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Middle East » Iran » South » Shiraz
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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My bus broke down in the middle of the desert. The chaps fixed it with string and bits of hose.

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Dusty and deserty.

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That will buff out. They mount crashed cars on plinths to remind people that driving crazy is dangerous.

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Desert sunset.

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The vehicular landscape of Iran is pretty dull. You can count all the models on one hand, very samey. So this was a real treat.

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The eagle eyed readers would have noticed the flag holder suggesting at one point this was an official ministerial car.

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A great example of how Iran surprises. This is a robotic car stacking car park. Expected in Japan but who would have thunked you would find it here.

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More surprises. The Govt, understanding that air quality is not the best have installed live pollution reading meters.

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Young unmarried couples retreat to the many beautiful parks and gardens for a bit of privacy from nosy authority types.

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I wonder how long it will be before I can sit in a public park and be completely left alone? I cannot see it happening in India....

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I must go back again-o to Easton in Giordan-o.

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They make a mean doughnut here. Think of everything you dream of in a doughnut and then dream some more.

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More lovely places. This is in Shiraz.

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Yea I did it. Persepolis. Proper tourist so I was. You probably want to see more pictures of this wonder of the ancient world. Well you can Google it. I prefer pictures of doughnuts.

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The guide wanted to explain the historical significance of all of the columns and sculptures of Persepolis. I liked the old skool graffiti more.

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I included this for my Mum because she likes plants. Mum, these are like cabbages and they plant them like we would plant flowers, I guess they retain water in the hot climate.

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Koran Gate in Shiraz. The idea being as you enter and exit the city the Koran blesses you. It is bypassed by a big busy road now.

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Shiraz from a hill.

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They censor the Internet here. BBC News? No way....Facebook, not on your nelly. You can get around it but it is slow and troublesome.

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As you can imagine I have seen a lot of Mosques, I am all Mosqued out but this one, whilst not the biggest or oldest impressed me the most.

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Just lovely.

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