North » Tehran March 27th 2008

The royal jewels of the Pahlavi and Qajar dynasties are held in The Treasury of National Jewels in Tehran. It is highly secured and no photography is permitted, but purchased and public domain photos are included here in order to share a rare view of these breathtaking pieces. The video-add feature refused to upload a montage I created of the jewels and crowns through their history of being worn - please see a 2-minute video at Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrALU7dAYlw The "museum" is located behind thick steel doors, and entered via carefully guarded and escorted tours. Even an accidental brush against a thick case causes an alarm to be set off. The jewels contained there are legendary; the value of the pieces combined can hardly be estimated - and this is curiously not mentioned. One is under ... read more
The Emperor (Shah) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's Coronation Crown
The Darya-e-Noor (Ocean of Light)
The Taje Kiani - Crown of Fath Ali Shah (Qajar Dynasty)




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