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December 16th 2013

Published: December 23rd 2013

Salam dear readers, Salam. And a merry Christmas to you all. I am sure you are all busy with various preparations, I hope you have a nice day. This will be quite a long old entry with many pictures, think of it as my Christmas present to you, a special bumper addition! This is one of those blog posts I find myself writing and rewriting to attempt to achieve a degree of balance, and to present ... Read Full Entry

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And this is my point about Politics and Religion. I think this is Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the guy who calls the shots. Could you imagine a picture of David Cameron being placed on the side of a church?

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The scrap metal value of this coin is worth more than the coin itself.

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Iranians love a good park, and a picnic I am told. It was cold but it wont stop them. They really do do nice parks and open spaces in Iran.

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You could be in any park in any western country. Civilised see.

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This is one of the bridges in Esfahan. This is taken from the middle of the river. The Government dam the rivers in the winter so the city can have water.

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Arty shot.

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These chaps were just sitting around singing. If asked why I travel it is actually for these moments.

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Made in Iran. Most things you buy are made in Iran. And they are good quality too. Unlike China, where goods for the domestic market are utter rubbish. Ooooh China, still annoys me.